A US news website says the White House is planning to resume nuclear talks with Iran in Norway next week.

Russian state-run media says Moscow has officially recognized Afghanistan's Taliban government. Russia has become the first ...

A novel depicting yakuza gangster life by a Japanese author has won a prestigious British award for crime fiction.

The Japan Meteorological Agency is urging people in the southwestern island village of Toshima to stay vigilant against more ...

Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have passed President Donald Trump's domestic policy bill, which had been ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with US President Donald Trump in a phone call on Thursday. The Kremlin said Putin ...

Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty on Tuesday as it proceeds with a ...

Data from the US Labor Department shows the country's job market remains steady. That's despite concerns the Trump ...

Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has been named Thailand's acting prime minister. He took over the role from ...

The Chinese military has dispatched a domestic aircraft carrier to Hong Kong for the first time since the territory was ...

Paper money is losing its appeal, but the country continues to lag in the global shift to cashless payments. One surprising ...

Campaigning for the Upper House election is officially underway in Japan. NHK World's Kikuyama Kengo explains why this ...