Former rebel chief becomes Nepal's new prime minister
KATHMANDU, Aug. 16 Kyodo - Nepal's special assembly on Friday elected Maoist chief Prachanda the new prime minister of the Himalayan nation.
Olympics: Ishii gets heavyweight judo gold, Tsukada takes silver
BEIJING, Aug. 16 Kyodo - Japan's men saved their bombshell for the heavyweight curtain closing act.
Group opposes plan to build replacement U.S. military base in Okinawa
NAHA, Japan, Aug. 14 Kyodo - A group of 18 intellectuals in Okinawa issued a joint statement Thursday opposing a Japan-U.S. plan to build a replacement facility for the U.S.
