NBC says the prospect of a dramatic US troop reduction has alarmed both parties in the US Congress and European governments.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country will strengthen cooperation with the European Union in a wide range of ...

NHK has learned the US has once again urged Japan to accelerate procedures to fully open the domestic market to American ...

A UN human rights mission says there are reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed a war crime by launching a ...

Four Japanese scientists have attended a ceremony to receive the Lasker Awards, widely recognized as the most prestigious medical honor in the United States and a potential precursor to a Nobel Prize.

Russia is holding its first parliamentary election since its invasion of Ukraine. The vote comes as the Kremlin wants to ...

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will be allowed to serve the rest of his prison term in house arrest if he pays a fine. He was convicted of corruption regarding the 1MDB state fund.

The Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train has fully resumed operations after a strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan's ...

Fiji has declared a national emergency regarding HIV cases, after the latest estimate that one in 60 adults is infected. The move will allow more resources for testing and treatment.

Researchers studying the catastrophic flood along the border between Nepal and China say the likely trigger was a combination of factors, including global warming and a past earthquake.

Taiwan's Coast Guard is to donate a patrol vessel to the Philippines, apparently aiming to deepen cooperation in dealing with China.

The Bank of Japan has decided to raise its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to around 1.25 percent. That's the ...