Syria's interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five ...

His plan has been called a proposal of ethnic cleansing by rights groups, Arab states, Palestinians and the U.N. The Trump administration is also seeking to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian ...

The country's opiate economy — including the value of domestic consumption as well as exports abroad — is estimated to be ...

Sensitive senior care options for Bay Area Japanese American families are dwindling. A decade ago, there were about 10 ...

On the morning of September 1, 1923, an earthquake with a magnitude believed to be around 7.9 rattled the Kanto region. The ...

Global fermented foods are classified into 9 major groups on the basis of substrates (raw materials ... a fermented rice bran of Japan, narezushi, a fermented salted fish and cooked rice of Japan, and ...

Many of Japan's biggest companies from tech conglomerates to Toyota have met union demands for substantial wage hikes for a ...

A Japanese high court has ruled that Japan’s refusal to legally recognize same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, a latest ...

Violent clashes broke out last week in the Syrian coastal governorates of Tartus and Latakia between government forces and “non-state armed groups” loyal to the ousted former President Bashar ...

Hyperlipidemia is a powerful and extremely common risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among all racial/ethnic groups. However, there are certain racial/ethnic differences in the ...

The Thai government says hundreds of Chinese nationals found at scam centers in Myanmar will be sent back to their country over the weekend. Meanwhile, Beijing has stressed its intention to cooperate ...