A 14-year-old girl is among the dead after an attack near the capital overnight, the region's governor said.

The drugs have a delayed effect which "increases the risk of overdose", the institute has advised.

The staffer was found to have used his prior knowledge of the president's speeches to place lucrative bets.

The staffer was found to have used his prior knowledge of the president's speeches to place lucrative bets.

Young consumers are choosing cold, customisable drinks and coffee chains are racing to catch up.

Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.

Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.

Two ships were seized within four days last week raising to at least 13 the number attacked since January.

Turbulent international affairs have brought the vote forward, but the campaign has focused more on Iceland's vital fishing industry.

Turbulent international affairs have brought the vote forward, but the campaign has focused more on Iceland's vital fishing industry.

Families across the globe share how free books from Parton's Imagination Library helped their children.

A woman who rented out homes to two al-Qaeda members speaks publicly for the first time - to the BBC.

A woman who rented out homes to two al-Qaeda members speaks publicly for the first time - to the BBC.

The agreement would grant the US majority control of over 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves, Trump said.

Households and businesses have become used to tariffs impacting the cost of living for more than year now, so what will change now?

Families and children tried their hand at cricket at an event in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on August 29, designed to build interest in the sport ahead of its competition at the Asian Games. (News On Japan)

Lured by millions of new research funding from the Carney government, 48 US researchers in fields like climate and medicine will soon be moving north.

Wakayama Prefecture has conducted its first field exercise for emergency bear shooting, bringing together local government officials, police and hunters to practice responding to an Asiatic black bear remaining near a riverbank as sightings continue across Japan. (News On Japan)

Three teenage boys who went missing after being swept offshore from the coast of Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, on August 28 were found in the sea near the scene on August 29 and confirmed dead. (News On Japan)

A foreign man in his 30s suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle in Higashiomi, Shiga Prefecture, early on August 29, with police investigating the incident as a hit-and-run. (News On Japan)