82-year-old's video message paves way for son to take over.
Country's armed forces are also hunting down Isis perpetrators responsible for the Movida nightclub attack.
The emperor did not mention the word 'abdication' in his address as it involves legal and political procedures.
The 47-year-old had served as North Belfast Brigade leader of loyalist paramilitary organisation UDA.
Talks between RMT and Southern's operator Govia Thameslink (GTR) came to nothing on Friday.
Iran has already signed multi-billion draft deals with Boeing and Airbus to buy 200 new aircraft.
Balochistan's Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri suspects Indian intelligence agency's hand in the blast.
Hurricane Earl battered Belize in the Caribbean before weakening into a storm.
Australian academic and American professor worked at the American University of Afghanistan.
Judge Shawn Ho criticises defence lawyer Wong Sin Yee for his conduct in court.
Florida is the second worst Zika-affected state in the US.
US also proposed imposing arms embargo on the country if the government obstructs force deployment.
Muslim Brotherhood has been tagged a terrorist group in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The victim's mother, Cathy, calls killer a 'pathetic, puny, weak piece of filth.'
Probe covers irregularities over the use of third party consultants, says SFO.
Lawmakers have been subjected to racist and sexual abuse, death threats and targeted violence.
The 10 highest paid CEOs in the UK in 2014 and 2015 did not include any women.
Over a million people turned out for the Democracy and Martyrs' Rally in Istanbul.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene after he suffered 'a blow to the head.'
The convicted murderer has allegedly told a fellow inmate he wants to "explain what I did".
Sharon May, 46, used the incentives for the pupils to treat family and friends.
The search for the two boys, aged 14 and 15, has been called off for the night.
Loss of soldier's ID and weapons in Afghanistan 'unfortunate' says US Army spokesman.
Head of the International Paralympic Committee said Russia had 'catastrophically' failed its athletes.
The attacker is described as a 33-year-old Algerian named only as 'KB'.
Kidnappers told F1 boss: pay up or we'll send her head in a shopping bag.
The 16-year-old rapper was stabbed multiple times at a house party on Clogrove Road.
Nathan Wood, 16, was last spotted near the River Dart on 5 August.
Iran claims Amiri offered to tell the US about its nuclear research.
Three basketball players were reportedly photographed in the Termas Monte Carlo club.