The UN nuclear watchdog chief will make his first visit this week to storage facilities for vast quantities of soil contaminated in the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Japan's government must decide what to ...

A rare oarfish that is said to predict 'something bad is going to happen' has washed up on a beach in the Canary Islands.

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.

Press reports often portray Europeans and others overseas as apprehensive when not downright fearful of President Donald Trump. But Trump’s victory has cemented a global alliance of populists, ...