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A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan's main Honshu island seismologists say, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.

A Chinese aviation industry news website says a man has been arrested for allegedly making fake bomb threats against several domestic flights bound for Shanghai.

Police are probing the cause of a blaze that ripped through the Broadacres Shopping Centre in northern Johannesburg, a report says.