Eight people have died after the ferry started taking on water shortly after setting off for Turkey.

A 22-year-old Italian woman was killed and several others injured at a techno rave being held at a horse racing track in Aarau.

Jurors have five options before them as they decide the fate of the former nurse charged with killing her three children.

Kenya Airways says the strike has caused delays of more than six hours, with some flights cancelled.

Airlink says the manoeuvre with two planes in close formation involved careful and precise planning.

Airlink says the manoeuvre with two planes in close formation involved careful and precise planning.

Having played a young Serena Williams on the big screen, teenager Thea Frodin is ready to follow in the American great's footsteps at the US Open.

A private family funeral is held for the singer who died on Tuesday at the age of 80.

"It was a beautiful day - and then people were screaming," one hiker tells the BBC, as 15 people are missing.

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says he is not ruling out foul play after 100 wildfires were recorded.

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says he is not ruling out foul play after 100 wildfires were recorded.

A selection of images from the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, which has hosted more Formula 1 races than any other circuit.

Han Hak-ja, 83, gave South Korea's former first lady two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, a court found.

Han Hak-ja, 83, gave South Korea's former first lady two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, a court found.

Japan will lower the statutory speed limit on certain residential roads from 60 kilometers per hour to 30 km/h from September 1, with police in Hyogo Prefecture urging drivers to familiarize themselves with the new rules and drive more carefully in neighborhood areas. (News On Japan)

A new large ferry linking Maizuru in Kyoto Prefecture with Otaru in Hokkaido has been unveiled ahead of its first voyage on September 1, offering spacious passenger facilities and a journey time of about 21 hours. (News On Japan)

The US-Canada trade war is being felt on both sides of the border.

A fire broke out at a shopping arcade near Ise Jingu in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on the afternoon of August 31, sending red flames and thick black smoke into the air as firefighters continued battling the blaze with no immediate prospect of bringing it under control. (News On Japan)

Tokyo stocks ended mixed on August 31, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 66,311.93, down 93.63 points, or 0.14%, after briefly plunging more than 1,500 points in early trading, while the broader TOPIX rose 9.58 points, or 0.23%, to 4,156.29 for its eighth straight gain. (News On Japan)

About one in three unmarried young people in Japan say they have no intention of marrying, according to the first large-scale survey of young people conducted by the Children and Families Agency, with financial insecurity emerging as the biggest perceived obstacle to marriage. (News On Japan)