Seven out of 27 volcanic disaster prevention officers stationed at volcano monitoring centers and meteorological observatories acr...

NAGASAKI -- A guest researcher at Nagasaki University's Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition is working on creating a dat...

Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, where smoking outside on the street is banned, has begun introducing measures to increase the financial supp...

A smartphone app developed by the Hyogo Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution allows users to see photos and videos ...

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- Worried relatives of a Jordanian fighter pilot asked their government Sunday to be more open about negotiati...

"Ari no mama de." As many of us know, this is the Japanese title of the hit song "Let it Go," which featured in a popular animated...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- In the wake of news about the purported killing of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, his family and friends on Sund...

BOSTON (AP) -- North America has an "enormous interest" in building diplomatic relationships with Cuba, Secretary of State John Ke...

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) -- A North Carolina-based firm says it employed the three military contractors who were shot to ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- The former head of Colombia's intelligence agency ended several years on the run and surrendered to face ...

NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's third trip abroad in recent months provides an opportunity to build hi...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A downtown Los Angeles mosque that forbids men from attending may be the first of its kind in the United State...

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican investigated two cases of child pornography possession in the past year, officials said Saturday....

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) -- An audacious, nearly 7,000-mile (11,265-kilometer)-long trip across the Pacific Ocean came to an e...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- President Michelle Bachelet sent legislation to Congress on Saturday proposing to allow some abortions in ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City man is facing animal cruelty charges after police say neighbors witnessed him beat his puppy and ...

SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemen's president will not reconsider his resignation, despite pressure for him to do so by rebels who contro...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid brushed off an early goal and thrashed Real Sociedad 4-1 withou...

PERTH, Australia (AP) -- England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and chose to bowl Sunday in the one-day tri-series final against...

--HOENIX (AP) -- Junior Seau, Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley and Will Shields were elected Saturday to the Pro Football H...