WORLD NEWS August 16, 2018 5 U.S. to More Than Double Anger Mounts After 39 Killed in Italy Bridge Collapse THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) -- Greek authorities say that two Greek soldiers freed Marines Near Russia after spending months in a Turkish prison have initial posting that ran for six months been released from hospital following medical from the start of 2017, and then was checks and are returning to their families. The extended last June. two were given a clean bill of health Wednesday The U.S. voiced deep suspicion from a military hospital in northern Greece, a Greek military official said. The official spoke Tuesday over Russia’s pursuit of on condition of anonymity because he was not new space weapons, including a authorized to release details. They soldiers mobile laser system to destroy flew back from Turkey on a Greek government plane after being released from prison in the satellites in space, and the launch northwestern Turkish town of Edirne late of a new inspector satellite that was Tuesday. The men were arrested March 1 for acting in an “abnormal” way. entering Turkey illegally after crossing the Russia’s pursuit of counterspace heavily militarized land border. Greece strongly protested their detention, arguing they had capabilities was “disturbing,” Yleem strayed across during a patrol in poor visibility D.S. Poblete, U.S. assistant secretary due to bad weather. of state for arms control, verification *** U.S. Marines, who are to attend a six-month training to learn about and compliance, told the UN’s KUALA LAMPUR (AFP) -- Two women Rescuers recover an injured person after the Morandi highway bridge accused of assassinating the half-brother winter warfare, arrive in Stjordal, Norway January 16, 2017. Conference on Disarmament, which of North Korea’s leader in a brazen hit that is discussing a new treaty to prevent collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, Aug. 14, 2018. shocked the world face a key court ruling an arms race in outer space. Thursday, with their families hopeful they will OSLO (Reuters) -- The United presence is only for training purposes GENOA, Italy (Dispatches) -- Rescuers who arrived in Genoa on Wednesday States will more than double the and should not be interpreted as a A Russian delegate at the conference be acquitted and return home. After months scoured crushed mountains of rubble for morning, earlier said the tragedy “could hearing the prosecution’s case about the Cold number of Marines stationed in military escalation. dismissed Poblete’s remarks as victims of a bridge collapse in Genoa as have been avoided”. War-style killing at Kuala Lumpur airport, a Norway, in line with plans first The Marines had been scheduled to unfounded and slanderous. the toll rose to 39 Wednesday and Italy’s “Autostrade should have done judge will decide whether there is sufficient outlined in June, the Norwegian leave Norway at the end of this year Russian Foreign Minister Sergey government blamed the company in maintenance and didn’t do it,” he said. evidence to support a murder charge against Siti Aisyah from Indonesia and Doan Thi defense ministry said on after an initial contingent arrived in Lavrov, at the Geneva forum in charge of motorways for the disaster. Italy’s transport minister called for Huong from Vietnam. If so, the trial will Wednesday. 2017 to train for fighting in winter February, said a priority was to A vast span of the Morandi bridge caved senior managers to resign at the company continue with the court hearing the women’s Plans to increase the number of conditions. They are the first foreign prevent an arms race in outer space, in during a heavy rainstorm in the northern operating the bridge. defense. Alternatively if he decides there isn’t, Marines in Norway to 700 from 330 troops stationed in Norway since in line with Russia’s joint draft treaty port city on Tuesday, sending about 35 cars More than 200 meters (650 feet) of the he could clear the women or amend the charge and several trucks plunging 45 meters onto 1960s bridge crumpled without warning as to something less serious than murder, which and moving some of them closer to World War Two. with China presented a decade ago. the railway tracks below. traffic crossed the busy stretch of motorway carries a mandatory death sentence in Malaysia. But Russian President Vladimir Their families insist they are innocent, and the border with Russia had triggered Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen At least 39 people are known to have died on Tuesday, in the deadliest disaster of its a sharp reaction from Moscow, Soereide has previously told Putin unveiled in March “six new were hopeful they would be cleared. Huong and 15 injured, according to Italy’s Civil kind in Europe since 2001. “could never be a killer as she had always which called the plans “clearly reporters the decision did not major offensive weapons systems,” Protection service. The collapse came as the bridge was been a charming, hard-working girl,” Doan unfriendly”. constitute establishing a permanent including the Peresvet military Children aged eight, 12 and 13 were undergoing maintenance work while the Van Thanh, the Vietnamese suspect’s father, The government in Oslo, U.S. base in Norway and did not mobile laser system, Poblete said. among the dead, Interior Minister Matteo Liguria region, where Genoa is situated, told AFP. Aisyah’s mother, Benah, told The Guardian she believed her daughter would be increasingly concerned about Russia target Russia. “To the United States this is yet Salvini said on Wednesday, adding that experienced torrential rainfall. set free.”She never intended to kill anyone... since the annexation of Crimea in The rotation of forces will last for further proof that the Russian actions more people were still missing. Italian President Sergio Mattarella said a She is my daughter and I believe her.” 2014, insists the increased U.S. up to five years compared with an do not match their words,” she said. Three Chileans, who live in Italy, and “catastrophe” had hit Genoa and the