AP A car bomb exploded outside a mosque Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding another 141 in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi — the third mass-casualty attack on the minority sect in the country this ...
It's a dangerous, unpredictable world. Twice in January Chinese warships in the East China Sea challenged Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces patrols in a manner deemed threatening. And on Feb. 12 came North Korea's nuclear test.
Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.
SELLING WOMEN: Prostitution, Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan, by Amy Stanley. University of California Press, 2012, 282 pp., $49.95 (hardcover) In the vast cultural landscape, Japan fascinates the mainstream with manga and anime, the martial arts, Zen and kimono. Of course, ...
Kenta Maeda shook off worries about his form with five shutout innings as Japan beat China 5-2 in first-round Pool A of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Fukuoka Dome. Japan improved to 2-0 following a tough win over Brazil in Saturday evening’s ...
The Florida Panthers broke out of their power-play slump in a big way. Tomas Kopecky recorded his first career hat trick and Tomas Fleischmann had the go-ahead score for his 100th career goal, lifting the Panthers to a 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins ...
Marian Hossa skated along the boards, pumping his right arm as the United Center roared its approval. Go ahead and give two more points to the streaking Chicago Blackhawks. Hossa scored 1:44 into overtime and the Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Monday ...
No matter what goalie the Chicago Blackhawks put into their net, they are coming away with win after win. Corey Crawford completed the task to perfection on Sunday night as he made Andrew Shaw’s goal stand up in a 1-0 victory over the Columbus ...
Ray Emery held the puck in his outstretched glove for one sweet moment, then let it fall to the ice. It was time to celebrate. The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in a shootout Tuesday night to make it 16 straight games ...
Jakob Silfverberg hit the post on one shot and just missed with another in regulation, so the young Ottawa Senators right wing wanted to make sure he made the right plays down the stretch — especially in the shootout. “I had a few chances ...
The Chicago Blackhawks used a strong start against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday to keep their strong start to the season on a roll. Brent Seabrook and Jonathan Toews each had a goal and an assist to help the Blackhawks beat the Kings ...
Ben Scrivens refused to take all the credit for a career milestone. Scrivens stopped 34 shots for his first career shutout Saturday, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs past the injury-ravaged Ottawa Senators 3-0. “Yeah, feels good,” Scrivens said. “Mostly, it’s gratitude for the guys ...
Christian Ehrhoff and the Buffalo Sabres haven’t had much success this season, but they can claim one thing: They know how to beat the Boston Bruins. Ehrhoff scored the game-winner with 10:58 remaining and the Sabres rallied for three goals in the third period ...
After a rough first period, the New York Islanders came out and played as though they had nothing to lose.
The Ottawa Senators lost a lot more than a game. Star defenseman Erik Karlsson went down with a left Achilles injury when he was cut by a skate blade late in the second period in the Senators’ 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. ...
Jiri Tlusty and the Carolina Hurricanes concluded a grueling six-game road trip with a satisfying win over the Eastern Conference-leading New Jersey Devils. Tlusty scored two goals in the third period and Cam Ward made 26 saves as the Hurricanes beat the Devils 4-2 ...
After the Columbus Blue Jackets’ biggest offensive outburst of the season, forward Brandon Dubinsky was asked if he saw it coming. “Something had to give, right?” he said. Dubinsky had a goal and an assist and the Blue Jackets dominated against the NHL’s stingiest ...
