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Japan premier hits out at Russian PM's visit to disputed islands Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday criticised his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev's weekend visit to disputed islands.

24 August 2015 15:08

Huge blaze breaks out at steel plant near Tokyo's Haneda airport: official A huge blaze broke out Monday at steel plant near Tokyo's Haneda airport as television images showed plumes of thick black smoke and flames shooting up into the air.

24 August 2015 14:47

Obama returns to Washington, fresh from vacation President Barack Obama returned to Washington late after spending two weeks vacationing on the posh island of Martha's Vineyard with his family.

24 August 2015 14:26

Thousands of migrants cross Macedonia, Serbia heading for EU Thousands of migrants, mostly Syrian refugees, travelled through Macedonia and Serbia towards western Europe, as Italy's foreign minister said the escalating crisis threatened the bloc's "soul".

24 August 2015 13:37

No end to marathon Korean crisis talks Top-level North and South Korean negotiators talked through the night with no sign of an agreement to exit a high-stakes standoff.

24 August 2015 13:21

Tropical Storm Danny takes aim at Caribbean Tropical Storm Danny swirled toward the Caribbean Sunday as forecasters warned that some popular vacation destinations could see downpours.

24 August 2015 12:40

Don't ever 'stand by', US 'heroes' plead after train attack Three American friends who overpowered a heavily-armed gunman in a train poured cold water on his claim that he had no intention of waging a bloody attack.

24 August 2015 11:48

Greek eurosceptics to take government mandate amid early election row A breakaway eurosceptic faction of Greece's Syriza party was to attempt to form a government as the country headed for a likely September 20 snap ballot.

24 August 2015 11:26

Hollande, Merkel 'to discuss EU migrant crisis on Monday' The French and German leaders will meet in Berlin on Monday to give a new push to European efforts to tackle the biggest migrant crisis in 50 years.

24 August 2015 11:05

'Straight Outta Compton' outguns box office rivals "Straight Outta Compton" outgunned rivals for the top of the North American box office, defending the top spot for a second straight week after a bravura debut.

24 August 2015 10:49

Trump sees Clinton, Biden as 'pretty equal' 2016 challengers Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton would make equally formidable opponents in the race for the White House, Donald Trump said.

24 August 2015 10:39

Britain, Iran reopen embassies in wake of nuclear deal Britain's foreign secretary reopened his country's embassy in Tehran in a long-awaited step signalling better relations four years after a mob stormed the compound, forcing its closure.

24 August 2015 10:30

North, South Korea hold top-level talks to defuse military tensions North and South Korea sat down to urgent top-level talks, seeking some way out of an escalating crisis that has pushed both their militaries to the brink of an armed conflict.

22 August 2015 16:06

Police quiz gunman over French train attack French investigators were interrogating a man who was overpowered by three young Americans after he opened fire with a Kalashnikov on a trainbetween Amsterdam and Paris.

22 August 2015 15:42

Russian PM visits disputed Kuril islands, triggering Japan protest Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev landed Saturday in the Kuril islands, prompting a swift rebuke from Tokyo, which claims sovereignty over the northwest Pacific archipelago in a long-running dispute.

22 August 2015 15:29

Obama declares wildfire emergency in Washington state President Barack Obama declared an emergency for wildfire-ravaged Washington state, as Australia and New Zealand sent firefighters to help US crews.

22 August 2015 15:03

Putin to be notable absence from Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin

22 August 2015 14:47

Remembering New Orleans chaos, 10 years after Katrina Hurricane Katrina's deadly winds tore up roofs, yanked trees from the ground, and pushed towering walls of seawater miles past the coast.

22 August 2015 14:23

Greece rebels form new party ahead of snap polls Rebels from Greece's Syriza party on Friday formed a breakaway parliamentary group after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned.

22 August 2015 13:31

Hurricane Danny strengthens to category 3 storm Hurricane Danny strengthened into a major category 3 storm as it churned in the central Atlantic but forecasters expect it to weaken.

22 August 2015 13:05