Emperor Naruhito composed a poem about the aspirations of children he has met around Japan for the annual New Year Poetry ...

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Jan 12 (Reuters) - Flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air jet that crashed on Dec. 29, killing 179 people, stopped recording about four minutes before it crashed, South Korea's ...

The Pemberton Mill, a large cotton goods factory, collapses without warning, killing an estimated 145 workers and injuring another 166. It is one of the worst industrial accidents in the state's ...

Russian officials have warned of severe environmental damage after tons of fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more than two weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, near Moscow-occupied Crimea.

President Biden is bequeathing his successor a nation that by many measures is in good shape, even if voters remain unconvinced. By Peter Baker Reporting from Washington To hear President-elect ...

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The year 2024 has been a rollercoaster for Bollywood at the box office, with films spanning the spectrum of performance categories, from All Time Blockbusters to outright Disasters. The ...

Indian authorities say they have moved hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste remaining more than 40 years after the world’s deadliest industrial disaster struck the city of Bhopal. The waste ...