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The ICJ is holding hearings all week on the legal implications of Israel’s occupation since 1967, with 52 countries expected to give evidence
Tokyo has a history of cancelled Olympics – but a different type of war caused it to cancel in 1940
Here are some of the key questions as one of the world’s natural disaster hotspots prepares to host one of the world’s biggest sporting events
The long-running trade war between the world’s top two economies looked poised to dominate the agenda of the group of 20 summit
The firm downgraded its projection for net profit in the fiscal year to March 2019 from 410-billion yen to 319-billion yen
The much-anticipated second meeting between the two leaders was supposed to build on their historic first summit in Singapore
The normally sleepy Vietnamese border station of Dong Dang spruced itself up for Kim’s arrival after the leader’s 4 000km odyssey through China
The case of the once-revered tycoon has gripped Japan and the business world since he was arrested as he stepped off his private jet
The IOC has been losing patience with boxing since a judging scandal at the Rio Games in 2016
Nissan’s board will decide on Thursday whether to remove the 64-year-old tycoon as chairman
It was more than a decade since the last inter-Korean summit and Friday’s meeting in the Demilitarised Zone did not disappoint
The main opposition in Greece has called for early elections as PM Pandreou scurries to form a unity government after narrowly escaping a recall.
Paul the octopus, who shot to fame during this year’s Soccer World Cup for his flawless record in predicting game outcomes, has died.
Publishers and authors at the world’s biggest book fair are battling to entice a new generation of readers with the latest multimedia products.
Flags in Duisburg flew at half mast on Monday as investigators probed allegations over lax safety measures at a techno festival where 19 people died.
John Demjanjuk (89) was brought into court on a stretcher on Monday to face charges that he helped kill tens of thousands of Jews in World War II.
German officials were investigating on Monday how accurate results of the country’s election appeared on Twitter before polling stations closed.
Barring a huge election day surprise on Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to win a second term at the helm of Europe’s top economy.
