JAPAN

In Europe, all eyes were on Greece, after its new prime minister Alexis Tsipras ruled out extending its bailout.

Relations between the U.S. and China have been affected by issues related to cyberattacks, and territorial disputes in the Western Pacific.

Data published on Sunday showed China's trade performance slumped in January.

The country's exports fell 3.3 percent from year-ago levels while imports tumbled 19.9 percent, highlighting deepening weakness in its economy.

Volcanic eruptions in Japan and Russia could be responsible for making rain in the U.S. Pacific Northwest appear darker and thicker.

"The Legend of Zelda" series on Netflix will be like a "Game of Thrones" for a family audience, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Fans of the last 'Xeno' game should be excited. The next installment to the series will reach the Wii U this year.

The rise of rideshare companies around the world has drawn attention to the safety of women passengers.

The country shut down all 48 of its nuclear power stations following the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

The resolution called on the government to increase nonmilitary aid to countries in the Middle East and Africa continent plagued by terrorism conflicts.

The World Bank has hired a team of lawyers to look into the issue.

The six-party talks for denuclearizing North Korea may be restarted when special delegates meet in Beijing this week.

The council warned that anyone helping ISIS in any form would be subjected to the same sanctions that the terrorist group faces.

Seven people were killed and 10 injured in 2008 after Tomohiro Kato stabbed people on a busy district in Tokyo.

Kenji Goto, 47, who had worked as a journalist in several war zones, had gone to Syria in October to secure the release of Haruna Yukawa.

North Korea accused Washington of trying to shift the blame for the deadlock in negotiations over the country's controversial nuclear program.

The mother of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto has publicly expressed her grief, after a video purported to show his murder by ISIS.

ISIS had never asked publicly for a ransom before, and the first time it did it ended in tragedy.

For 70 years, Japan's constitution has banned the use of force. ISIS may push the nation toward a change.

A police analysis found the video of Kenji Goto's beheading by ISIS appears genuine.

The plane was participating in a training mission for activities to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the region's liberation from Japan.