TOKYO (AP) — Japan's parliament has approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign concerns that Japanese mothers can take
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government is looking into re-opening official talks with North Korea to resolve questions over the abductions of Japanese
BEIJING (AP) — Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the c
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians have done all the legal work necessary to join 63 U.N.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global
BERLIN (AP) — It started out simple enough: German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized constitutional changes that have been made in Hungary.
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Talks will resume soon between the Malian government and an ethnic Tuareg rebel group whose influence has been
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry challenged Congress on Monday to go beyond its investigations of embassy security and help ensure t
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An international human rights group said Monday that respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in
