More than 80% of the country's 100 million inhabitants are Catholic. Filipinos nationwide are celebrating the new pope.

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a defense of his country's invasion of Ukraine at a ceremony to mark the 80th ...

Okinawa prefectural assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution and a statement in response to a series of sexual assault ...

Ukraine and Russia are accusing each other of violating a three-day ceasefire unilaterally declared by Moscow.

The value of China's exports to the United States plunged in April amid rising trade tensions between the world's two largest ...

The suspect in a stabbing incident at a Tokyo subway station has begun revealing motives for the alleged attack to ...

A photo exhibition of the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck central Myanmar in March is underway in Bangkok, Thailand.

An American has been chosen as pope for the first time in history. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Roman ...

North Korea's latest missile launches are part of a wider military buildup, as the country nears the end of its five-year ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator has praised the efforts the US and UK in striking a trade deal. But he stressed that the situation with his country remains unresolved.

Japan's trade minister Muto Yoji says his officials will carefully assess the trade deal the United States struck with Britain.

The European Union's trade chief has indicated that the bloc is interested in a key trade pact centered on the Asia-Pacific region to counter steep tariffs announced by the US.