U.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to pick businessman William Hagerty as the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, an adviser to Trump's transition team told Reuters on Wednesday.
An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded and immobilised Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground, posing no apparent threat, was convicted of manslaughter yesterday after a trial that deeply divided the country.
McDonald's has opened a franchise just steps away from the gleaming white marble dome of St. Peter's Basilica, giving indigestion to some cardinals and local business owners.
At least six people have been arrested for allegedly molesting women during New Year's Eve celebrations in the Indian city of Bangalore.
British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a senior career diplomat as envoy to the European Union on Wednesday to replace an ambassador who quit with a scathing resignation letter that exposed frustration among officials over her strategy.
Two years seemed like an eternity when they enlisted, but thankfully, these stars will be back again with us in a matter of months.
Donald Trump’s Indonesian business partner, a billionaire developer and media mogul, has announced he might run for president in Indonesia’s 2019 elections.
Myanmar has detained several police over a video that appears to show officers beating members of the Muslim Rohingya minority during a security operation.
More than 1,000 migrants tried to jump a high double fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Sunday in a violent assault that saw one officer lose an eye, local authorities said.
Students and civic group activists advocating South Korean "comfort women" victims gathered once again in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul at 11 a.m. on Wednesday for their weekly rally.
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday (Dec 27) warned against the "urge to demonise those who are different" as he hosted the leader of foe-turned-ally Japan for a solemn visit to Pearl Harbour.
People who lure or trick infants in order to abduct them will face heavier penalties, the top court announced.
Russia staged a somber memorial ceremony on Thursday for Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey gunned down in Ankara on Monday by a man shouting "Allahu Akbar" and "Don't forget Aleppo".
Increasing numbers of women in their 30s are happy to stay single. Their proportion jumped from just 13.3 percent in 2005 to 28.1 percent last year, according to the latest census released by Statistics Korea on Monday.
A traditional English pub has been cloaked in more than 80 bright green Christmas trees while nearly 22,000 dazzling lights attract tourists and locals alike to the festive display in London.
A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of President Park Geun-hye's friend, Choi Soon-sil, who is in custody and on trial in an influence-peddling scandal that led parliament to vote to impeach Park.
Lee Jae-myung, mayor of Seongnam, a city to the southeast of South Korean capital Seoul, made a meteoric rise in recent presidential polls over his outspoken comments on a scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye.
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