A group of 85 Japanese lawmakers visited a controversial war shrine on Tuesday (Oct 18), in an annual pilgrimage that has angered China and South Korea, who see it as a painful reminder of Tokyo's warring past.
A foreign diploma can provide graduates with some advantages, but benefits dwindling
It’s always been ironic that, in womenswear, most of the head designers and creative directors are men, while customers and nearly all the staff (from the design studio to the shop floor) are mostly women. We are slowly seeing a change, however, as more women are leading the way at global fashion houses, as seen at this Paris Fashion Week – and it couldn’t have come soon enough.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Tuesday that Russia was not going to compete with the United States for the leading role in Syria talks.
High abstention rates in the Brazilian municipal elections have shown discontent with politicians in general, Brazilian President Michel Temer said on Monday.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Timoleon Jimenez, leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), promised Sunday that the ceasefire between both parties would remain in place.
A street vendor of spring onion pancakes whose popularity skyrocketed because of a favorable review in a BBC documentary has been shut down for operating without a license.
Paris Fashion Week displayed colorful and tropical-inspired creations from Paule Ka and layered printed and patterned looks by Dutch designer Liselore Frowijn as it opened on Tuesday.
Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres, 93, died in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
Couples who get married on "special" days such as Valentine's Day are more likely to get divorced, an Australian study has found.
France's presidential race started in earnest yesterday as seven rightwing candidates including former president Nicolas Sarkozy were confirmed to contest a November primary, with the nominee seen as the likely winner of next year's election.
Musical movie La La Land has picked up the prestigious People's Choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Two sisters, one of whom is two months pregnant, are the latest Zika victims in Malaysia.
Fox News will pay $20 million to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit by former anchor Gretchen Carlson, whose allegations led to the resignation of network chief Roger Ailes in July, a source familiar with the agreement said on Tuesday.
Singaporeans across the island who show clear signs of a Zika infection will from tomorrow be able to test if they have the virus at a subsidised rate of $60.
Two people were killed and more than a dozen injured as Gabon security forces stormed the opposition's headquarters early Thursday, as violence swept the capital after President Ali Bongo was declared the winner of contested polls.
In a closely-watched speech detailing his policy on illegal immigration, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump insisted that he will build a wall along the US-Mexico border to keep out illegal immigrants and will create a taskforce that will hunt undocumented immigrants to deport from the United States.
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