Japan braced for one of the most powerful storms in decades as typhoon Neoguri headed towards the southern Okinawa island chain. Nearly half-a-million people were urged to take shelter as record level winds are expected.

Japan braced for one of the most powerful storms in decades as typhoon Neoguri headed towards the southern Okinawa island chain. Nearly half-a-million people were urged to take shelter as record level winds are expected.

Brazil versus Germany in Belo Horizonte is set to be a fascinating encounter with a spot in the World Cup final up for grabs. DW has a closer look at which players will be most important in tonight's game.

As Israel intensifies its air strikes against Hamas' positions in Gaza, it is important to remember that no one should blame the Israelis for this sudden resumption of violence. Whenever the Jewish state takes action to defend itself against the volleys of Hamas ...

Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Danylo Lubkivsky said, “The turmoil in Ukraine is slowly coming to its logical conclusion.” (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images). Ukrainian rebels seized a town in the Luhansk region today after a retreat from eastern ...

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 8: (SOUTH AFRICA OUT) Oscar Pistorius speaks to Brian Webber from his defence team during his murder trial at the Pretoria High Court on July 8, 2014, in Pretoria, South Africa. Oscar Pistorius, stands accused of the ...

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 8: (SOUTH AFRICA OUT) Oscar Pistorius speaks to Brian Webber from his defence team during his murder trial at the Pretoria High Court on July 8, 2014, in Pretoria, South Africa. Oscar Pistorius, stands accused of the ...

... * Pistorius trial adjourned until August 7. * Judge to begin deliberation after closing arguments. * Trial has already dragged out over four months (Writes through, adds context and details). By Siyabonga Sishi. PRETORIA, July 8 (Reuters) - Oscar Pistorius' ...

Manchester City have announced the signing of goalkeeper Willy Caballero from Malaga on a three-year contract. The 32-year-old Argentinian has moved for an undisclosed fee in a switch that sees him reunited with City boss Manuel Pellegrini. The pair ...

ASHKELON, Israel — Israel's military launched fresh airstrikes against targets in Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Tuesday in a bid to halt a barrage of rocket fire that has pummeled southern Israel in recent weeks. But it is not yet clear whether a full ground ...

Germany's Thomas Mueller (unseen) scores past goalkeeper Tim Howard of the US during their Group G match at the Pernambuco arena in Recife. Photo: Brian Snyder. London - The finish was instinctive, wrapping his right foot around the ball to bend it ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a joint press conference with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott at the Parliament House in Canberra. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. TOKYO—After swiftly pushing through a reinterpretation of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a joint press conference with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott at the Parliament House in Canberra. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. TOKYO—After swiftly pushing through a reinterpretation of ...

More than half a million people were urged to evacuate their homes today as a powerful typhoon hit southern Japan and brought torrential rain and high winds to Okinawa islands. Typhoon Neoguri weakened from its original status as a super typhoon but ...

With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Hamas will "pay a heavy price" for a recent spike in rocket attacks, Israel conducted air strikes early Tuesday. The country is also calling up reservists and planning ground operations. "No time limit was ...

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JULY 8: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with Opposition leader Bill Shorten at Parliament House on July 8, 2014 in Canberra, Australia. The Japanese Prime Minister is in Australia for three days and will sign a ...

As turmoil accompanies the killing of three Israeli teenagers and a Palestinian youth, the Palestinian Authority is losing its credibility in the West Bank. Talkbacks (). Shuafat Photo by: AMMAR AWAD / REUTERS. In the pre-dawn hours of June 22 during an ...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says he received calls from President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry after he refused to accept the preliminary result of the vote citing fraud. Abdullah told ...

shinzo abe tony abbott Shinzo Abe and Tony Abbott sign the Japan-Australia economic agreement and the agreement on the transfer of defence equipment and technology. Photograph: Mark Graham/AFP/Getty. Tony Abbott has strongly affirmed Australia's ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City says it has signed goalkeeper Willy Caballero to a three-year contract on a free transfer from Spanish club Malaga. The 32-year-old Caballero, whose contract with Malaga expired at the end of the 2013-14 ...