China's Xi says Japan's purchase of disputed isles a farce

2012-09-19 25386f881d27291e166a079b725575e19ce1e21a 13 Attorney General 36 /wiki/united%20states%20attorney%20general Eric H. Holder Jr. 70 /wiki/eric%20h.%20holder%20jr. Operation Fast and Furious 13 /wiki/operation%20fast%20and%20furious United States Justice Department 1 /wiki/united%20states%20justice%20department Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. Operation Fast and Furious United States Justice Department United States Justice Department /feed/2012/09/19/the-us-justice-department-s-inspector-general-finds-that-the-agency-s-operation-fast-and-furious-created-a-significant Los Angeles Times 19 81edb6da5979e34acf7b02b1e8440a8849bc289f 9 http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-justice-department-fast-and-furious-report-20120919,0,305599.story 2012 The US Justice Department's inspector general finds that the agency's Operation Fast and Furious created a "significant danger to public safety". The investigation also finds that Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. had no prior knowledge of the operation. 2012-09-19 b4b1f23217af55e60245247453dd0f4c985f5383 12 Japan Coast Guard 2 /wiki/japan%20coast%20guard Senkaku Islands dispute 1 /wiki/senkaku%20islands%20dispute Japan Coast Guard Senkaku Islands dispute Senkaku Islands dispute /feed/2012/09/19/over-700-chinese-fishing-vessels-are-operating-in-the-contiguous-zone-surrounding-japan-controlled-waters-around-the-sen Kyodo News via ''The Japan Times 19 e67094aac5a26b351fce63918c30568b243087c4 9 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120919x7.html 2012 Over 700 Chinese fishing vessels are operating in the contiguous zone surrounding Japan-controlled waters around the Senkaku Islands. 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AJW by The Asahi Shimbun 2012 China's Xi Jinping denounces Japan's nationalization of the Senkaku Islands as a "farce" and that Tokyo should "rein in its behavior." 2012-09-19 0b0c61eb6ab0f3f53e43f148d23cd99dd99a53a4 7 Hong Kong 14 /wiki/hong%20kong Japanese citizens 37 /wiki/japanese%20people Senkaku Islands dispute 1 /wiki/senkaku%20islands%20dispute police 2 /wiki/hong%20kong%20police%20force Hong Kong Japanese citizens Senkaku Islands dispute police Senkaku Islands dispute /feed/2012/09/19/police-in-hong-kong-arrest-a-man-accused-of-attacking-a-japanese-couple-near-the-tsim-sha-tsui-promenade-on-monday Kyodo News via ''The Japan Times 19 12ea95b7a61242bcbb53b86ae43480b57e773123 9 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120919x3.html 2012 Police in Hong Kong arrest a man accused of attacking a Japanese couple near the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade on Monday. 2012-09-19 3164f5a9a0401f0b1576941a3b3fc10c09c209b4 6 China 14 /wiki/china Fukuoka 37 /wiki/fukuoka Japanese national police agency 2 /wiki/national%20police%20agency%20(japan) Senkaku Islands dispute 1 /wiki/senkaku%20islands%20dispute China Fukuoka Japanese national police agency Senkaku Islands dispute Senkaku Islands dispute /feed/2012/09/19/a-man-turns-himself-in-to-police-after-throwing-smoke-bombs-into-the-premises-of-the-chinese-consulate-general-in-fukuok Jiji Press via ''Yomiuri Shimbun 19 eece6d0fc310c32796585bc979f4442cb3e3c2a1 9 https://web.archive.org/web/20120920203449/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120918003098.htm 2012 A man turns himself in to police after throwing smoke bombs into the premises of the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka, Japan. 2012-09-19 6f340393be8e705c84faa66988c20de54ec6c29c 5 Japanese government 13 /wiki/government%20of%20japan Yoshihiko Noda 1 /wiki/yoshihiko%20noda Japanese government Yoshihiko Noda Yoshihiko Noda /feed/2012/09/19/the-cabinet-of-yoshihiko-noda-reverses-a-pledge-made-by-the-japanese-government-earlier-in-the-week-to-end-reliance-on-n Kyodo News and Jiji Press via ''The Japan Times 19 9fce86cdf626e086b8a0180bc83b1d29276bede5 9 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120920a1.html 2012 The cabinet of Yoshihiko Noda reverses a pledge made by the Japanese government earlier in the week to end reliance on nuclear power by the 2030s. 2012-09-19 bee13d253b76720e50a19ef753089d2ed0bd1d78 4 Czech Republic 1 /wiki/czech%20republic Czech Republic Czech Republic /feed/2012/09/19/the-czech-republic-temporarily-imposes-a-ban-on-hard-liquor-after-a-spate-of-deaths-related-to-bootleg-hard-alcohol-pois Los Angeles Times 19 08a22878892f842ef544533a8b8ad042b63064b9 9 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/09/czech-alcohol-ban-poisonings-controversy.html 2012 The Czech Republic temporarily imposes a ban on hard liquor after a spate of deaths related to bootleg hard alcohol poisoning. 2012-09-19 7233f32b8c34298f5c59b4419ca2c29641fc5927 3 Chicago 1 /wiki/chicago Rahm Emanuel 36 /wiki/rahm%20emanuel Teachers Union 13 /wiki/chicago%20teachers%20union Chicago Rahm Emanuel Teachers Union Chicago /feed/2012/09/19/teachers-go-back-to-work-in-chicago-after-the-union-leadership-votes-to-suspend-its-strike-while-the-membership-reviews Los Angeles Times 19 1ed9758bd50527ad596c972aabed594f47250f29 9 http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-chicago-teachers-strike-vote-20120918,0,2966164.story 2012 Teachers go back to work in Chicago after the union leadership votes to suspend its strike while the membership reviews a tentative pact with mayor Rahm Emanuel. 2012-09-19 0724e9e43e5da0421248f6fa46f70b16066a3825 2 Pakistan 36 /wiki/pakistan Pakistani jets 13 /wiki/pakistan%20air%20force Peshawar 70 /wiki/peshawar car bomb 1 /wiki/car%20bomb Pakistan Pakistani jets Peshawar car bomb Car bomb /feed/2012/09/19/a-car-bomb-targeting-a-van-belonging-to-the-pakistan-air-force-explodes-in-the-pakistani-city-of-peshawar-killing-at-le BBC 19 893a267af62280593ea01523738ef10870190c41 9 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19651679 2012 A car bomb targeting a van belonging to the Pakistan Air Force explodes in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least nine people and wounding up to 20 others. 2012-09-19 34ab72444be4ce48751c355ce54b1314f386528a 1 Ar-Raqqah Governorate 13 /wiki/ar-raqqah%20governorate facilitate infiltration 1 /wiki/infiltration%20tactics Ar-Raqqah Governorate facilitate infiltration Facilitate infiltration /feed/2012/09/19/syrian-opposition-forces-facilitate-infiltration-from-turkey-by-seizing-control-of-a-border-crossing-in-the-province-of The Washington Post 19 4e361ca7d3017956681ea5a443d48b234e10bf53 9 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-forces-clash-with-rebels-as-they-battle-for-control-of-border-crossing-with-turkey/2012/09/18/3c1e8a04-01fa-11e2-bbf0-e33b4ee2f0e8_story.html 2012 Syrian opposition forces facilitate infiltration from Turkey by seizing control of a border crossing in the province of Ar-Raqqah.