The benchmark S&P 500 rose to a record closing high on Thursday, as investors assessed a mixed bag of corporate earnings and ...

Things took a wrong turn for a Filipino tourist after she posed for a photo in front of an oncoming train in Taiwan. She suffered a deep cut to her face, and will possibly be fined for trespassing on ...

The Isla­mic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Chinese national in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, in a post on its Telegram channel.

A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fish tank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations.

Based on the ratio of body weight to strength, the dung beetle is not only the strongest insect but the strongest animal in the world, pound-for-pound. It can pull over 1,000 times its body weight.

Two earthquakes jolted the country several hours apart, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage.

The nation’s anti-corruption agency transferred to prosecutors its case against impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, recommending his indictment for insurrection and abuse of power over his brief ...

FOOD security is under siege from multiple fronts globally. Climate aberrations disrupt traditional farming cycles and economic fluctuations make essential groceries unaffordable for the vulnerable.

One of Japan’s biggest boy band stars and best-known television hosts announced his retirement after being accused of sexual misconduct, Japanese media reported.

A man stabbed three people at a train station in central Japan before fleeing the scene, leaving one person dead, local media reported.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order to create a cryptocurrency working group, fulfilling a campaign promise after he courted cash from digital asset companies pledging to be a ...

An Indian appeals tribunal has put on hold the antitrust authority’s five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms’ other applications such as Facebook and Instagram for ...