WASHINGTON - The two companies leading the pack in the pursuit of space tourism have said that they are only months away from their first out-of-this-world passenger flights - though neither has set a firm date.
KURASHIKI, Japan - Municipal workers in Japan struggled on Friday to restore the water supply in the nation's flood-hit western region a week after inundation caused by a record downpour killed more than 200 people in the worst weather disaster in 36 years.
VIESCA, Mexico - Driving through the endless dunes and cactuses of the Chihuahuan desert in northern Mexico, a shimmering blue field suddenly appears on the horizon - not a mirage, but the largest solar park in Latin America.
The Wednesday meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Syria issues may influence the upcoming summit between Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump, analysts said.
Protests started in the United Kingdom on Thursday, hours before US President Donald Trump was due to fly in for a four-day visit sandwiched between meetings with NATO leaders and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
NEW DELHI - A lawmaker from India's ruling party was charged on Wednesday in connection with the rape of a teenage girl, a case that has embarrassed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government amid a spate of sexual violence that has stirred street protests.
Rescue and cleanup efforts are continuing in western Japan after it was hit hard by flooding and landslides caused by record downpours. The worst rain-related disaster since 1982 has killed at least 200, leaving dozens still unaccounted for, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON - US lawmakers went on record on Wednesday to express their frustration with the Donald Trump administration's growing use of tariffs as the Senate passed a nonbinding resolution designed to give Congress more say about trade penalties imposed in the name of national security.
It has been a month since the historic Kim-Trump summit took place in Singapore. Yet whether Washington and Pyongyang can start a new bilateral relationship, as stated in their joint statement, remains unclear.
BRUSSELS - US President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on Germany at the start of a tense NATO summit on Wednesday, accusing Berlin of being "captive" to Russia and demanding it and other allies immediately step up military spending.
Londoners and visitors packed the streets of the capital of the United Kingdom on Tuesday to view a spectacular flypast of Royal Air Force aircraft over the city.
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