Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday said he was released after years of incarceration only because he had pleaded guilty to doing "journalism", which he described as a pillar of ...

Shigeru Ishiba became Japanese prime minister on Tuesday, seeking to restore the ruling party's popularity and tackle a ...

British rock band Coldplay's upcoming tour of India has triggered a police investigation and dismayed fans after scalpers ...

Two decades ago, Miguel Angel Garcia harvested grapes and grains on his farm in central Spain, like his father and ...

Many amateur French sports clubs are struggling to cope with a wave of enquiries and a boom in wannabee players sparked by ...

Tokyo led most Asian markets higher Tuesday as a weaker yen boosted exporters and helped traders recover some of their hefty ...

A new Henri Matisse retrospective in Switzerland offers visitors a rare chance to follow his artistic journey via works from ...

Each man gobbled up 44 pork rolls in 10 minutes, but it was the last bite that earned one of them the $2,000 top prize in the ...

Every year in India's megacity Kolkata, the world's oldest trade gets fleeting respect from an ancient custom -- when soil ...

As the election cycle enters an urgent, final five weeks, both Democrats and Republicans are engaging in questionable tactics ...

Dockworkers at major ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts began walking off the job early Tuesday after last-minute ...

Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday, recovering some of the losses suffered in the previous day's rout, as the yen weakened against the ...