How young millennials and Generation Z - people in their twenties to early forties - have become obsessed with this fitness craze.

Can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain confidential?

A leak exposes for the first time the extent of Russia’s misuse of Interpol to request the arrest of critics.

A leak exposes for the first time the extent of Russia’s misuse of Interpol to request the arrest of critics.

The gun-lobby group, typically aligned with Trump, criticises a suggestion that those who carry guns risk being lawfully shot.

The gun-lobby group, typically aligned with Trump, criticises a suggestion that those who carry guns risk being lawfully shot.

BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed picture of what happened.

The interior minister condemned the attack, which police say they are investigating.

The government on January 23rd compiled a comprehensive set of measures after holding a ministerial meeting on foreign resident policy, stressing the need for “orderly coexistence.” (News On Japan)

Airport quarantine inspectors in Japan are repeatedly finding prohibited foods hidden inside souvenirs, from pork and chicken products to fruit and even vegetable seeds, as travelers return from overseas unaware that strict import rules apply. (News On Japan)

Karasuyama washi, a traditional Japanese paper with a history spanning some 1,300 years, is now being produced at full pace during the coldest part of the year, as workshops enter their busiest season making sheets used for graduation certificates. (News On Japan)

Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo’s twin pandas, Xiaoxiao and Leilei, were seen for the last time in Japan on January 25th, after it was decided they will be returned to China. (News On Japan)

The worst flooding in a generation hits Mozambique with teams from Brazil, South Africa and the UK helping with the rescue.

The worst flooding in a generation hits Mozambique with teams from Brazil, South Africa and the UK helping with the rescue.

It is the latest batch of detainees freed since the US seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a raid.

It is the latest batch of detainees freed since the US seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a raid.

A powerful winter storm swept across the country, with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures affecting millions.

Bystander footage has captured the seconds before the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.

French officials seized the tanker, named the Grinch, in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday.

Alex Honnold has become the first person to climb the Taiwanese building alone without safety equipment.