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The initiative to create specially designed manhole covers began as a public relations campaign to improve the image of the sewage industry.

Despite the draw, defending champion Leverkusen's chances of overtaking Bayern remain close to impossible with two more weekends of the seas...

Sovereignty powered through the final turn and out-dueled favorite Journalism in the final straight to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

After whetting appetites in cities like New York and Dubai, Time Out Market, the food event of the eponymous magazine and media group, has o...

Al-Ahli was the heavy favorite with a lineup featuring an expensive array of foreign talent and eventually broke through against Frontale.

For Republicans, the trade war is poised to reverse gains with a demographic that could be key to maintaining control of Congress.

The incursion near the Japanese-controlled, Chinese-claimed islands on Saturday was just the fourth such flight by Chinese aircraft ever.

A concrete plan to determine which section will be conserved is due to be finalized at a meeting next month.

Senior officials of ruling and opposition parties broadly agreed Saturday on the need to regulate election misinformation on social media, b...

Cost-of-living pressures and concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump's volatile policies had been among the top issues on voters minds.

After arriving back in Japan, Ryosei Akazawa told reporters that the two sides "made progress" toward an agreement, but stressed Tokyo was i...

In just three weeks, the U.S. and Iran have held three rounds of talks aimed at preventing Tehran from building a nuclear weapon in return f...

Inspired by ice cream cones, Tokyo’s “temaki-zushi” made sushi handheld, affordable — and a quietly radical moment in Japanese dining.

Kim, 73, was a labor activist in his university days but later became a hard-line conservative.

Wildfires fueled by hotter, drier weather and household fires are straining fire services across the bloc.

Reporters Without Borders noted that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.

Weak political leadership, traditional sensitivity around the issue, and new policy priorities have forestalled a larger debate over the Con...

Kawasaki faces an Al-Ahli squad worth an estimated $200 million and boasting UEFA Champions League winners Riyad Mahrez and Roberto Firmino.

Yamamoto threw six scoreless innings as the Dodgers extended their winning streak to six games and improved to 4-0 against the Braves this s...

The Rockets will be trying to become just the 14th team to rally from 3-1 down to win an NBA playoff series when they host Game 7 on Sunday.

This year consumers in the world's fourth-largest economy are feeling the pain of rising prices for everything from cabbage and rice to elec...

The Imphal operation during World War II is known as one of the most reckless battles waged by the Imperial Japanese Army.

Google has long had a relationship with Yahoo Japan to provide it with search results and some backend work related to search advertising.

A visit could provide a tailwind to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition ahead of this summer's Upper House election, observers...

Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, setting off a diplomatic spat wi...