Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations vowed Sunday to work to hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants as they wrapped up two days of talks in the (...)
Energy and environment ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy nations met on Saturday in northern Japan, seeking to reconcile the world's heavy reliance on fossil fuels with the urgency of ending carbon emissions to stave off the worst (...)
Fiji coach John McKee has said the World Cup will be treated to plenty of the flair associated with the island nation's rugby but this time it will be allied with a firm focus on the basics of the game.
The Flying Fijians were the last Pacific (...)
Japan claimed four gold medals in speed skating and China won two on the short track at the Asian Winter Games on Tuesday.
Nao Kodaira of Japan earned her second gold of the Sapporo Games by beating two-time Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa of South (...)
South Korea won two gold medals in short track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games on Monday, an early indication the hosts of the 2018 Winter Olympics could be regaining their dominance of the sport.
Choi Min-jeong won the women's 1,500 meters (...)
Citroen's Sebastien Loeb closed in on a record fifth straight world title by taking a firm grip on third place in the Japan Rally on Saturday.
The Frenchman, who will win his fifth crown with a podium finish on Sunday, ended the second leg over a (...)
Finland's Mikko Hirvonen took control of a chaotic first day at the Japan Rally on Friday after a serious crash involving Ford driver Francois Duval.
Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, who can secure his fifth world title in succession with a podium finish (...)
