Officials had faced charges over the appointment of a civilian to a top post within crime intelligence.

Another serious accident has occurred on a steep, prolonged downhill stretch of Prefectural Route 95 in Kobe, where authorities have repeatedly warned drivers about the risk of brake fade, a potentially dangerous loss of braking power that can affect ordinary passenger cars as well as large trucks. (News On Japan)

A Nepalese vocational school student found dead in a river in Fukuoka city had multiple injuries on her arms believed to have been sustained while trying to protect herself, leading police to suspect she was attacked repeatedly with a strong intent to kill. (News On Japan)

Tornadoes swept through New York and Delaware as severe storms brought torrential rain to the Mid-Atlantic.

Jeffries was declared "mentally incompetent" by a court last year and said to be suffering with dementia and late onset of Alzheimer's disease.

About half of the 2,500 recorded deaths from Ebola happened in the last 20 days, the WHO says.

About half of the 2,500 recorded deaths from Ebola happened in the last 20 days, the WHO says.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has executive produced The Cycle of Love, based on an Indian artist who cycled from India to Europe to reunite with his wife.

Drivers are waiting hours in fuel queues, as Moscow prepares to celebrate Russian Flag Day.

The overnight raid of the multi-million dollar drug operation took place near the border with Zimbabwe.

The overnight raid of the multi-million dollar drug operation took place near the border with Zimbabwe.

Drivers are waiting hours in fuel queues, as Moscow prepares to celebrate Russian Flag Day.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Ayacucho region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey says.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Ayacucho region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey says.

Officials say the bodies of the two Belgians, who went missing in 1992, were discovered after the Trift Glacier receded.

Officials say the bodies of the two Belgians, who went missing in 1992, were discovered after the Trift Glacier receded.

It is unclear why the civilian-contracted plane was at the radar site on Alaska's south-west coast.

It is unclear why the civilian-contracted plane was at the radar site on Alaska's south-west coast.

Scientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record.

Eight others were injured, local police say, with the cause of the fire still being investigated.