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2012-02-09 07:53

US, Japan closer to moving many Okinawa Marines (AP)

Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba speaks during a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The transfer of thousands of U.S. Marines to Guam will not require the prior closure of a base on the southern Japan island of Okinawa, the United States and Japan announced Wednesday in a compromise they hope will break a stalemate over opposition to the large U.S. military presence there. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAAP - Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to proceed with plans to transfer thousands of U.S. troops out of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, leaving behind the stalled discussion about closing a major U.S. Marine base there.


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2012-02-09 07:53

U.S., Japan decouple Marines' Guam move from Okinawa (Reuters)

Reuters - Japan and the United States agreed on Wednesday to decouple the transfer of thousands of U.S. Marines to Guam from the southern Japan island of Okinawa from plans to relocate a base on Okinawa, a step forward in resolving an irritant in relations.

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2012-02-09 07:53

Report: Building toppled by NZ quake substandard (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2011 file photo, recovery operation personnel work on the destroyed CTV building in Christchurch, New Zealand after the city was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Feb. 22, 2011. New Zealand's Department of Building and Housing finds in a report released Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, that the CTV building didn't meet minimum requirements when it was first constructed in 1986. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)AP - A six-story building that collapsed and killed 115 people during last year's New Zealand earthquake did not meet construction standards and was held up by significantly weak columns, according to a government report released Thursday.


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