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Hundreds of Japanese soldiers spent the night struggling to remove accumulated snow as some 1,400 cars were stranded in a massive snowstorm in a coastal area west of Tokyo, the government said on Wednesday.The Defence Ministry said it had boosted

Volkswagen is seeking to delay its trial in the United States over charges related to the diesel emissions scandal, arguing that Nazi comparisons made by the plaintiff's lawyer could bias the jury.TheUS subsidiary of the German carmaker

The African Union has called on Kenyans to choose the path democracy and the rule of law.AU Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, says they’ve noted with concern the ceremony in which ousted president Raila Odinga was “sworn-in

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — In a rare sight, North Korean flags flew in South Korea on Thursday as the South prepared for the first Winter Olympics on its soil that has brought a temporary lull in tensions surrounding the North's

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — One of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate with a knife to appease fictional horror character Slender Man is expected to find out Thursday how long she'll spend in a mental institution for the attack

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced that a referendum will be held on the Eighth Amendment of the Irish constitution, which gives a mother and her unborn child equal rights to life."I will be advocating a 'Yes' vote,"

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas visitors starting Thursday will be able to see many of the city's classic neon signs like they were decades ago.The signs are now broken and missing lights at the Neon Museum's large outdoor gravel lot

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — More than $50 million worth of gold bars, coins and dust described as the greatest lost treasure in U.S. history is about to make its public debut in California.The 3,100 gold coins, 45 gold bars and a trove of gold

Zimbabwe will hold elections by July, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.During a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF), Mnangagwa was asked whether elections would take place by a reported September deadline