The city-state wants to stamp out e-cigarettes with harsh penalties including caning and fines.

The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the "founding executive board", the White House says.

BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from the Iranian-Armenian border as internet shutdown continues following deadly protests.

The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler has been reporting from Greenland and dissects why the island has so much value in the eyes of President Trump.

The president made the threat while a bipartisan group of US lawmakers were visiting Denmark in the hope of easing tensions over the territory.

Carney says Canada's relationship with China has become "more predictable" than that with the US, as his country searches for trade certainty.

Carney says Canada's relationship with China has become "more predictable" than that with the US, as his country searches for trade certainty.

The opposition leader says she has a mandate to lead the country after the US seized its president.

Thirty-one years have passed since the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck on January 17th, 1995, killing 6,434 people, with communities across Hyogo Prefecture offering prayers for the victims at 5:46 a.m., the moment the disaster hit, as the aging of those who lived through the quake makes it increasingly difficult to pass on its lessons to the next generation. (News On Japan)

Nearly a year has passed since Osaka banned smoking on streets across the entire city, but reporting on the ground has found growing frustration from residents and smokers alike, along with business owners warning they are reaching their limits. (News On Japan)

Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has decided not to run in the next House of Representatives election and intends to retire at the end of his current term, with a formal announcement expected on January 17th. (News On Japan)

The opposition leader says she has a mandate to lead the country after the US seized its president.

Dozens of suitcases lined the shelves of a police warehouse near Narita Airport, with around 200 pieces of luggage being stored after being left behind inside the airport, highlighting a growing problem that has become increasingly visible across Japan. (News On Japan)

Reza Pahlavi, an opposition leader based in the US, called for "surgical" strikes on Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

Ongoing floods in the north-eastern provinces of South Africa has led to the closure of the world-famous Kruger National Park.

Myanmar says The Gambia has failed to provide enough evidence of genocide against the Muslim-minority people.

Myanmar says The Gambia has failed to provide enough evidence of genocide against the Muslim-minority people.

He has been a prominent voice calling for protests against Iran's authoritarian regime to continue.

The pair discussed economic opportunities and preventing Venezuela becoming a place for "America's adversaries", a US official said.

The pair discussed economic opportunities and preventing Venezuela becoming a place for "America's adversaries", a US official said.