Catch up on the key moments from election night.
The businessman had previously pleaded guilty to bribing senior officials with cash and sex parties.
The attacks targeted couriers in Poland, Germany and the UK, Polish prosecutors say.
Benjamin Netanyahu says there is a "crisis of trust" between him and Yoav Gallant, and replaces him with Israel Katz.
An image posted on Chinese social media has caused a stir, showing a recruitment ad offering free admission tickets to Tokyo Disney Resort in exchange for assistance with reselling exclusive merchandise. (News On Japan)
In a residential neighborhood in Hiroshima Prefecture, a suspicious man was recently spotted leaning close to other people's laundry, carefully examining each item. His target: the clothing of a junior high school girl. (News On Japan)
Japan’s traditional sake brewing has taken a step closer to being recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO's Evaluation Body, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has recommended that Japan’s “traditional sake brewing” practices, including sake, shochu, and awamori production, be registered as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, according to Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. (News On Japan)
Algerian Kamel Daoud wins the Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, a searing account of his country’s 1990s conflict.
Algerian Kamel Daoud wins the Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, a searing account of his country’s 1990s conflict.
Osaka Prefecture’s legislative assembly approved an amendment on Tuesday to raise the accommodation tax imposed on travelers as a measure against overtourism. (News On Japan)
Netanyahu says trust between him Gallant has "eroded" in recent months.
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville spent two weeks with Lebanese Civil Defense Force crews in the Bekaa Valley.
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville spent two weeks with Lebanese Civil Defense Force crews in the Bekaa Valley.
Steeplechaser Benjamin Lagat was stabbed to death in Kenya on New Year's Eve last year.
Steeplechaser Benjamin Lagat was stabbed to death in Kenya on New Year's Eve last year.
A week on, recriminations fly over who was to blame for Spain's worst natural disaster in living memory.
A week on, recriminations fly over who was to blame for Spain's worst natural disaster in living memory.
The tiny satellite built by Japan will test the suitability of timber as a renewable material in space.
The judiciary contradicts state media reports from 28 October that Jamshid Sharmahd was put to death.
Prosecutors said the group was undertaking training for the collapse of German society
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