Why is Japan seeking the dissolution of the controversial Unification Church?
Japan's government on Friday asked a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Church branch in Japan following the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022.
2023-10-15 08:56
Ukraine war: Russia attacks Avdiivka stronghold in eastern Ukraine
Some 2,000 troops are reportedly involved in what is described as the largest-scale attack in the area.
2023-10-13 02:25
Memorial from broken headstones to mark desecrated Jewish cemetery in Belarus
When a large Jewish cemetery was paved over last century to create a sports ground in Belarus, the headstones were used to make roads and buildings. Recovered remnants are now being used to create a memorial on the site.
2023-09-22 17:55
Climate change has ravaged India's rice stock. Now its export ban could deepen a global food crisis
Satish Kumar sits in front of his submerged rice paddy in India's Haryana state, looking despairingly at his ruined crops.
2023-08-29 09:57
'We can do it too': Meet Blackswan, the K-pop group with no Korean members
Cheers ring out as the four women take to the stage and launch into a synchronized dance routine in front of giant speakers blasting music.
2023-08-26 07:59
Inside the school teaching North Korean defectors how to live in the outside world
This school is supposed to prepare North Korean defectors for the real world. But some say it does little to help -- and the system needs an overhaul.
2023-07-16 08:52
U.S. Navy plane flies through Taiwan Strait after Chinese drills
TAIPEI A U.S. Navy patrol plane flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, following two days of
2023-07-13 16:26
She dreamed of defending Japan. Instead, her fellow soldiers sexually assaulted her
Rina Gonoi vowed to bring her alleged tormentors to justice after she says she endured physical and verbal sexual abuse while serving in Japan's Self-Defense Force.
2023-07-10 10:18
South Korea is cutting 'killer questions' from an 8-hour exam some blame for a fertility rate crisis
Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can walk, many parents have already begun scouting out elite private preschools.
2023-07-02 08:20
Why Chinese students are taking graduation photos looking 'more dead than alive'
One photo shows the young woman sprawled facedown on the ground in a graduation gown, her tasseled cap discarded to the side. Others show her slumped over a chair, collapsed against a wall, and hanging listlessly over a staircase banister.
2023-06-24 07:53
Why Japan is rethinking its rape laws and raising the age of consent from 13
Japan is finally changing its age of consent and definition of rape, after previous attempts were blocked by government inertia and opponents who deemed the amendments unnecessary.
2023-06-17 08:58
Dutch intelligence warned CIA about alleged Ukrainian plot to attack Nord Stream pipelines, Netherlands' public broadcaster reports
Dutch military intelligence warned the American intelligence service, CIA, last year about an alleged Ukrainian plan to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines three months before they were hit, Dutch public broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday without specifying a source.
2023-06-14 04:49