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A U.N. agency tasked with monitoring and investigating signs of nuclear explosions said on Tuesday that it has detected radioactive gases that could be linked to a test conducted by North Korea on Feb. 12.

Emperor Akihito, who has sat on the Chrysanthemum Throne since 1989, happens to be an authority on goby fish.

Several Japanese lawmakers visited a controversial shrine, amid simmering territorial tensions.

A "pink" full moon will be visible in Thursday night's sky.

The new policy dramatically reverses a birth control program the government introduced in the early 1990s. But will it work?

South Korea’s foreign minister canceled a trip to Japan on Monday after Japanese cabinet ministers visited a controversial war-linked shrine.

North Korea could take months to carry out its expected missile launch, South Korea’s defense ministry said on Monday.

Asian stocks mostly advanced Monday, led by gains in Japanese shares, which rose to a five-year high of 2.2 percent, before closing up 1.89 percent.

Tourism Australia's viral "Best Jobs In The World" campaign may be a lavish promotional stunt, but it's also about a real job shortage Down Under.

Rejecting a U.S. precondition for talks, North Korea said on Saturday that it would not give up its nuclear weapons program.

Federal inspectors will closely oversee installations and tests of new battery safety features.

Kimura is not only the oldest person in the world; he is also believed to be the longest-lived human being in recorded history.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner could be back in the air soon, but exactly when has yet to be announced.

China accused Japan on Thursday of ratcheting up maritime tensions by scrambling jets to monitor Chinese aircrafts.

The USS Freedom, the first in a new class of U.S. warships, recently arrived in Singapore to join the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet.

Foreign direct investments, or FDI, to China rise 1.44 percent for Q1 of 2013 annually.

Counterfeit goods account for about 2 percent of world trade, and 67 percent of that is from China.

Recession remains a huge risk for large economies, according to new assessments by the IMF.

Many economists and analysts expect the Beige Book to indicate that U.S. economic activity has slowed.

Google Fiber has been put to shame by a new Sony-owned ISP based in Japan, which offers 2 Gbps download speeds for $51 a month.

North Korea has issued a new round of threats to its neighbors in South Korea after a series of anti-North Korean protests were held on the 101st anniversary of its first leader Kim Il-Sung’s birthday.