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Money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Corp is banking on its latest “e-Power” technology for a turnaround.A kind of hybrid, e-Power...

An Australian state government is banning the sale of machetes after a violent gang fight in a suburban shopping mall injured a young man.V...

At least 11 people were taken to hospitals after a shooting Sunday night in a South Carolina beach town, authorities said.Horry County Poli...

President Donald Trump made it clear he is losing patience with Vladimir Putin, leveling some of his sharpest criticism at the Russian leade...

Shohei Ohtani took a significant step Sunday toward making his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers.The two-way superstar faced hitte...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday his tariff policy was aimed at promoting the domestic manufacturing of tanks and technology produ...

Japan's Hiroto Shinozuka and Shunsuke Togami celebrate with their trophy after wining the men's doubles final match at the ITTF World Table...

A 32-year-old man who had been arrested on suspicion of violating the Stimulants Control Act temporarily escaped from a police station after...

Helicopters were being used on Sunday to drop animal feed to farmers in Australia's New South Wales state stranded by floods that have kille...

North Korea has detained shipyard officials responsible for a recent major accident during the launch of a new warship, state media said on...

Japan's Naomi Osaka smiles during a press conference at the Roland Garros stadium ahead of the French Open tennis tournament, in Paris on Sa...

A fire that broke out at a factory near Tokyo's Haneda Airport, causing delays to some flights, was almost completely extinguished Saturday...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday the clean-up had begun in the country's southeast after floods killed five peopl...

Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack early Saturday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throug...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threw his support behind a new "partnership" between U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel, sending the...

Takuma Sato, of Japan, sits in his car before the start of practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Ind...

Mainz midfielder Kaishu Sano was called up by Japan on Friday for the first time since a public prosecutor closed a sexual assault investiga...

He imposed martial law, sent armed troops to parliament, and was unceremoniously stripped of office -- but some South Koreans still believe...

The body of a man was found in a car trapped in floodwaters in Australia's southeast on Friday, raising the death toll to four, after three...

Emperor Naruhito, right, greets Dutch King Willem-Alexander before their meeting at the imperial palace in Tokyo on Thursday.

Several nations that have backed Israel voiced outrage Wednesday after Israeli troops fired what they called "warning shots" as foreign dipl...

Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia on Thursday, swelling already engorged rivers, engulfing roads and leaving almost 50,000...

Pedestrians look at a truck featuring an advertisement for a maid cafe in Tokyo's Akihabara district on Wednesday.

Clashes between fans of Tottenham and Manchester United have been reported ahead of the Europa League final in Spain on Wednesday.Confronta...

Japan’s exports to the United States, its largest single trading partner, fell nearly 2% in April as tariff hikes imposed by President Donal...