It's hard to imagine the humble bucket being a work of art, but those made by Shuji Nakagawa in his Kyoto studio go for thousands of dollars and have a loyal following. Smooth, tactile

BEIRUT: A major Lebanese trade union is to hold a general strike on Friday over living conditions and the political gridlock roiling the country. Lebanon has no government eight months after an election, with

AMONA, WEST BANK: Israeli police faced stiff resistance early Thursday as they tried to dismantle mobile homes of settlers who had moved back into an illegal West Bank outpost, with 23 officers lightly injured

RABAT: A Morocco prosecutor on Thursday brought seven new suspects including a Spanish-Swiss man before a Rabat anti-terror judge in connection with the murder of two Scandinavian women in the Atlas Mountains.The prosecution asked

A strengthening tropical storm is edging closer to southern Thailand, prompting thousands of people to seek shelter inland, suspending ferry services and closing a major airport. Tropical storm Pabuk is forecast to make landfall on

It had been five years since I'd visited Sudan. Recently, I returned to attend a family wedding in the capital, Khartoum. I was overjoyed with a nostalgic feeling. Every day, there were traditional celebrations.

A heatwave sweeping Australia has engulfed the country's densely-populated southeast, boosting temperature records and prompting fire bans. A week after Australia's hottest town, Marble Bar in the remote northwest, recorded its warmest day ever,

The new US House of Representatives, which is now controlled by Democrats, has approved legislation to end a two-week partial government shutdown without funding President Donald Trump's proposed wall along the border with Mexico.

Canada has said 13 of its citizens have been held in China since the December 1 arrest of a top executive from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in Vancouver, with "at least" eight later released.

New York (CNN Business)SpaceX is in the midst of a funding round that has already pulled Elon Musk's rocket company past a $30 billion valuation.The new capital cements SpaceX's position as one of the