Japan rescues 60 crew from North Korean fishing vessel following collision
Japan has rescued about 60 North Korean crew members from fishing vessel that sank after colliding with a Japanese patrol boat that was chasing it...
Illegally fishing North Korea boat sinks after encounter with Japanese vessel
A North Korean fishing boat sank on Monday after a crash with a Japanese patrol boat trying to chase it out of Japan’s economic zone...
Iran says Russian journalist was detained for ‘visa violation’ not spying: ISNA
Russian journalist Yulia Yuzik, who has been detained in Iran, was not charged with spying but a visa violation and her case is under a...
Fewer children, fewer climate risks? Niger ponders a controversial option
NIAMEY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Abdulaziz, Aminatu, Absatu, Abdulmanaf. Fahad. And, well, also Mansour. They are the names Zeinab Garba has in mind for any...
Yamamoto to drive for Toro Rosso in Japanese GP practice
Honda-backed Japanese Naoki Yamamoto will take part in a Formula One grand prix weekend for the first time on Friday when he drives a Toro...
GE to freeze pension plans for about 20,000 U.S. employees in bid to cut debt
General Electric Co said on Monday it was freezing the pension plan for about 20,000 U.S. employees with salaried benefits, as the industrial conglomerate looks...
Cambodia PM threatens to deploy troops if opposition leaders return
Cambodia’s prime minister threatened on Monday to deploy the military if leaders and supporters of the disbanded main opposition party return from exile next month...
Fifteen people killed in Baghdad clashes between security forces and protesters
Clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters killed at least 15 people in an eastern Baghdad neighborhood overnight, police and medics said on Monday,...
Merkel: Climate package must include CO2 monitoring to pass cabinet
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday the government’s climate protection package would include a mechanism to monitor compliance with emission limits set for individual...
Putin celebrates 67th birthday in Siberian mountains
The Kremlin released footage of President Putin celebrating his birthday in the mountains on Monday, hiking and foraging for food. Rough cut (no reporter narration)....