The controversial travel advisory issued by the Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in September has apparently taken its toll on the CNMI tourist industry, pulling down the number of visitors ferried by Japan Airlines by 10 percent in October.

Police in Solomon Islands are investigating the deaths of four people in a shootout in the country's Western Province, Radio Australia reports.

Police arrested two Filipinos suspected to be responsible for the Oct. 9 robbery of a Japanese national in Chalan Kiya as two more suspects are being hunted by members of the Criminal Investigation Section.

Japan is headed for this week's talks on global warming with few proposals to reduce its greenhouse gas production, say critics.