WASHINGTON—Certain political cliches cry out to join the list of the biggest lies in the world. Today’s candidate: Partisan politics stops at the water’s edge. The sentiment was first voiced by...

As Oscar Pistorius faces trial for murder, a large group of South African women have become like a shadow that the runner seems unable to shake. In this notoriously violent country, a vocal group of ...

The downfall of President Viktor Yanukovych was a victory to many Ukrainians, but it came at a high price: the death of 98 people, according to the Ukrainian health ministry. Who exactly killed most o...

Q: My wife and I are facing a challenge with several boys who are approaching puberty. Their attention spans seem limited, and they disrupt the class. I guess it’s because of hormonal changes. Do y...

WASHINGTON (AP)—An international education institute is working to double the number of U.S. students studying abroad by 2019. To reach the goal, the Institute of International Education will focu...

Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators rose for the seventh straight month in January, the Cabinet Office said Friday. The coincident index, which reflects current economic con...

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. has announced it will team up with AXA Corporate Solutions SA of France and Assicurazioni Generali SpA of Italy to boost nonlife insurance services for corporate clients...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)—A federal judge in California has denied Apple’s request to permanently ban Samsung from selling 23 older-model smartphones and tablets smartphones that a jury found infring...

The government and the Liberal Democratic Party plan to increase pension payments to Japanese nationals who have returned to Japan after being abducted by North Korea and currently work in this count...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP)— Staples will close up to 225 stores in North America by the end of next year as it seeks to trim about $500 million in costs annually by 2015. The nation’s largest offic...

Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo casual clothing stores, plans to make 1,000 new hires in Japan in the spring of 2015, in line with the rapid expansion of its business mainly abroad, offici...

In defiance of his party’s opposite policy, Shintaro Ishihara, coleader of opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party), said Thursday he will support government-proposed nuclear power ...