i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. >>> iraqi troops are using air strikes to fight back advancing insurgents but they're struggling as the militants move toward the syrian border. >>> negotiators from iran and six world powers have restarted talks aimed at reaching a final deal on tehran's nuclear program. >>> and japanese police are using a new tool to get a view of car accidents from the air. >>> the president of the united states and his advisers have been weighing all the options in iraq. the situation on the ground is changing by the day as islamic militants battle to gain the upper hand. iraq's leaders have struck back but the militants appear determined to press on. >> reporter: the militants have been waging offensives on multiple fronts. now they've moved into the northern town of tal afar, close to the border with syria. fighters had already taken control of key cities, including the second largest, mosul. and they've been pushing south toward the capital, baghdad. furthe

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. delegates from tokyo and pyongyang will hold talks on the investigation into missing japanese nationals despite north korea's latest missile launch toward the sea of japan. >>> militants fighting to take over iraq have declared an islamic state as government forces ramp up their counteroffensive. >>> and japanese tea producers are enjoying a surge in demand from a country where coffee has long been king. >>> delegates from japan and north korea are preparing to hold talks about a decade's old issue. they're meting in beijing to discuss the northeast past abductions of japanese nationals as planned, even after pyongyang on sunday launched ballistic mist siels towards the sea of japan. nhk world's takafumi terui reports. >> reporter: the north korean delegates were reported in beijing by a sea of reporters. they addressed members of the media but stayed tight lipped about the talks. >> translator: we'll let you know the specific details of our discu

>>> hello and welcome back to "newsline" i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the head lines. it's been 25 years since the tiananmen square crackdown. it's an anniversary chinese authorities would rather people forget. >>> the lead author of papers on an easy way to create cells that can be developed into any type of organ says she'll retract them. and business people in japan are turning to digital technology to update a time honored tradition. >>> security is tight in china's tiananmen square on the 25th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. hundreds of people were killed in the incident. chinese leaders aren't allowing any memorial events, and they're trying to muffle all criticism. nhk world has the story from beijing. >> reporter: tee rnman square is crowded with tourists, but many police officers are keeping watch over the scene. officials have installed metal detectors at all entrances to the square. the police are frisking people for weapons. these measures have been in place since at least tuesday, but on wednesday, security officials began sear

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. iraqi leerds have launched full scale military operations to fight against al qaeda linked insurgents. >>> and people in southwestern japan are celebrating a newly discovered portrait of a young japanese christian who traveled to europe five centuries ago. >>> fighting is intensifying in iraq where the military's launching full-scale operations against al qaeda linked militants. insurgents have responded with an attack on a military facility. leaders of neighboring countries and the united states say they're ready to provide support to help fight the militants. nhk world's yuri spt ito has more. >> reporter: military helicopters have been conducting a series of air strikes on insurgent positions and vehicles. on sunday they bombarded at least five locations including areas close to tikrit in the western city of fallujah. the military says the attacks have killed ma eed more than 20 people. m meanwhile the militants have posted photos on twitter. other photos appear to show them being

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. islamist militants are rapidly expanding their control in northern iraq and are preparing to head toward the capital, baghdad. >>> experts are raising a red flag over a popular food. they're warning that the japanese eel population is rapidly declining. >>> and brazilians waiting for the world cup kickoff are grinding up their streets. but not everyone's happy. >>> islamist militants linked to al qaeda are advancing deeper into iraq. they've captured the second largest city, mosul. and are about to keep pressing on farther south. nhk world's sochiko takeda has more. >> the militants belong to a group in the lavant. they attacked government offices, police stations and other buildings in mosul. about half a million people have reportedly fled. the militants over around the consulate general of turkey and they took about 50 people hostage including the consul general. >> translator: any harm to our citizens or staff would be met with the harshest retaliation. >> reporter: u.n. secretary

