Japan's weather officials say Tropical Storm Meari will likely make landfall on the central region of Tokai or the Kanto region, which includes Tokyo, on Saturday.

Japan's new minister in charge of consumer affairs, Kono Taro, has instructed his agency to set up a panel to investigate the marketing practices of groups involved in so-called spiritual sales.

Major Japanese truck maker Hino Motors and its parent, Toyota Motor, have been slapped with a class action suit in the United States over what is described as "alleged historical misconduct."

At an intersection in the western Kenyan town of Eldoret, two groups of men stand on opposite street corners, gathered around newspaper stands, and whooping and gesturing at results so far from Tuesday's election.

A prison face-off between members of two cartels caused a riot and shootouts that killed 11 people, most civilians.

DENVER (AP) — The fliers piled up in mailboxes in central South Dakota like snow during a high-plains blizzard: “Transgender Sex Education in Schools?” one asked. “Vote Against Sex Ed Radical Mary Duvall for State Senate.”

BEIJING (AP) — Latvia and Estonia say they have left a Chinese-backed forum aimed at boosting relations with Eastern European countries, in what appears to be a new setback for China's increasingly assertive diplomacy.

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — About 21,000 fish died of possible chlorine exposure at a University of California, Davis research and care facility, school officials said Thursday. The university is investigating a “catastrophic failure” at the UC Davis Center for…

Hot weather latest as wildfires erupt in Essex and north London due to "tinderbox conditions" on Sunday; two people are reported dead in water-related incidents in Doncaster and Skegness; thunderstorm warnings are in place until Wednesday.

The Rhine is a key shipping route for Germany and Europe - so what happens if it's too shallow to use?

"Soldiers are everywhere," says one worker at Zaporizhzhia. "Everyone is kept at gunpoint."

The goat is taken down from its pedestal on Friday for the second day in a row as temperatures soar.

Police believe the alleged gang member could have been burrowing into a bank near the Vatican.

Video filmed by emergency services shows the weather phenomenon in a field.

Hot temperatures and strong winds formed a 'firenado' in California on Wednesday.