TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said here on Thursday that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, and Japan must actively draw lessons from that painful memory and history.
Speaking at the 30th Future of Asia forum, Ishiba said that Japan is determined not to repeat the mistakes of war and to take the path of a peaceful country after the war, and this will not change in the future. (Japan-PM-War Lessons)
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ISLAMABAD -- Four terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials have said.
The operation was conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Rarasham area of Musakhel district following reports of terrorist presence, a local police official told Xinhua. (Pakistan-Terrorist-Operation)
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SEOUL -- All four crew members were killed in South Korea's military plane crash, local newspaper Chosun Ilbo said Thursday.
The P-3 maritime patrol aircraft with four crew members aboard took off from a military base in the southeastern city of Pohang for training at about 1:43 p.m. local time (0443 GMT), according to the defense ministry. (South Korea-Military Plane)
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BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH -- The Thai and Cambodian armies agreed on Thursday to withdraw troops from a disputed border area, where a brief exchange of gunfire took place on Wednesday, the Thai army said in a statement.
The agreement was reached after a meeting between Thai Army chief Phana Klaewplodthuk and the commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, Mao Sophan, at the Chong Chom border crossing, a border checkpoint in Thailand's northeastern province of Surin, said the statement. (Thailand-Cambodia-Border) Enditem
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