i'm shery ahn. a bomb has torn through a venue in northeastern nigeria where fans had gathered to watch a world cup soccer match. at least 13 people, including young children, have been killed. the explosion happened in the town of damaturu, capital of yobe state. reuters news agency quoted witnesses as saying an attacker dropped a device in front of the venue on tuesday night before running off. no one has claimed responsibility for the explosion. the surrounding area are at the heart of an insurgency by extremist group boko haram. >>> al qaeda linked islamist militants are pushing closer to baghdad. they're locked in fierce fighting with iraqi troops, and they're using the country's second largest city, mosul, as their stronghold. militants are battling to take control of baquba about 50 kilometers north of the capital. they fired mortars at a police station on the outskirts of the city. sunni extremists have advanced in areas where many sunnis live, but baquba has large numbers of shia residents

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the head lines. syrian president bashar al assad is expected to win another term in an election critics claim is a farce. >>> north korean officials say they're ready to accept an investigative team from japan to look into the fate of abducted japanese nationals. >>> and ukraine's president-elect faces big challenge challeng challenges to armed insurgents when he takes office this week. syrians are heading to the polls in a show of democracy. president bashar al assad's seven-year term is set to expire next month. many believe the election was called to give him an air of legit maes. voters who took part in two previous polls found assad was the only option. this time they'll be able to choose from multiple candidates. hasad al nuri, and hajar, a member of parliament, are in the running. but opposition and western leaders describe assad's two rivals as token candidates and voters in opposition controlled districts are excluded from the process. critics say the election is a farce. people are voting i

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. iraq's prime minister is showing his defiance, he's rejecting calls to create a more inclusive government as a way to stop the militants. >>> south korea's president has decided to ask her current prime minister to stay on after attempts to find a replacement failed. >>> and young people in hawaii are getting into a game that has been popular in japan for over a century. >>> iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki rejected calls to create a more inclusive government. he's facing criticism that he instigated the sunni insurgency by favoring the majority xia. so he's being urged to form a national salvation government as a way to stop islamist militants. u.s. president barack obama last week challenged him to present a unified front among iraq's three main groups. and some political parties are urging him to step down to establish a national salvation government. maliki says he represents a coup against a constitution. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is to meet with foreign ministers thi

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. a politician who made a sexist comment at a tokyo metropolitan assembly meeting has offered an apology. >>> japan's diet session has ended, but prime minister shinzo abe has unfinished business. his goal of enableling the country to exercise its right to collective self-defense. >>> and policymakers in portugal are trying to attract foreign investment to beat deflation. >>> a member of tokyo's governing body has admitted shouting a sexist jibe at a colleague while she spoke at an assembly meeting. the jeer drew domestic and international criticism. please note the following footage contains flash photography. akay hero suzuki on monday apologized to your party member akay ya shiomura. suzuki is a member of the governing liberal democratic party. shiomura commented on government support for working mothers at a meeting last week. suzuki shouted, hurry up and get married instead of making inquiries. other hecklers questioned whether she was capable of having a baby. suzuki confessed to

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. japanese officials will meet with their north korean counterparts to confirm the investigation with abducted nationals is on track. >>> japan's ruling coalition parties are close to reaching a deal on national security, setting new rules for the country's use of force. >>> and u.s. secretary of state john kerry is urging the iraqi prime minister to form a national unity government as the country teeters on the brink of civil war. >>> japanese and north korean officials will meet again next tuesday face to face. they'll discuss the makeup of a committee that will investigate the fate of japanese abductees. leaders in tokyo say north korean agents kidnapped at least 17 japanese nationals in the 1970s and '80s. they believe hundreds more may have been taken. their north korean counterparts promised last month to set up a committee to conduct a full investigation. junichi ihara will head the japanese delegation. he's negotiation with tomito in beijing. japanese leaders want to know in adv

