Thai police say a group of Japanese men now under arrest may have collected about 800,000 dollars this month alone in an alleged money transfer fraud.
In Britain, lawmakers have shot down the prime minister's Brexit deal for a third time.
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Thai police say a group of Japanese men suspected of money transfer fraud may have collected about 800,000 dollars this month alone.
Police arrested 15 men in a raid on a home in the resort city of Pattaya on Friday on suspicion of working illegally in the country. The men, ranging in age from 22 to 54, allegedly used the home as the base for a criminal operation.
Police later recovered a list of 500 Japanese names. The list contains phone numbers, addresses, as well as the method used to defraud them and the amount collected from each person.
The men reportedly rented the 5-bedroom property a few months ago. About 20 computers, 50 telephones and desks were found in the home.
On the walls were posters with sales targets, as well as charts and graphs of goals, success rates and other figures.
Police also found instructions on how to carry out scams such as by pretending to be an employee of an online security firm or an adult site.
The Japanese men have reportedly declined to answer questions by Thai police.
Japanese police are preparing to fly to Thailand.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha held talks in Washington on Friday.
The meeting at the State Department lasted about 40 minutes. It came ahead of the April 11 summit in Washington between Presidents Donald Trump and Moon Jae-in.
The State Department has not disclosed details of the meeting.
But Pompeo and Kang are believed to have discussed ways to deal with North Korea after the second summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi last month ended without an agreement.
Before leaving the State Department, Kang told reporters it was a good meeting.
The Moon administration favors economic cooperation with the North, including resuming operations at the Kaesong industrial complex.
But the US says it will not lift sanctions on North Korea unless Pyongyang complies with denuclearization.
Next week, South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo is to visit the US to hold talks with the US Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan.
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Britain's ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce has expressed opposition to easing UN sanctions on North Korea. She says China and Russia want to ease the sanctions, but keeping up the pressure is the most important thing.
Pierce spoke to NHK at UN headquarters in New York on Friday.
The ambassador said Britain continues to follow very closely the fact that there are Russian ships helping to illegally transfer at sea oil and other goods into North Korea. She said she thinks "the Russians and the Chinese want to get sanctions relief for North Korea." She noted they believe that will encourage the North to take concrete nuclear steps. She said the UK, however, does not quite see it like that.
Pierce also spoke on the importance of sending home overseas North Korean laborers who reportedly earn some 800 million dollars a year. She said she will call on China, Russia and other countries "to take action by the end of this year to send those laborers home".
Pierce is the first female British ambassador to the UN.
Following the resignation of the US envoy Nikki Haley, Pierce has often led discussions at the UN Security Council.
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In Britain, lawmakers have shot down the prime minister's Brexit deal for a third time.
This leaves them about 2 weeks to cobble together a new plan or risk crashing out of the European Union with no deal at all.
The House of Commons on Friday voted down the motion with 286 in favor and 344 against.
MPs voted on one section of the deal, the withdrawal agreement.
But they set aside the political declaration laying out the future relationship between Britain and the EU.
Friday marked the original day the country was supposed to leave the bloc but Theresa May had gotten a slight delay.
Now with this latest defeat, Britain has until April 12th to come up with its next plan.
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The government of embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says it will accept international humanitarian assistance.
The government announced on Friday that it had decided to accept 65 tons of medical and other supplies from China. The first batch has already arrived.
The government thanked China for what it calls support for maintaining socialism.
Venezuela has been hit by hyperinflation. Food and other daily necessities are scarce.
Maduro maintains anti-US policies and has backing from China and Russia. The head of the national assembly, Juan Guaido, declared himself interim president and he has support from the United States.
Guaido has been trying to bring in aid supplies from the US, but Maduro blocked the efforts, arguing that the opposition leader is trying to use the aid to bring down his government.
Also on Friday, the International Committee of the Red Cross announced that it is consulting with the Maduro government about delivering humanitarian aid.
Guaido claimed credit for this, but the International Committee of the Red Cross denies this, saying that it "can never accept interference from other actors."
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An avenue inside the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo has been opened to the public for cherry blossom viewing. The Imperial Household Agency says more than 40,000 people visited the street on Saturday.
About 700 people were waiting outside a palace gate on Saturday morning for a chance to walk along Inui Street before Emperor Akihito's abdication on April 30.
The street was opened to the public for the first time in the spring of 2014. It commemorates the 80th birthday of Emperor Akihito.
The public has since been granted access during the spring cherry blossom season and in the autumn, when leaves change color.
More than 100 cherry trees of about 30 varieties line the street. A number of the Somei-Yoshino trees are almost in full bloom, while other varieties are at their best.
Many visitors took photos in front of the castle moat or stone walls.
The area is open to the public through April 7.
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