Capture of Beaufort castle near the city of Nabatiyeh comes despite a nominal ceasefire and shortly before talks due in the US

The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the U.S. state of ​Washington climbed to 11 as crews ‌recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, authorities said on Saturday.

Koizumi said that Japan engaging in "neo-militarism" was "nothing further from the truth."

Released on Saturday, the final Emerson College Polling California survey before Tuesday’s primary election found that Becerra leads the race for governor with 28%. Tom Steyer and Steve Hilton follow closely behind.

The investigation into the Tuesday chemical tank implosion at the Nippon Dynawave plant in Longview is ongoing.