A man was arrested Thursday for allegedly stabbing two men visiting his Tokyo apartment for forced eviction proceedings, police said. The man, believed to be in his 40s, was arrested several hundred ...

The collapse of a highway construction crane killed two people near Bangkok on Thursday, with a Thai minister saying the building firm was also involved in a crane failure the day before that left 32 ...

Japan will bid to host the Rugby World Cup again in 2035, more than 15 years after becoming the first Asian country to stage the event. Japan Rugby Football Union president Masato Tsuchida said an ...

Tougher hate speech and gun control laws proposed by Australia's center-left Labor government in the aftermath of the Bondi Beach mass ‌shooting were criticized by conservative opposition parties on ...

FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year's World Cup. Soccer's organizing body said outside the host United States, Mexico and Canada, the most requests ...

Police in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, have arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of breaking into the home of a woman in her 60s on Dec 24, installing a video camera in her bedroom and filming her in ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would cut off federal funding next month for any state that includes sanctuary cities, expanding his attacks on mostly Democratic-run cities following ...

The European Union will dedicate most of a massive new loan program to Ukraine’s military needs over the next two years while also injecting billions into its war-ravaged economy, European Commission ...

A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet puts humans in contact with more and different viruses. And increased mobility ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi intends to dissolve the lower house of the Diet for a snap election soon after a parliamentary session begins next week, her ruling party and a coalition partner said ...

There's a new player in Japan's kaiten sushi stakes. Sushi Matsu is a division of the Matsuya group, which also operates shops that specialize in gyudon (bowl of beef over rice) and tonkatsu (breaded ...

The crisp crinkle of fallen leaves beneath your feet. The swish and trickle of water moving through a stream. A breath of crisp, fresh air. Spending time in nature can be invigorating or produce ...