Provides an overview of Japan, including key dates and facts about this East Asian country.

The Ghanaian star says he has "graduated" from the Jamaican genre that earned him legions of fans.

Almost two million people in Russia and Ukraine were left without power on Monday, after hurricane force winds, snowfall and heavy rain cut electricity...

WASHINGTON U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday said traffic deaths fell by 3.3% in the first half of

Twin girls Aurora and Kellan, of Florida, died after becoming trapped in their toy box and suffocating

Alarm over Myanmar’s still-unfolding deadly civil strife, including an armed attack on an aid convoy, and China’s aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea are expected to challenge Southeast Asian leaders’ commitments to non-interference and consensus decision-making as they meet in Indonesia this week

Detectives pursuing a fresh lead matched DNA from a pizza crust Rex Heuermann consumed to genetic material found on the victims' remains

The Biden administration wants to crack down on short-term health insurance plans, which it says can leave patients saddled with hefty medical bills.

The U.S. Northeast is currently smothered in smoke, as Canadian wildfires rage in what may

The brunt of extreme heat that has been choking the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions this week is expected to end late Saturday, but many in southern US are set to endure suffocating temperatures for a few more days as heat-related deaths rise.

Michael Bobbitt chose to stay on the island community off Florida's Gulf coast as the hurricane hit.

American Brian Harman won the British Open by six shots on Sunday, finishing 13 under par to claim his first major...