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South Korea to pull back on use of water cannons, buses at protests

South Korean police aim to cut back on the use of water cannons and buses to rein in protesters, an official said on Friday, a move that could eliminate sometimes harsh crowd control tactics that have led to at least one deadly incident in recent years.

May 26, 2017, 16:05 PM IST

Baby rescued after strong quakes hit Japan

The rescue of the eight-month-old girl came in the Kumamoto prefectural town of Mashiki, the locale hardest hit by the 6.5-magnitude quake.

Apr 15, 2016, 15:23 PM IST

Surge in targeted cyber-attacks in Japan

 Japan police on Thursday said the number of targeted cyber-attacks surged nearly seven-fold in the first half of this year from the like period of last year.

Sep 17, 2015, 14:48 PM IST