Governor pledges to stay despite scandals

Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe on Monday did not show his intention to resign after a third-party investigation deemed that many of his uses of political funds were inappropriate.

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Clinton ready to break one glass ceiling

Hillary Clinton has reached the number of delegates needed to capture the Democratic US presidential nomination, according to tallies by two US media outlets, as she and rival Bernie Sanders face off on Tuesday in contests in six states.

Brazilian-Lebanese return 'home'

Two rural Bekaa Valley villages emerge a mix of Arab and Latino cultures in Middle East

Syrian children become families' breadwinners

Thirteen-year-old Ali Rajab is on his feet an average of 12 hours a day, cleaning, filling perfume bottles and helping sell mobile phones at the shop in Beirut where he works.

US Navy bans alcohol on Okinawa

An officer arrested for drunk-driving triggers new criticism, base restrictions

Unique lapis lazuli stone helps fuel nation's long-term conflict

Afghanistan's mineral wealth is helping fuel the war that has long ravaged the country, with armed anti-government groups - including the Taliban - earning up to $20 million a year from illegal mining of lapis lazuli, a London-based corruption watchdog said on Monday.

Malls in international shopping haven suffer as locals, tourists curb spending

After serving only a handful of customers in five hours on a recent weekday, Sam Goh said he was worried the sportswear shop he manages, LIV ACTIV, will eventually join other brands in leaving Singapore's Orchard Road shopping boulevard.

Severe turbulence injures several on Malaysia Airlines flight

An unspecified number of passengers and crew were injured when a Malaysia Airlines flight from London to Kuala Lumpur was hit by severe turbulence, the carrier said, as photos emerged showing a cabin strewed with debris and upended meal carts.

Israelis march through Jerusalem's Old City

Thousands of Israelis marched through Jerusalem's Old City amid high tensions on Sunday to commemorate the capture of the city's eastern sector in the 1967 Mideast war.

Ex-banker takes narrow lead in presidential election

Both candidates are fiscal conservatives who would maintain a free-market model

Miss USA to take a break from Army

The newly crowned Miss USA is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia who gave perhaps the strongest answer of the night when asked about women in combat.