Millions of Americans are set to vote on Tuesday in the US midterm elections that have been described as a verdict on the administration of President Donald Trump.

The United Nations is warning that more and more farmers in Afghanistan are growing opium poppies. It says the area under ...

Authorities in Spain say they have finished identifying all 69 victims of last week's high-speed rail collision in the central province of Toledo, including 15 foreign nationals.

The president of the International Criminal Court, Akane Tomoko, has criticized US sanctions against the court and said it will continue to fulfill its mandate.

As the US midterm elections fuel business uncertainties, an expert warns they can't rely too much on one market or have too much exposure to one source of risk. She calls this a strategy to "double ...

NHK's Executive Vice President Yamana Hiroo has been elected as the next president of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, or ABU.

Voters in the US will be heading to the polls on Tuesday for an election that may tip the balance of power in Washington. The midterms are widely seen as a referendum on the administration of ...

Iran's state-run media has cited the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as saying that two oil tankers using an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz exploded after colliding with naval mines ...

Authorities in Belgium and other European countries are investigating possible cyberattacks that caused temperatures inside supermarkets' freezers and refrigerators to soar.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has shown its intention to increase the federal government's involvement in Tuesday's midterm elections, saying the aim is to counter voter fraud. But ...

Traces of a bear eating persimmons have been found in a mountainous area of western Tokyo, prompting officials to call for the ripe fruits to be harvested early.

Pyongyang admitted to the abduction of Japanese nationals in 2002 and allowed five of them to return home. But a UN report later said people from elsewhere were also kidnapped including a Thai woman ...