Japan's Toshiba Corp (6502. T) wants to raise at least 1 trillion yen ($8.8 billion) by selling most of its flash memory chip business, seeking to create a buffer for any fresh financial problems, a...
A Japanese zoo has culled 57 native snow monkeys by lethal injection after finding that they carried genes of an "invasive alien species", officials said Tuesday. The Takagoyama Nature Zoo in the...
Cigarette smoke hangs thick in the air of a Tokyo nightspot as Aki Nitta sips champagne with a trio of sweet-talking Lotharios peddling fake love at premium rates. In a country which has lost its...
British eighth seed Kyle Edmund and Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun booked a second-round matchup on Monday at the ATP Delray Beach Open while US defending champion Sam Querrey advanced on a retirement. Edmund,...
US aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, has started what it calls “routine operations” in the South China Sea, with a fleet of supporting warships. The deployment comes days after China’s...
With only a skimpy loincloth to protect their modesty, thousands of men brave freezing temperatures to fight for lucky charms thrown by a priest at Japan's annual Naked Man Festival. A writhing mass...
The USS Carl Vinson is no stranger to the region US aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson has started what it calls "routine operations" in the South China Sea, with a fleet of supporting warships....
American Nathan Chen took the men's title at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Sunday, cementing his status as one of the sport's rising stars and a skater to watch at next year's...
Malaysian police say they are looking for four more North Korean suspects in connection with the killing of Kim Jong-Nam. The estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un died on Monday...
First Lady Melania Trump, usually a demure and soft-spoken presence at her husband's side, broke with form, reciting the Lord's Prayer before issuing a scathing rebuke of his enemies and her critics...
Tourists are slowly returning to Egypt, easing pressure on a key sector battered by years of turmoil and the 2015 bombing of a plane carrying Russian holidaymakers. "There is an increase in the...
Dustin Johnson edged closer to golf's world number one ranking, firing a five-under par 66 to seize a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the weather-hit Genesis Open. The US Open champion, who could...
The Dutch creator of Miffy the cartoon rabbit has died aged 89, his publishers have announced. Writer and illustrator Dick Bruna died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday night in the Dutch city of...
Some stakeholders in Ghana’s financial sector have advocated for a return to specialized banking to help target specific areas of the economy for development. According to them, such methods are...
China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea for the rest of the year, Beijing said Saturday, depriving Pyongyang of a crucial source of foreign exchange following its latest missile test....
Successful hotel chain operator Toshio Motoya doesn't mind if his denial of a notorious Japanese World War II military atrocity in China drives customers away. Motoya not only penned a book calling...
Wild wind and rain lashing Riviera Country Club halted Jhonattan Vegas's charge at the US PGA Genesis Open, where the second round was stopped Friday as a storm moved in. Play was suspended for the...
China on Friday urged a resumption of six-party talks with North Korea on Pyongyang's nuclear programme, saying a "negative cycle" of nuclear missile tests followed by sanctions must end. "Today,...
US President Donald Trump on Friday held a rally at a Boeing factory that just voted against unionizing, marking the unveiling of the company's latest "Dreamliner" aircraft. Even as the aerospace...
GLICO General, an indigenous insurance company, has handed over a renovated Orthopaedic Female Ward at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital at a cost of Gh¢100,000.00 to management of the hospital. The...
