Slain Briton's family make TV appeal in Japan
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The parents of a young British woman found dead near Tokyo three months ago appeared on a Japanese television crime show on Saturday to appeal for information about her suspected killer.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has attended a moving memorial for Britons killed in recent terrorist attacks abroad, with families calling for his government to set up a fund for victims.
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Japanese audiences get the chance to see shows such as Blackadder and Fawlty Towers with the launch of BBC Japan.
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Japan scrambled Wednesday to win the release a 24-year old Japanese man taken hostage by Islamic militants in Iraq, dispatching high level diplomats to the middle east and launching an appeal for his freedom on Arabic television.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Ban Ki-moon sent a letter of comfort to Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura, regarding the murder of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda in Iraq.
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The parents of a teacher murdered in Tokyo appear on Japanese TV asking for help to catch her killer.
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Tokyo: Japan said on Friday it had not given up hope for a Japanese hostage in Iraq after a report he may have been killed, as the 24-year-old&#39;s mother pleaded to Islamic militants to spare him.
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An island community is to gather to say goodbye to backpacker Karen Aim who was murdered in New Zealand.
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Japan has made last-ditch efforts to secure the release of a Japanese hostage facing execution in Iraq. A Japanese government official says efforts are still being made to free Shosei Koda, 24, but there have been no reports of any progress.
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THEY have been riven with terror as the world watches the plight of Ken Bigley. But yesterday his family came together to reach out to his captors with emotional pleas for mercy.
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Tony Blair is expected to attend a memorial service for murdered British hostage Ken Bigley. The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will join members of Mr Bigley&#39;s family, including his mother
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The family of a British hostage threatened with execution in Iraq made a desperate appeal to Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday to meet kidnappers' demands and save his life.
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TOKYO -- Japan scrambled yesterday to win the release of a 24-year-old Japanese man taken hostage by Islamic militants in Iraq, dispatching high-level diplomats to the Middle East and launching an appeal for his freedom on Arabic television.
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Japanese media have mobilized for the   expected birth of a royal baby who conservatives hope will be   the first imperial male heir in more than 40 years.
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Police hunting the killers of teenager Jessie James make a television appeal with new CCTV footage.
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The British government and the brother of a British hostage in Iraq have appealed for his release on pan-Arab satellite television.
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Here is the full text of the appeal from British Ambassador to Iraq Edward Chaplin broadcast on Arab TV station al-Arabiya today. âIt is now over one week since we were able to confirm the tragic news of Ken Bigleyâs murder.