The death toll from torrential rains and floods in western Japan has topped 200, the Japan Times reported on Friday.  According to the newspaper, 204 people have been confirmed dead, with dozens still missing. Search and rescue operations with more than 70,000 rescuers...

Chancellor Angela Merkel made no new pledge on Thursday to increase defense spending of Germany, despite a stark warning by the U.S. President Donald Trump.  Speaking to reporters on the second and final day of the NATO summit in Brussels, Merkel stuck to her government’s earlier...

The last thing Diaa, 24, remembers is the growl of an aircraft above his village in Deraa, Syria, the target of a brutal offensive by the regime against the rebels. He and an employee had gone outside their shop to take a look. The ground was suddenly ripped from beneath their feet. The...

Croatia have relied on mental strength to defy limited resources and become the smallest nation in 68 years to reach a World Cup final, said defender Dejan Lovren. Zlatko Dalic's men have taken the long road to a meeting with France in Moscow on Sunday after three lots of extra-time and...