Guest post by Lawrence Sellin Washington D.C.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has officially announced an Asian tour, without mentioning whether she will visit Taiwan.

Japanese authorities have issued a heatstroke alert for prefectures from northeastern through western regions as an intense sunshine is bringing another sweltering day on Sunday.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A small explosive device carried by a makeshift drone blew up Sunday at the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean Peninsula, wounding six people and prompting the cancellation of ceremonies there honoring Russia's navy…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wildfires in California and Montana exploded in size overnight amid windy, hot conditions and were quickly encroaching on neighborhoods, forcing evacuation orders for over 100 homes Saturday, while an Idaho blaze was spreading.

PARIS (AP) — The Mona Lisa may maintain her famously enigmatic smile because she benefits from one of Paris’ best-kept secrets: An underground cooling system that’s helped the Louvre cope with the sweltering heat that has broken temperature records across…

There is no reason for China and the US “to come to blows” should US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit Taiwan during her current trip to Asia, the White House said on Friday, underscoring the international tensions surrounding her travel…

India News: The NIA on Sunday conducted searches in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. The raids in the six states were con

US News: SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may get to build his own airport outside of Austin, Texas, media reports say.

McKinney wildfire in California balloons 62 times overnight, while Montana's Elmo fire trebles to more than 11 square miles.

The prime minister, who represents a district in Hiroshima, is also expected to call for greater transparency among nuclear powers regarding their stockpiles and capabilities.

Tokyo prosecutors suspect that the payments to Takahashi were made as a reward for helping Aoki Holdings become a Tokyo Games official sponsor.

Spiez Laboratory was tasked last year by the WHO to be the first in a global network of high-security laboratories that will grow, store and share newly discovered microbes.

Morocco's King Mohammed VI used an address on Saturday to "once again" reiterate his openness to restoring ties with Algeria, which broke off diplomatic relations with Rabat last year.

One of Ukraine's richest men and his wife die in a bombardment of the southern city of Mykolaiv.

The ex-French colony will start teaching English at junior schools this year, the president says.

A Virginia woman shopping at a grocery store found herself face to face with a snake inside a bag of popcorn that she says ended up being as long as her grocery cart.

The print edition of Sing Tao Daily, which publishes in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary, will end on Aug. 28. 

WIEJKOWO, Poland (AP) — More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a European king whose nickname lives on through wireless technolo...