The Japanese capital is set to introduce a four-day workweek for all government employees, in its latest push to help working mothers and boost record-low fertility rates. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says the new arrangement, which begins in April, could give employees three days off every week. It separately announced…
The goal of Syria’s rebel coalition, as it wrests another major city from government control this week, is ultimately…
An American man abducted in the Philippines is presumed dead after a witness claimed he was shot during a…
Iran’s parliament has enacted a harsh new modesty law, significantly tightening existing dress restrictions that have already fueled nationwide…
Candle-lit vigils and rallies were held across South Korea on Wednesday, a nation outraged and frustrated by the president’s…
Mahmoud Almadhoun, 33, walked towards Kamal Adwan Hospital early Saturday to drop off produce to hundreds of patients in…
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been ousted in a no-confidence vote just three months into his term, after…
A leader of one of Georgia’s opposition parties has been detained by police after he was beaten unconscious by…
Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for…