A journalist close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has defended her view that South Korean women who were sent into Japanese WWII military brothels were not sex slaves, accusing a liberal-leaning newspaper of fabrication.

French Polynesia’s president says leaders in France’s collectivity of islands in the South Pacific 'lied' to the population over the dangers of nuclear testing.

A luxury hotel opening outside Shanghai is offering guests with deep pockets the chance of a very deep sleep.

Hong Kong’s economic growth sank to a two-year low in the latest quarter and the government warned it will face headwinds from U.S.-Chinese trade tension, weakening global demand and higher interest rates.

The head of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavaria-only conservative ally says he will step down from the post early next year.

North Korea on Friday said it will deport an American citizen it detained for illegal entrance, an apparent concession to the United States that came even as it announced the test of a newly developed but unspecified 'ultramodern' weapon that will be seen as a pressuring tactic by Washington.

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Israel’s outgoing defense minister says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to accept an informal truce with Gaza’s Hamas rulers amounts to 'utter capitulation to terrorism.'

The leader of a far-right party in Germany is defending herself against suggestions she might have accepted campaign donations that were illegal.

The head of the European Central Bank indicated a first interest rate increase could be postponed if unexpected trouble strikes the 19 countries that use the euro as their currency.