There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no sweeping trade breakthrough as Trump met Xi in Beijing.

An industry body survey found hotels in World Cup host cities see the tournament as a "non-event".

"Patriotic" UK anti-immigration social media accounts have been traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening "traditional Russian values".

Modi has urged Indians to save dollars as war and oil shocks strain the rupee and economy further this year.

Abortion pills are the most common method of terminating pregnancies in the US.

Abortion pills are the most common method of terminating pregnancies in the US.

We revisit our two popular videos about Japanese Public and Private Elementary school lunches and brought them together in one video so you could see the contrast between the two. (Japanese Food Craftsman)

Tens of thousands of Israeli celebrants have marched through the area captured by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

Italy says the incident happened at a depth of 50m. Maldivian rescuers have so far found one body.

A moped had been used in the deadly stray-bullet shooting of a 7-month-old in Brooklyn last month, officials said.

Kagome announced on May 14th that it will temporarily redesign several ketchup products by reducing printed packaging areas and adopting mostly transparent labels as worsening tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt supplies of white ink and other petroleum-based packaging materials across Japan. (News On Japan)

The 11 survivors spent roughly five hours on a life raft, before being rescued by the US Air Force off Florida coast.

JR Hokkaido is moving ahead with discussions over a so-called "vertical separation" system for railway lines the company says it can no longer maintain on its own. (News On Japan)

A UN judge admits the 84-year-old is "in the final stages of his life", but says prison conditions in The Hague ensure his maximum comfort.

The nagatitan is the largest dinosaur found in South-East Asia and weighs as much as nine elephants.

The nagatitan is the largest dinosaur found in South-East Asia and weighs as much as nine elephants.

Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows

As El Niño develops this year, scientists are increasingly confident it could be one of the strongest on record with global consequences, as Simon King explains.

As El Niño develops this year, scientists are increasingly confident it could be one of the strongest on record with global consequences, as Simon King explains.