The families of two Indian women are anxiously waiting for news after the deadly flash floods.

Severe thunderstorms brought torrential rain, lightning, hail and a tornado to Hokkaido on August 28, disrupting rail and air travel and leaving some passengers stranded overnight at New Chitose Airport, as unstable atmospheric conditions triggered intense downpours across Japan. (News On Japan)

The late king, who reigned for 35 years, broke with tradition by marrying a commoner and was widely loved by Norwegians.

Japan's expansion of effectively free high school tuition is giving families greater freedom to choose between public and private schools, but the policy is also accelerating a shift toward private education, leaving many public schools short of students and raising concerns that new forms of educational inequality are emerging. (News On Japan)

The Japanese government has revised its assessment of active faults across the Kinki region for the first time in about 20 years, increasing the number of fault zones considered at the highest level of concern for earthquakes of magnitude 6.8 or greater from three to eight. (News On Japan)

Norway's King Harald V has died aged 89 after being treated for a bacterial infection in his blood.

Nepal's Prime Minister Secretariat shared footage showing army personnel rescuing people from a hydropower tunnel.

The late king, who reigned for 35 years, broke with tradition by marrying a commoner and was widely loved by Norwegians.

Hundreds have died or are missing in Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

Selena Gomez's lawyer says the fraud case is "absurd" - but it is far from unusual for celebrity family business relationships to go wrong.

Selena Gomez's lawyer says the fraud case is "absurd" - but it is far from unusual for celebrity family business relationships to go wrong.

China says a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may burst in the coming days.

The AI startup has been at loggerheads with the Pentagon over the use of AI by the US military.

The AI startup has been at loggerheads with the Pentagon over the use of AI by the US military.

Hundreds have died or are missing in Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

Andrew and Tristan Tate's legal team argued in a Miami court that the two were not a flight risk.

Andrew and Tristan Tate's legal team argued in a Miami court that the two were not a flight risk.

Trump's order comes after the trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi moved on August 28 to contain market concern over her government’s spending plans, saying Japan will aim to cap new government bond issuance at around 40 trillion yen in the fiscal 2027 budget while still pursuing food-tax relief, growth investment and measures to support households facing higher prices. (News On Japan)

Tokyo stocks rose on August 28, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 66,405.56, up 273.58 points, or 0.41%, as information-technology, software, automaker and selected semiconductor-related shares gained after a U.S. technology rally, while investors remained cautious before Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech. (News On Japan)