whole *** three French nationals were also killed, of Italy. CAIRO (Reuters) -- At least 22 students according to their respective diplomatic “Italians have the right to modern and drowned on Wednesday when a boat carrying services. efficient infrastructure that accompanies more than 40 people sank while crossing the Nile Japan Emperor Voices ‘Deep Remorse’ Over WWII Hundreds of rescuers continued their them safely through their everyday lives,” in northern Sudan, state news agency SUNA said. search on Wednesday after scouring the Mattarella said. Civil defense forces were searching the waters for war dead after a moment of silence. for the missing passengers but had not recovered huge piles of concrete and twisted metal Some that plunged down with the bridge the bodies, the agency added. A female hospital “Thinking of the peaceful times that overnight by floodlight, hoping to find managed to escape unscathed, including a employee also drowned. have extended for many years after the survivors. former goalkeeper for Italian Serie A club *** war, reflecting on our past and with The tragedy has focused anger on the Cagliari. CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- An Australian a feeling of deep remorse, I earnestly structural problems that have dogged “I was driving along the bridge, and at a senator is being condemned for his speech hope that the ravages of war will never the decades old bridge and the private certain point I saw the road in front of me in Parliament advocating reviving a white- be repeated,” said Akihito, who was sector firm Autostrade per l’Italia, which collapse, and I went down with the car,” only immigration policy and using the term accompanied by a kimono-clad Empress is currently in charge of operating and Davide Capello told TV news channel Sky “final solution” in calling for a vote on which migrants to admit into the country. Fraser Michiko. maintaining the country’s motorways. TG24. Anning has refused to apologize for the content Akihito has carved out a role as a symbol Italy’s government said it intended to The incident is the latest in a string of of his first upper house speech. But politicians of peace, democracy and reconciliation revoke the company’s contract and hit bridge collapses in Italy, a country prone across the spectrum are united in denouncing during his three decades on the throne, it with a fine of 150 million euros ($170 to damage from seismic activity but where his words. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visiting wartime battlefields to pray for million). infrastructure generally is showing the and opposition Labor leader Bill Shorten gave the dead of all nationalities. Deputy prime minister Luigi Di Maio, effects of a faltering economy. passionate Parliament speeches Wednesday opposing Anning’s comments. Anning His remarks on Wednesday echoed also called for a complete ban on Muslim those he first spoke on the 70th immigration and linked Muslim communities anniversary of the end of the war, which to terrorism and being on welfare programs. were seen by many liberals and moderate Imran Khan’s Ally Elected Turnbull says in his own speech, “Those conservatives as a subtle rebuke to Abe, who try to demonize Muslims because of the who has said future generations should crimes of a tiny minority are only helping the New Parliament Speaker terrorists.” Japan’s Emperor Akihito delivers his remarks with Empress Michiko not have to keep apologizing for the conflict. *** during a memorial service at Nippon Budokan martial arts hall on LONDON (Reuters) -- A British man accused “I will humbly face the past and of a terror attack after driving into a barrier Aug. 15, 2018, in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward. resolutely uphold this promise,” the protecting the Houses of Parliament faces prime minister said on Wednesday. investigation for attempted murder, police said TOKYO (Reuters) -- Emperor shrine have outraged China and South In Beijing, the foreign ministry said, Wednesday. Three people were injured when the Akihito, in his last appearance as Korea because it honors 14 Japanese “The Yasukuni Shrine enshrines Class 29-year-old, named by media as Salih Khater, drove over a pavement and into cyclists before reigning monarch at an annual wartime leaders convicted as war A war criminals who were directly crashing into the barrier on Tuesday morning. ceremony marking Japan’s World criminals by an Allied tribunal, along responsible for the war of aggression. Police said the man, a British national originally War Two surrender, expressed “deep with war dead. “We firmly oppose the wrong practices from Sudan, was initially arrested on suspicion remorse” on Wednesday over the China’s relations with Japan have of the Japanese side,” the ministry said in of terrorism offences but revealed he had been conflict, while Prime Minister Shinzo long been haunted by what Beijing a statement. “further arrested for attempted murder”. Two of Abe vowed no repeat of the horror of sees as Tokyo’s failure to atone for its South Korea’s foreign ministry the injured victims -- a man and a woman -- were taken to hospital but have now been discharged. war. occupation of parts of China before and expressed “deep regret” over Abe’s The third was treated at the scene. The incident Early in the day, Abe sent a ritual during World War Two, although ties sending of an offering to the shrine. had disturbing parallels with an attack last year, offering to Tokyo’s controversial have thawed recently. “Our government urges Japan’s when a man drove his car into pedestrians on Yasukuni Shrine for war dead but did not Japan occupied Korea from 1910-1945 political leaders to show a serious Westminster Bridge before crashing outside visit out of apparent consideration for ties and bitter memories rankle. introspection and sincere attitude of parliament and running inside. Khalid Masood self-reflection towards past history,” the fatally stabbed a police officer guarding with South Korea and China. A silver-haired Akihito, 84, who will parliament -- one of five people killed