Japan executes first foreigner in years, a Chinese man who killed a family
Japan on Thursday executed a 40-year-old Chinese man convicted of murdering a family of four, in the country’s first execution of a foreigner since the...
NBA roundup: Leonard, Clippers overtake Lakers
Kawhi Leonard had 35 points and 12 rebounds to lead the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a come-from-behind, 111-106 win against the Los Angeles Lakers...
230,000 people lost in a day: Asia remembers devastating 2004 tsunami
Communities across Asia commemorated the 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world’s most deadly disasters....
Prosecutors claim Avenatti was over $15 million in debt during alleged Nike extortion
California attorney Michael Avenatti, known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump, was more than $15 million in...
230,000 people lost in a day: Asia remembers devastating tsunami
Communities across Asia commemorated the 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world’s most deadly disasters....
Christmas typhoon kills at least 13 in Philippines
A typhoon that struck the central Philippines over Christmas has killed at least 13 people, disaster agency officials said on Thursday....
Kylie invites politics-weary Brits to ‘call on your friends in Australia’
Australian popstar Kylie Minogue has invited weary Britons to forget politics and “call on your friends in Australia” in a tourism campaign launched in Britain...
250 homeless after Minneapolis fire on Christmas
Fire swept a hotel apartment building that provides transitional housing for the poor in downtown Minneapolis early on Wednesday, leaving about 250 people homeless on...
Mexico calls diplomatic meeting to protest Bolivian ‘harassment’
Mexico’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday requested a meeting with Bolivia’s charge d’affaires to protest the “harassment and intimidation” of its diplomatic personnel in the Bolivian...
Japan to proceed with casino plan, undeterred by lawmaker’s arrest on bribery suspicion
Japan will proceed with its plans to select cities to host casinos in the country, undeterred by the arrest of a lawmaker accused of taking...