Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...

Authorities in Indonesia have detained 12 suspects after uncovering an alleged baby trafficking ring that sent more than a ...

A teacher and a parent of a high school student in South Korea have been arrested for breaking into a school to steal exam ...

Ukrainian engineers deploy kilometres of overhead nets, the latest adaptation in the evolving aerial conflict.

The measure most likely to rankle the French was a proposal to scrap two national holidays: Easter Monday and May 8, which ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed scrapping two public holidays and freezing most public spending as part of a ...

China’s economy expanded more than 5 percent in the second quarter, official data showed yesterday, buoyed by strong exports, ...

Most of the 11 people reported missing after a boat capsized off Indonesia's western island of Sumatra were rescued Tuesday, ...

A man has escaped from a prison in France by hiding in a laundry bag belonging to his cellmate who was being released after ...

President Trump has not talked about eliminating FEMA as the emergency response agency helps with recovery efforts from the ...

Authorities say the Darvaza gas crater is under control and they have reduced the amount of harmful methane emissions.

New research on Monday contradicted the commonly held idea that males dominate females among primates, revealing far more ...