Japan's lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved a controversial bill to double sales tax, despite a rebellion from lawmakers in the governing party. Of the 459 votes cast, 363 were...
New Zealand passed legislation Tuesday paving the way for the government to partially privatise billions of dollars worth of state-owned energy assets in a bid to rein in the country's...
South Korea will ban the catching of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins for use in shows by designating them as protected mammals, the maritime affairs ministry said Tuesday. An upcoming bill will also...
Rebel forces and Syrian army units were locked in fierce clashes around elite Republican Guard posts in the suburbs of Damascus on Tuesday, a monitoring group said. "Violent clashes are taking...
Italian police on Tuesday arrested the blond godmother of a mafia clan in Naples, along with 65 other suspected gangsters accused of extortion, possessing illegal arms, robbery and dealing drugs. "Raffaella...
Russian President Vladimir Putin was to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Tuesday during a rare trip aimed at boosting Russia's regional role. The...
Here are some of the dumbest Facebook status updates this week: 1. Goodbye America! Hello New York!!! 2. Does anyone hate BMW cup holders? Its so ridiculous, but it won’t release my ...
Note to the unemployed: Bank robbery is not a lucrative gig. This may come as a somewhat of a surprise. Bank robbers always seem to do so well after a...
Mischo Erban, 28, became the fastest human in the world on a longboard when he beat the previous record by 10.5mph. The daredevil reached the staggering speed on a road...
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