Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13 ...

A 69-year-old security guard was attacked by a bear in a public restroom in the eastern Japan city of Numata, Gunma ...

All Nippon Airways Co. said Saturday that it has canceled 65 of its domestic flights due to a software problem reportedly ...

The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached at least 145, officials said Friday, as receding waters started ...

Japan's Nozomi Maruyama continued her perfect start in the women's ski jumping World Cup on Friday, storming to her third str ...

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo opened its Inui Street to the public for fall foliage viewing on Saturday, allowing visitors to ...

A man arrested by French police earlier this week is thought to be the fourth member of the team that stole France's crown ...

A recent survey by a group of young volunteers estimated that private universities in Japan take in a total of 35.5 billion ...

A Japanese insurance company will begin selling a product for tourist businesses that covers lost profits in an event they ...

A Kyoto University graduate student's startup company has launched a high-aroma, rich-flavored liquor created using the ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Friday, once again ...

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