A one-time millionairess dubbed the "Black Widow" over the untimely deaths of lovers and a husband, admitted poisoning her last partner at her trial this week in a multiple murder case that has...
The United States' partners in the G7 club of wealthy democracies vowed Sunday to pursue efforts to curb climate change despite a rift caused by the American withdrawal from the Paris accord. "G7...
Japan's answer to Walt Disney has confirmed the launch of a giant new theme park based on one of its most popular films. Studio Ghibli, the animation giant behind the 1988 hit animated fantasy movie...
The US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord is a global setback, but China, India and Europe are willing to step up their efforts to honour the pact, Chinese state media said Friday. The official...
Donald Trump's Republican allies applauded the president Thursday for announcing an end to US participation in the Paris climate deal -- a move his core supporters demanded, even though most...
Japan coach Jamie Joseph said Thursday that the Brave Blossoms were World Cup small fry, despite a breakout performance two years ago. The host nation will share the same pool as Ireland and Scotland...
New Zealand coach Steve Hansen warned England they could struggle to get out of a treacherous group for the second straight Rugby World Cup. Hansen appeared to play down English hopes of knocking the...
England were hit with a horror World Cup draw alongside France and Argentina on Wednesday in a devilishly tricky bracket that French coach Guy Noves called a "death group". The 2003 champions were...
President Donald Trump delayed a decision to honor or walk away from the Paris climate accord until he returns from Europe late this month, leaving global partners in limbo Tuesday. Divisions within...
Rugby's leading nations will be hoping for a big slice of luck at Wednesday's 2019 World Cup draw, where seedings stacked with dangerous teams could throw up more than one 'Pool of Death'. More than...
Donald Trump will huddle with top climate and economic advisors Tuesday to discuss US participation in a global climate accord agreed at Paris, as the new president flirts with withdrawing. After...
The Ghana United Nations Students and Youth Association (GUNSA) says it has been devastated by reports of wanton destruction of natural resources and the environment by illegal small scale miners,...
As a grimacing Kimiko Date rips another forehand past a male hitting partner less than half her age, all that's missing is a cheesy Rocky-style backing track. At the ripe of old age of 46, the former...
President Donald Trump took action on Tuesday to curb rules that underpin American emissions targets, making it clear climate change was not a priority, but said nothing about the 2015 Paris accord....
Polish-French art enthusiast Jerzy Leskowicz is obsessed with first-edition Japanese woodblock prints, and Katsushika Hokusai's iconic 19th-century "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" is only one of many...
Jiro Taniguchi, a legend in Japan's comic art of manga, died in Tokyo on Saturday at the age of 69, leaving behind an international following for his exquisite line drawing of scenes from everyday...
The Nintendo Switch video game console will sell for 29,980 yen (about $260) in Japan, starting March 3, the same date as its global rollout in the U. S. and Europe. The Japanese company promises the...
With the official enforcement of Paris Agreement on Climate Change, every country in the world now faces a test to fulfill their promises in implementing the tasks, the People’s Daily said in an...
Just like climate change, tobacco kills many people every year. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is making sure that “the tobacco industry...
From Rio to Rio with Kyoto, Copenhagen and Durban in between Paris right after and the recent China's G-20, the conclusion remains the same: There is fundamental disagreement on the realities of this...
