Filmed in the late 1980s, this report analyzes Japan's economic, financial, and industrial situation vis-a-vis the West. A look back at the final years of the Showa Era and the new challenges that were already looming on the horizon. (TRNGL)

Japan's Public Security Intelligence Agency has officially recognized for the first time that the son of former death row inmate Shoko Asahara is in a leadership role within Aleph, the successor group to the Aum Shinrikyo cult. (News On Japan)

Control of oil-rich Kordofan is a big prize for both warring groups in their bid to take the country, analysts say.

Control of oil-rich Kordofan is a big prize for both warring groups in their bid to take the country, analysts say.

Iranian prisoners transferred to other facilities report overcrowding and unhygienic conditions.

The recent floods in Kerr County, Texas killed 135 people, including many young children.

The BBC's David Sillito looks back at the life of Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of heavy metal band Black Sabbath, who has died at the age of 76.

Divers at one of Australia's world-famous reefs said their experience was "like swimming on a corpse".

Divers at one of Australia's world-famous reefs said their experience was "like swimming on a corpse".

Punjab rangers launch raids after one pet lion escaped and attacked a woman and two children.