Forty people were killed when a fire swept through a busy bar in Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve.

The US president has repeatedly said he wants the island to become a part of the US.

A Paris court found them guilty of "malicious" bullying towards the wife of the French president.

A Paris court found them guilty of "malicious" bullying towards the wife of the French president.

Trade, regional security and Beijing's unofficial ban on Korean pop culture are on the agenda.

The 243kg fish went to a man known as the Tuna King, who said "the year's first tuna brings good luck".

Cuba's president said military and intelligence operatives were providing protection to captured leader Nicolás Maduro.

Trump said Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez could "pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro" if she "doesn't do what's right".

Twelve men dressed only in traditional loincloths took part in a New Year pilgrimage in the biting cold of Nemuro, eastern Hokkaido, as temperatures plunged to minus 6 degrees Celsius. (News On Japan)

Trade, regional security and Beijing's unofficial ban on Korean pop culture are on the agenda.

The annual New Year “Karuta Hajime” ceremony was held on January 3rd at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward, where women known as “karuta-hime,” dressed in elegant Heian-period court robes, performed the opening match of the Hyakunin Isshu classical poetry card game. (News On Japan)

Liveliness returned to Japan’s top tuna landing port as the first tuna auction of the year was held in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, where prayers were offered for a safe and abundant fishing season. (News On Japan)

Sciences Po Saint-Germain near Paris trains current French secret agents and potential new recruits.

India’s aviation boom, delivery delays and a Russia tie-up revive the long-running question of building planes at home.

The way people pay respects at family graves in Japan is undergoing rapid change, driven in part by shifting lifestyles and difficult realities surrounding grave maintenance. (News On Japan)

Japan’s professional baseball business continues to evolve, with teams increasingly adopting aggressive strategies to expand revenue beyond the game itself. (News On Japan)

Around 130 worshippers were unable to return home on the night of January 2nd after icy road conditions caused by heavy snowfall led to road closures around Mitsumine Shrine in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture. (News On Japan)

The World of Love has been praised for its touching, empathetic portrayal of life after sexual assault.

Snow fell across the Kinki region from January 2nd to January 3rd, particularly in northern areas, with Kyoto’s Kinkakuji Temple donning its first snow cover of the winter. (News On Japan)

It is the latest in a spate of violent attacks in Niger state, and comes a day after officials said schools could reopen following a mass abduction last year.