Japan launches worlds first underwater earthquake early warning system with 6,000 km of fiber optics Japan unveils pioneering fiber optic network for seismic safety and disaster preparedness ...

ST correspondents have shed light on a country that S’poreans admire but also share a painful wartime past with. Read more at ...

Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale named U.S. Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, D-N.Y., as his running mate.

Today in History for July 12: In 1191, the armies of the Third Crusade (1189-92), led by England's King Richard I (The Lionhearted), captured the Syrian seaport of Acre, now located in northern Israel ...

Although Japan is deemed one of the safest countries to visit, no country is ever entirely safe. Here are things to avoid ...