Category: 4. World

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday on the first day of a five-year sentence, marking the first time a former leader of modern France has spent time behind bars.

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India’s capital Delhi woke up to a toxic haze as air quality worsened after the Hindu festival of Diwali, despite a court directive to use less-polluting crackers.

People set off fireworks during the festival, which is also observed by Sikhs and…

Japanese stocks whipsawed on Tuesday and the yen dropped as Sanae Takaichi won a crucial parliamentary vote to become prime minister, opening the way for more fiscal spending.

Trade was choppy with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average slipping 0.1% at…

The cable that snapped on the Lisbon funicular was not up to the standards laid out by the city’s transport operator, according to a preliminary report released Monday.

The crash in September killed at least 16 people and injured 21 others…

Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi was elected prime minister by parliament Tuesday, shattering Japan’s glass ceiling to become the country’s first female leader.

Takaichi avoided a…