. >>> hello there, welcome to nhk "newsline." it's 9:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. >>> iraqis are decrying the obstruction of alnuri mosque in mosul as the hands of islamic state militants. it comes in ramadan and as military troops closed in on the building. the extent of damage is not clear, but photos by the iraqi military shows the mosque and its surrounding area destroyed. the centuries' old building is famous for its leaning minneret. and the building is also an important symbol for the militants. it's where their

. >>> a very warm welcome to nhk "newsline." it's 9:00 a.m.n tokyo, i'm catherine kobayashi. >>> police in hong kong have arrested pro democracy activists who staged a sit-in ahead of a visit from chinese president xi jinping. xi is expected to arrive in the city to mark 20 years of chinese rule. two dozen students sat at the foot of a statue given to hong kong by beijing when the territory was returned from britain in 1997. the monument overlooks the site of a flag-raising ceremony planned

exchange suspending shares in less than five minutes on the tokyo stock exchange on this report from nhk the company will be filing for bankruptcy today in a tokyo district court. there have been some wild swings in the stock ending this bankruptcy filing. the bids asook at well, expected to open 30% .igher for takata we will see if it stays that way. aboutshares suspended 7:20 hong kong time. modi says he is looking forward to meeting president trump monday in washington. trade and fees are roles high on the agenda. let's look at what is at stake with fred newman. he joins me on set. good to see you. a very important relationship between the u.s. and india, a $60 billion trading relationship, the second-largest trading partner. ,hey also have similar agendas both nationalistic in their approach and want to bring jobs in manufacturing home. is there common ground between these two nations? >> that's right. want to raise job growth in the manufacturing sector. that is not complementary if you think about the relationship. on the other hand, you have strategic considerations here. ,ndia is

. >>> live from our studios here in tokyo, this is nhk "newsline." i'm james tengan. >>> panama has established diplomatic relations with china and is severing formal ties with taiwan. beijing says the country now recognizes the one china policy, that the island is part of its territory.

welcome to nhk "newsline." >> two attacks on ayatollah khomei khomeini. television said four armed attas

this is according to nhk. widely expected to happen friday or today, so have it monday morning. takata filing for bankruptcy bring more details as we get them. sorry to interrupt you. one final point to make a narendra modi. richard: i don't think there is a formal press conference scheduled. that is unusual. it will be somewhat lower key for mr. modi that his previous visits. last time he actually addressed a joint session of congress which was a tremendous signal. nothing headline grabbing on trumprip, so i think mr. doesn't mind sharing the limelight with others. upl: we saw him packing madison square garden last time. visas whichhe h-1b narendra modi will be pushing for, so people can continue working in the u.s., but given energy,p's strident what will he get? richard: we will see, but this for india.a crisis looking at data on the h-1b the south, something like two thirds went to india. 160,000 indian nationals working on these these us. -- visas. it is crucial for the tech industry. and for u.s. tech co

the information we get later from nhk, the body of the shooter is dead as well as a female victim next to him. >> they found out the shooter killed himself and he killed the woman who was next to him. it seems to me there needs to be a close look at the relationship between that woman and that shooter. you have five wounded. i don't know if their wounds are life threatening or not, but it's a clear indication to me there may have been some type of relationship between that woman and that shooter. of course, i can't tell you 100%. the investigation will clear that up, but i think that's going to be one of the things i would be focusing on right now. and also the fact that, you know, a police informant could probably ascertain quickly if there was another shooter. we could see a disgruntled employee orl love triangle or something like that. protocol is to go ahead and search that whole hospital for a second shooter that it looks like doesn't exist. they're looking at that video, and they can see there was only one shooter that came into that hospital, committed the carnage they did on th

[applause] >>> live from our studios in tokyo this is nhk newsline. a quick look at some of the stories we're following. >>> medical parol. a lawyer for a chinese author and nobel peace prize laureate says he's released for cancer treatment. >>> following recall