Japan sweltered in a new record temperature of 41.2C on Wednesday, with the mercury also hitting 40C in the ancient capital ...

Premium German carmaker Mercedes-Benz said Wednesday its second-quarter profit plunged nearly 70 percent due to US tariffs ...

Two prominent Israeli human rights organizations have concluded in a new report that Israel is committing genocide in ...

Lorena Wiebes remains the queen of sprinting. The 26-year-old Dutchwoman secured her second win in a row, coming out on top ...

Chile, the world's biggest copper producer, is hoping for a last-minute deal to stop the United States from imposing a ...

Like many people affected by serious illness in ex-Soviet Central Asia, Almagul Ibrayeva is having trouble finding medicine ...

The spur to build Toronto's billion-dollar-plus flood prevention project dates back to a devastating hurricane in 1954, but ...

Leon Marchand geared up for an assault on the 200m individual medley world record Wednesday as he cruised through the heats ...

Japan is waging war on "host clubs" -- where men entertain women willing to pay for romance, but authorities and industry ...

As blistering summer heat sweeps across the Balkans, poorly managed and illegal dumpsites are bursting into flames, sparking ...

Thousands of carpets and kilim rugs spread out in the sun form a festive and kaleidoscopic patchwork on the outskirts of ...

Former Canada women's football coach Bev Priestman said Wednesday she "didn't feel safe" living in North America following ...