that day -- Past visits by Japanese leaders to the abdicate next year, spoke at the memorial ministry said in a statement. before being himself shot dead. The man involved Newly-elected speaker of the Pakistan National Assembly Asad Qaiser in Tuesday’s incident was believed to be from Birmingham, according to his local MP -- the ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- A staunch first time in last month’s polls. same English city where Masood also lived. Duterte Asks China to ‘Temper Behavior’ in Face of U.S. ally of cricketer-turned politician Imran In a raucous ceremony, protesting PML-N *** Khan was elected speaker of Pakistan’s lawmakers shouted “give honor to the vote” NEW DELHI (AFP) -- India will send MANILA (Dispatches) -- foreign vessels there but has been the U.S. has invariably been taking the lower house on Wednesday, a key after Qaiser was announced as the new a manned mission into space by 2022, Philippine President Rodrigo implementing them only laxly. side of Beijing’s rival claimants. position to support Khan’s legislative speaker. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Duterte says Beijing should Military vessels from the U.S. and Beijing says the U.S. is an extra- Wednesday in a speech to the nation. “India agenda after he won a disputed election They also chanted the name of PML-N will send into space -- a man or a woman -- “temper” its behavior in the South other countries have sailed in those territorial power and is only stoking last month. founder Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted by 2022, before that if possible,” Modi said in China Sea, warning of a potential areas, and China has merely issued tensions. Asad Qaiser, a Khan loyalist, defeated from office in 2017 and who was jailed a marathon address at the Red Fort in New confrontation between China and standard warnings to them while Duterte has zigzagged on China, Pakistan Peoples Party candidate Syed ahead of the July polls. Delhi for the country’s Independence Day. The the U.S. allowing them to pass. but generally, he has tilted more Khurshid Shah, who was backed by The PML-N and PPP, two parties which astronaut would be “carrying the national flag,” Modi said. The conservative prime minister said Duterte directed the rare public “They (Chinese officials) have to toward Beijing than Western capitals, lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim have dominated Pakistan’s politics for that India would be only the fourth country -- criticism toward China notably in the rethink that because that would be a especially over Western criticism League-Nawaz (PML-N) that held power decades, have both called into question after Russia, the United States and China -- to presence of the U.S. ambassador to flash point someday,” Duterte said. of the human rights situation in the last term. Qaiser won by 176 votes to 146. the fairness of last month’s election, citing launch its own manned space mission. Stepping Manila and other foreign guests at a “You cannot create an island. It’s man- Philippines under his rule. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) irregularities after polls closed. up its rivalry with China, India has invested meeting in the Philippine capital on made and you say that the air above He has been eager to develop party won 116 of the 272 elected seats in They also allege Khan’s PTI path to power heavily in its space program in the past decade. the National Assembly, which is expected was enabled by clandestine assistance from It is aiming to send an unmanned mission to Tuesday evening. this artificial island is yours. That is closer trade and political ties with the moon in January 2019, the Indian Space China lays historical claims to wrong because those waters are what China. When he took office in June to vote in the former sportsman as prime Pakistan’s powerful military, which has Research Organization announced last week. much of the South China Sea — we would consider international sea. 2016, Duterte invited his Chinese minister on Friday. ruled Pakistan for about half its history since The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter will aim to put a parts of which are also claimed by And the right of innocent passage is counterpart to Manila. Chinese A swearing-in ceremony is scheduled independence in 1947. The army denies craft with a rover onto the moon’s surface to for Saturday. “Mr. Asad Qaiser has been playing a role in the elections. collect data. Design changes to the craft forced the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, guaranteed.” President Xi Jinping is expected to declared to have been elected as speaker Following the elections, the PPP and the space body to push the launch back from Taiwan, and Brunei — and has built “I hope that China would temper... visit the Philippines by yearend. this year. Chandrayaan-1, launched in 2008, of the national assembly of Pakistan,” said PML-N said they would join forces to field orbited the moon and sent a probe to the surface islands up from reefs and put military its behavior,” Duterte said. “One of Duterte has also been critical of his outgoing speaker Ayaz Sadiq. Sharif’s brother and PML-N leader Shehbaz installations on them. these days a hothead commander there predecessor, Benigno Aquino, who which made a controlled crash landing. India Qaiser previously served as the speaker Sharif as their candidate for prime minister also launched an orbiter to Mars in 2013 which Considering the areas part of its will just press a trigger.” took the dispute with Beijing over the of the provincial assembly in Khyber in parliament but the alliance, which is still operational and in SA2017 launched a territory, Beijing has also introduced In the dispute between China and South China Sea to an international Pakhtunkhwa from 2013 to 2018. He was includes several smaller parties, is unlikely record 104 satellites in one blast-off. restrictions for the movement of other countries in the South China Sea, tribunal in The Hague. elected to the National Assembly for the to derail Khan’s election.