News Headlines - 02 May 2018

▽Spanish Basque separatist group ETA disbands - CNN

ETA, the Basque separatist group that killed around 850 people during its half-century campaign for independence from Spain, announced its full dissolution, Spanish media reported.
The declaration was made in a letter dated April 16 and sent to a number of political institutions, Spanish news agency EFE reported. The announcement had been expected, and came just over a year after the group handed over its weapons, following a 2011 ceasefire.

▽North and South Korea start to dismantle border speakers, fulfilling summit pledge | Reuters

North and South Korea began dismantling loudspeakers that blared propaganda across their heavily fortified border on Tuesday, South Korea’s defense ministry said, fulfilling a promise made at last week’s historic summit.

▽Japan fugitive nabbed after massive three-week manhunt - Channel NewsAsia

Japanese police took a fugitive thief into custody on Monday (Apr 30), more than three weeks after he fled an open prison with more than 6,000 officers deployed for the high-profile manhunt.

▽Mother of singer Hiromi Go conned out of Y2 mil - Japan Today

The mother of popular singer Hiromi Go was conned out of 2 million yen by a man who was posing as a friend of her son, police said... The case came to light after Go visited his mother and heard what happened.

▽Jackie Chan's gay daughter says she's homeless because of parents' homophobia

Jackie Chan’s 18-year-old daughter has said that she’s been left homeless and living under a bridge with her partner because of her family’s homophobia.
Etta Ng, who is estranged from Chan, posted a video on YouTube with girlfriend Andi Autumn, which was scathing of her friends and family.