TOKYO, Japan: Japan has a new top sumo wrestler — and he's Japanese. Onosato, who weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds), has become a yokozuna,...

SEOUL, South Korea: A fire broke out this week in a building near the historic Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul. The building holds some...

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines: A Chinese ship got stuck in shallow waters near a Philippine-controlled island in the disputed South...

Nearly three months after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar, the country remains trapped in a deepening crisis, compounded by...

HONG KONG: In a bid to tackle its declining birth rate, China will soon require all major hospitals to offer epidural anesthesia during...

(250617) -- BUDAPEST, June 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Kaju Haruka (L) of Japan and Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard of Canada compete during the...

SEOUL/LONDON: A wave of flight cancellations and diversions swept across the airline industry on June 13 after Israel launched strikes...

WUSHI, Taiwan: Inspired by how Ukraine has used sea drones effectively against Russia in the Black Sea, Taiwan is learning how to use...

ZURICH, Switzerland: In a breakthrough that could reshape the future of sustainable materials, scientists at Empa's Cellulose and Wood...

SEATTLE/BENGALURU: Boeing is once again under scrutiny following the crash of an Air India 787-8 Dreamliner that killed nearly all...

LOS ANGELES, California: Brian Wilson, the musical genius behind many of the Beach Boys' greatest hits like Good Vibrations and God...

NEW YORK, New York - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it is deeply concerning that Israel is carrying...