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 ...
Brazilian legend Pele is preparing to start limiting his professional schedule of engagements as the 72-year-old gets over hip replacement surgery, O Estado de Sao Paulo daily reported on Thursday. Pele has spent as much as six months a year on commercial activities but ...
The case for the prosecution is now stronger than that put by the defense. The English media have been reluctant to criticize Arsene Wenger because no manager has been more helpful during the 16 years he has been in charge at Arsenal, yet as ...
Manchester United chief executive David Gill said Wednesday he will step down in June after a decade running one of the world’s most valuable teams. His move will deprive long-time manager Alex Ferguson of one of his closest confidants at the soccer club, taken ...
Barcelona’s hopes of winning the Champions League for the fourth time in eight seasons hangs by a thread after a 2-0 defeat to AC Milan.
Bayern Munich seized on the uncertainty sweeping through Arsenal to claim a 3-1 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 match on Tuesday, enhancing the German side’s status as one of the favorites for the title. Germany internationals Toni Kroos and ...
Marseille midfielder Joey Barton took a gentle swipe at David Beckham on Tuesday, saying that Paris Saint-Germain’s new star signing was no longer a feared opponent and would not be a major threat when the two French title rivals meet on Sunday. The former ...
Referee Toshimitsu Yoshida reported to the Asian Football Confederation that he was offered money to rig a soccer match held last November in Thailand, according to media reports. Several Thai newspapers said the Thai Football Association has begun an investigation into claims that match-fixers ...
Nani and Javier Hernandez both scored in a three-minute span in the second half Monday, as Manchester United finally broke down Reading’s stubborn defense to reach the F.A. Cup quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory. United had dominated much of the game at Old Trafford ...
