Japan expects sharp rise in number of elderly living alone An urgent issue facing Japan is how to address the rapid aging of ...

SoftBank Group has turned a profit in the April to September period for the first time in three years. The gains were largely ...

The next administration for US President-elect Donald Trump is starting to take shape. He is stocking his team with loyalists ...

Israeli forces continued carrying out fierce attacks in the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing more than 30 people on Monday and ...

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the European Union has provided Ukraine with more than 980,000 artillery shells, ...

US media outlets say President-elect Donald Trump is considering appointing Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.

Online retailers in China have faced fiercer competition in an annual sales event this year, as consumers tightened their ...

Private-sector analysts have said they believe Japan's economy grew only slightly in the July-September quarter, due to a ...

Pakistani Shahzadi Rai helped get a law passed in her country banning discrimination against transgender people. But many ...

Global warming is impacting the world's sea turtles, which are increasingly being born female. Conservationists in Cape Verde ...

Lineup: 1. Vietnam, Indonesia leaders hold phone talks with Trump 2. New Zealand PM apologizes to people abused in care 3.

"Red Sunset" was created by Arkhip Kuindzhi, one of Ukraine's most celebrated 19th century artists. His painting is among ...