TOKYO - When Yohei Fukuda left for England more than a decade ago to learn his trade as a master leather shoemaker, he could hardly have imagined that his native Japan would one day become a leader in this traditionally European art.
BERLIN - Diaries, prescription glasses and a cigarette case are among some 100 items belonging to John Lennon that have been recovered in Berlin after they were allegedly stolen by Yoko Ono's driver last year, German officials said on Tuesday.
HERALD, West Virginia - A half century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent killer.
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim believes the next head of the agency should be decided on merit rather than nationality.
BUKAVU, DR Congo - For the past 12 years, Chinese peacekeepers have been providing assistance to the SOS Children's Village in the city of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
NAIROBI - Stacy Awuor developed a love for soccer at a tender age while growing up in Nairobi's Mathare slums, where poverty and other social problems have always conspired to deny youngsters a chance to realize their dreams.
NEW DELHI - People breathing New Delhi's acrid air for the past month have suffered burning eyes and rasping throats, so the notion of thousands of distance runners gulping down lungful after lungful may have seemed strange. But even as the polluted air threatens health, India seems to be embracing physical fitness.
SINGAPORE - In the battle against the car, space-starved Singapore has deployed road tolls, massive spending on public transport and a license fee that bumps the cost of an average vehicle to over $80,000.
LONDON - A coffee-based biofuel will be used to help power London's public buses from Monday in a bid to reduce transport emission, local media reported.
A little girl's interest in wanting to talk about Chinese food put her on a path to study the language.
HANOI - At Vietnam's Old Flames market, curious customers peruse love letters and pick through perfumes, candles and clothes - relics from failed relationships put on sale by forlorn lovers.
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel was left battling for political survival on Monday after high-stakes talks to form a new government collapsed, plunging the country into a crisis that could trigger fresh elections.
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