>>> hello and welcome back to "newsline" i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the head lines. the families of japanese citizens abducted by north korea have held a rally calling for the return of their loved ones. >>> leaders of japan and the u.s. square off with their chinese counterparts over tension. >>> and clashes between soldiers and anti-government groups are escalating in syria, ahead of a presidential election. >>> families of japanese abducted decades ago to north korea are holding onto the hope that they'll see their relatives again. north korean authorities last week agreed to start a new investigation into the fate of the abductees. they reached the agreement with japanese negotiators during three days of talks in stockholm. the families attended a rally near tokyo hoping to build on the momentum. >> translator: north korea now seems to be serious. but we would like to ask the japanese government to check whether that's true. >> japanese government officials say agents kidnapped at least 17 japanese nationals in the 1970s and '80s. iizuka said the north korea's ch

i'm shery ahn. thank you for watching. gg99Ññww world leaders and veterans of the normandy landing are in france to mark the 70th anniversary of what was to become the beginning of the operation that in 11 months had rid europe of the nancy's -- na zis. these are live pictures coming to us from where francois hollande is preparing to host a lunch for some of the world leaders gathered here in france.

>>> hello and welcome back to "newsline," i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the head lines. a spokesman for pakistan's largest islamic militant group has told nhk it is responsible for the deadly attack on an airport in karachi. >>> ukraine's new president is calling for fighting in the eastern regions to stop by the end of this week. >>> and, a new picture book in braille. why parents can now share the joy of reading a classic japanese illustrated story with their children. >>> a pakistani military spokesman says a siege at the international airport in karachi is now over. security forces stormed the airport after militants attacked a terminal and they killed all the gunmen. at least 26 people died in the attack. nhk world reports. >> reporter: it's been one of the most brazen attacks to hit the airport serving pakistan's economic capital. it came as government officials had been trying to improve security in karachi. a group of ten militants stormed one of the terminals just before midnight and the building was engulfed by fire. the gunmen were apparently wearing suicide v

i'm shery ahn. thank you for watching. program, up the insights into the mind of america's most powerful women are now on display. hillary clinton's new book hits the shelves in the united states. we take a closer look. and remembering the d-day landings in normandy when what they carried out was what

i'm shery ahn. thank you for watching. 1x1xa7guc >> these are the headlines for you this hour. the g7 meet for the first time in 17 years without russia. warning tors give a the russian president, vladimir putin, that more sanctions could be on the way over the crisis in ukraine. voters in the central england town of new work to the polls to elect a new member of parliament ukipthe euro skeptic party hoping to capitalize on recent success, they want to secure their first british mp. a manhunt underway in canada for a man believe

>>> hello and welcome back to "newsline," i'm shery ahn. a japanese official has lodged a protest against his chinese counterpart over an incident above the east china sea. a chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to two japanese self-defense force airplanes. defense ministry officials say the chinese su-27 came as close as 30 meters to one of the japanese reconnaissance aircraft, and 45 meters to the other. a photograph of the chinese jet shows a white missile-like object beneath its left wing. no damage to the japanese aircraft was reported. the sdf planes were patrolling the area where the two countries air defense identification zones overlap. japan's defense minister itsunori onodera criticized china's action. >> translator: it was an extremely dangerous action for the chinese jet to fly so close to the japanese air self-defense force planes over international waters. we've protested through diplomatic channels. >> chinese fighter jets approached sdf aircraft on two separate occasions last month. the incidents prompted the japanese

seem shery ahn. let's get started with the head lines. iraq's military striking back against islamic militants before advancing towards baghdad. >>> japanese leaders are calling on their counterparts in beijing to set up a security hotline after aircraft fly-abouts over the east china sea. >>> and japanese prime minister shinzo abe has pledged to lower corporate taxes to below 30% in an effort to bolster the economy. >>> iraqi forces have launched counterattacks to halt the advance of islamist militants. the militants have swept through northern iraq, and are vowing to march on to baghdad. iraqi commanders are determined to stop them. nhk world reports. >> reporter: the militants have captured iraq's second largest city of mosul and other cities. more than half a million people have fled their homes. tents have been set up as more and more residents try to escape the violence. >> translator: i was at home when i heard an explosion. i thought i'd have a heart attack. >> translator: these two children have no place to go now that they've lo