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Two people have been killed and hundreds treated in hospital after a weekend heatwave swept over Japan, officials and reports said Sunday. A 74-year-old women …

The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison …

KIEV (AFP) ― Ukraine’s President-elect Petro Poroshenko vowed to punish pro-Russian rebels who downed an army helicopter in the east of the country, …

ABUJA (AP) ― Nigeria’s leader vowed on Thursday to “do everything possible to bring our daughters home,” referring to the mass abduction of more than …

TOKYO (AP) ― Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will outline his vision for Japan’s defense contribution to regional security to promote peace and …

TOKYO (AP) ― Japan’s consumer prices rose 3.2 percent from a year earlier in April to the highest level since 1991, the government said Friday, largely due …

BEIJING (AP) ― A moderately strong earthquake struck southwestern China near the border with Myanmar on Friday, injuring at least 33 people. Residents fled …

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) ― Whether it’s his health or his personal life, Rory McIlroy is not easily distracted when he’s on top of his game. McIlroy made two …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The core of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy was revealed in the moment he gazed into the eyes of hundreds of cadets at a West …

CAIRO (AP) ― With nearly all votes counted, Egypt’s former military chief has won a crushing victory over his sole opponent with more than 92 percent of …