A senior Ukrainian defense ministry official estimates that Russia possesses at least 10 units of the new type of missile it ...

Japanese government sources say Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi has begun arrangements to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has stressed that he will spearhead efforts to hold a summit with North Korea, so as ...

A lacquer art museum in quake-hit Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, has fully reopened for the first time since the powerful ...

The US Republican Party has won the Senate election in the eastern state of Pennsylvania, increasing its majority to 53. The ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has made nominations for most of the key posts in his incoming administration. He has tapped loyalists in an apparent bid to push ahead with his campaign pledges. Trump ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange will extend its daily trading hours by 30 minutes from November 5 and introduce a closing auction session, in a bid to energize the market. The market is currently open ...

Japan's largest opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Democratic Party for the People agreed to discuss how to work together on a policy-by-policy basis. The DPFP's support could ...

The United Nations Security Council is set to meet on Wednesday to discuss concerns related to "the maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine," including the possible military presence of North ...

US fast-food chain McDonald's says it will resume selling Quarter Pounder hamburgers in the coming week after testing ruled out beef patties as a source in an E. coli outbreak. The US Centers for ...

Delegates at the United Nations climate conference will continue negotiations beyond Friday's original deadline after failing ...

The United Nations climate conference in Azerbaijan was scheduled to end Friday, but draft proposal disagreements have put ...