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Japan says man beheaded likely to be Goto, issues safety warning

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference that the man beheaded by the Islamic State militants showed in a video posted on-line early Sunday is highly likely to be Japanese hostage Kenji Goto, local media reported.

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Islamic State millitants threaten attacks on Belgium: media

​The militant group Islamic State (IS) have threatened to hit Belgium and France with a series of violent actions in a new video, local media reported on Wednesday.

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Japanese PM condemns possible IS-held Japanese hostage kill

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday condemned a possible kill of a Japanese hostage held by the Islamic State (IS) militants after a likely video released late Saturday suggested that a Japanese captive, Haruna Yukawa, was killed.

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Japan could take more "proactive" role in fight against IS as hostage crisis unfolds

​Japan's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it is working to verify a video that was purportedly made by the Islamic State (IS) group and showed one of its members threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless a ransom is paid.

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Al-Qaeda video claiming responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attacks "authentic": U.S.

An Al-Qaeda video claiming responsibility for last week's bloodshed at the French satirical newspaper was "authentic", but U.S. officials were cautious about holding the terrorist organization responsible for the attack, a State Department spokeswoman said Wednesday.

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Canada vows to take all actions against any terrorist threat

Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Steven Blaney Sunday made statement to ensure the safety of Canadians following the online posting of an ISIL video calling for attacks in Canada.

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China releases online videos documenting Nanjing Massacre

China's State Archives Administration (SAA) released a 10 minute video on its website on Sunday documenting the Nanjing Massacre.

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IS claims it has beheaded U.S. hostage Peter Kassig

Islaimic State (IS) militant group announced in a video posted online on Sunday that they had beheaded U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig.

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Playing action video games boosts learning

Playing action video games may help people improve their learning capabilities, a study said Monday.

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Egypt jails 8 men over "gay wedding"

​An Egyptian court sentenced on Saturday eight men to three years in prison for appearing in a video of an alleged gay wedding and posting it online.

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British PM reiterates resolve to bring hostage killers to justice

​British Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday reiterated his resolve to hunt down the killers of British aid worker Alan Henning and bring them to justice.

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Colombia's presidential election campaign closes

Colombia's presidential election campaign closed Sunday, a week before voters are scheduled to cast their ballot on May 25. Incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos called on Colombians to vote for him if they want to see the country at peace, after his administration began a peace process with FARC guerrillas in 2012.

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Online TV shows boom despite tightening policy control

Chinese viewers have been watching television shows exclusively over the Internet for over five years, but the era of the industry has just arrived, according to Shang Na, chief of the video section of Sohu.com.

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Baidu sued for alleged online video piracy

Baidu, Inc., China's largest search engine, is being sued for providing illegal links to and pirated broadcast of online videos, according to a joint campaign against video piracy launched on Wednesday.

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Baidu sued for alleged online video piracy

Baidu, Inc., China's largest search engine, is being sued for providing illegal links to and pirated broadcast of online videos, according to a joint campaign against video piracy launched on Wednesday.

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TV remains most popular means in digital space: experts

Television will still be the most popular telecommunication means of the digital space in the next five years, according to experts at Global Webit Congress on Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka rejects controversial war video by British media

The Sri Lankan military on Sunday rejected a new video released by a British television channel which accuses the army of committing war crimes.