NEW YORK (Reuters) -- A federal judge on Friday threw out U.S. President Donald Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times over its content, calling it a "decidedly improper and ...

VILNIUS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Three Russian military jets on Friday violated NATO member Estonia's airspace for 12 minutes in an "unprecedentedly brazen" incursion, its government said, amid rising ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) -- A Florida federal judge on Friday tossed out a $15 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The New York Times. U.S. District Judge Steven ...

TOYKO -- The average price of rice on store shelves in Japan is approaching a record high despite an increase in imports, pushed up by more expensive domestic varieties as cheaper imported rice gets ...

TOKYO -- Japan should consider new power sources for submarines to enable longer dives, a panel of experts said Friday in recommendations submitted to Defense Minister Gen Nakatani to strengthen ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Hitachi Construction Machinery is trying to grab a bigger piece of Southeast Asian markets with new lower-cost models that can compete with Chinese rivals on price.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call on Friday, in which they agreed to meet on the sidelines of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in ...

TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will transfer about 400 to 500 staff, including administrative workers, from its SMBC Nikko Securities unit to a new joint venture with U.S. investment bank ...

GUANGZHOU -- Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Motors has decided to enlist Austrian contract auto assembler Magna Steyr to develop and manufacture EVs in Europe.

TOKYO -- SoftBank Vision Fund (SVF), a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, confirmed that it plans to lay off about 20% of its global workforce.

Japan does not plan to recognize a Palestinian state at U.N. meetings this month, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Friday. But he also said that for Tokyo, which supports a two-state solution ...

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has positioned itself as a net security provider in the Gulf region after signing a bilateral defense agreement with Saudi Arabia, security experts say, as they interpret the ...