NASA's oldest and active astronaut returns to Earth on his 70th birthday, Don Pettit, hurtles back to earth as a septuagenrian.

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo’s densely populated 23 wards exceeded 100 million yen for the second straight year in fiscal 2024, according to the Real Estate Economic Institute Co.

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court has ordered the Tokyo metropolitan government to track down the birth parents of a 67-year-old man who was accidentally switched as a baby at a now-closed maternity hospital run by the metropolitan government.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis revealed his last wishes in his will published Monday, asking to be buried in a simple, unadorned tomb inside his beloved Roman basilica, Santa Maria Maggiore.

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — A team led by University of Tokyo professor Shoji Takeuchi has developed a new method to make cultured meat as thick as about 1 centimeter.

Pope Francis looked visibly drained when he drove around St Peter's Square in his popemobile on Easter Sunday, April 20.

Emotions ran high during the last day of the wake for Nora Aunor as family members and industry friends gathered to bid farewell to the late superstar.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis looked visibly drained when he drove around St Peter’s Square in his popemobile on Easter Sunday, cheered by a rapt crowd in what became his final public appearance.

Newly crowned Miss Eco International 2025 Alexie Brooks of the Philippines forged a deep friendship with the Thai and Indonesian bets in the pageant in Egypt, forming the “Trinity Dai” sisterhood that she hopes will help foster a more positive atmosphere…

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Snowfall in Asia’s Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range has reached a 23-year low, threatening nearly two billion people dependent on snowmelt for water, scientists warned in a report on Monday.

YANGON, Myanmar — More than 60,000 Myanmar students must retake university entrance exams after their answer papers were incinerated in a blaze caused by last month’s earthquake, state media said Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) on Tuesday called on the government and its project contractors to accelerate the completion of a key segment that would link the North Luzon Expressway–South Luzon Expressway (NLEX…

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison says he miscalculated the depth of love his club’s fans had for Luka Doncic before the trade that sent the young superstar to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis.

OSLO, Norway — Queen Sonja of Norway, 87, was admitted to an Oslo hospital late Monday following breathing difficulties, the royal palace announced.

MANILA, Philippines – Manila Water has earned its first ‘A’ listing in CDP for Water, a historic milestone making them the first Philippine company to achieve this top rating.

BAGUIO CITY — A man was killed and another wounded in a shooting incident Monday in Tayum town, Abra, about two kilometers from the municipal police station.

MANILA, Philippines – Generating power from renewable energy sources cannot exist in isolation from nature. In the case of hydropower plants, they rely on a water flow that is regulated by a forest with a thriving ecosystem and healthy soil.

Night school system: Cebu City gov’t eyes end to it, this as the city plans to build more school buildings.

MANILA, Philippines — For the first time, a pioneering Filipino team made it as a finalist in an international high school robotics competition.

Matet de Leon burst into tears as she expressed regret over not having frequently talked with her late mom, National Artist Nora Aunor, due to their past rifts.