The independent candidate's campaign says Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura are on the shortlist for the role.

The independent candidate's campaign says Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura are on the shortlist for the role.

The BBC secures rare access to Taesung village hidden in the heart of Korea's DMZ

The BBC secures rare access to Taesung village hidden in the heart of Korea's DMZ

Taesung "freedom" village is mere metres away from North Korea as a beacon of peace but for how long?

The "Hokuriku Support Discount" for Ishikawa Prefecture has begun, offering up to 20,000 yen off per night for earthquake-affected areas. (News On Japan)

Princess Akiko of the Mikasa family returned to Japan on Tuesday morning from her visit to Bhutan. (News On Japan)

A boy under the age of 5 living in Tokyo has been confirmed to be infected with measles (News On Japan)

The convicted sex offender's lawyers argue she is covered by a deal made with prosecutors in 2008.

The convicted sex offender's lawyers argue she is covered by a deal made with prosecutors in 2008.

The late Russian opposition leader's team says Volkov was assaulted with a hammer and pepper sprayed.

Russian rebel forces claim villages in Kursk and Belgorod areas - Moscow says the attacks failed.

It comes as an aid bill in Congress stalls and as Ukrainian troops run out of battlefield supplies.

Fukuyama residents are told not to touch the animal after it fell into a tank of hexavalent chromium.

Robert Hur was questioned by members of Congress and defended his report into the president's handling of classified files.

Haiti's prime minister has been forced to resign as gang violence surged - so who stands to gain?

One of the top ten largest cruise ships in the world, "MSC Bellissima," made its first entry into Tokyo Port on Tuesday. (News On Japan)

The Consumer Affairs Agency has ordered Mercedes-Benz Japan to pay a record fine of over 1.2 billion yen for violating the fair trade law. (News On Japan)

Leader of the yakuza group Kudo-kai, Satoru Nomura (77), had his death sentence overturned by the Fukuoka High Court on Tuesday, instead receiving life imprisonment. (News On Japan)

JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa has returned to Earth after more than six months on the International Space Station. (News On Japan)