TOKYO -- China, Japan, South Korea share various issues that are unique to neighboring countries, which is why the three nations should take advantage of this opportunity to conduct candid discussions on issues of common concern, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.
Abe made the remarks ahead of the eighth annual meeting of leaders of China, Japan and South Korea.
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LONDON -- In his first major interview since taking up his new role, newly elected Speaker of UK House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle told the Sunday Telegraph the great bell in the Houses of Parliament's Elizabeth Tower should be rung at the moment Britain and the EU go their separate ways on Jan. 31 if MPs "wish to do that".
Hoyle has overturned an announcement by his predecessor John Bercow who had earlier refused to sanction the ringing of the famous bell.
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TRIPOLI -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said at least 4,000 children have been deprived of education in the south of Libyan capital Tripoli due to the ongoing armed conflict.
The UNICEF is concerned that the recent intensification of fighting in parts of Tripoli has resulted in the closing of many schools, the organization said in a statement.
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MANILA -- "Prudence dictates that we should always be mindful of what we ingest, particularly during this is the time of merrymaking," Philippine presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo told a news conference at the presidential palace on Monday.
At least 11 people have died and up to 300 fallen sick from drinking cheap spurious liquor containing toxic methanol in the Philippines, local officials said. Enditem
