BRUSSELS -- The mass exodus of Rohingya people following human rights violations makes it necessary for the EU to reassess its relationship with Myanmar, according to a nine-member European Parliament delegation that visited Myanmar and Bangladesh from 12-16 February.
ANKARA -- Two pilots were killed when a military training plane crashed in Turkey's western Izmir City, the Turkish military says.
TOKYO -- The Japanese government decides to extend the dispatch of four Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) officers to the UN mission's command in South Sudan to take part in UN peacekeeping operations there, the Foreign Ministry says.
VIENNA -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Government of Japan signs an agreement aimed at enhancing nuclear security measures for the summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2020. (end) mt