The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan's Nikkei stock index ends up over 5% on U.S.-Iran cease-fire dealTOKYO - Tokyo stocks surged Wednesday, with the Nikkei stock index ending 5 percent higher on buying driven by eased concerns over the Middle East crisis after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week cease-fire.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 2,878.86 points, or 5.39 percent, from Tuesday at 56,308.42, marking its third-largest single-day point rise in history and the biggest this year. The broader Topix index finished…READ FULL ARTICLE