Two North Korean women in Hebei province were arrested after exchanging WeChat messages about escaping to South Korea.

Seike doubled the lead in the second of seven minutes of added time when she leaped to get above the defenders on the edge of ...

Japan has opened Group C at the Women’s Asian Cup with a 2-0 win over Taiwan after wearing down a stubborn defense in intense ...

Momoko Tanikawa and Kiko Seike scored second-half goals as Japan overcame the heat and a determined Taiwan defense on Wednesday to open Group C with a 2-0 win at the Women´s Asian Cup. Japan won ...

Japan has opened Group C at the Women’s Asian Cup with a 2-0 win over Taiwan after wearing down a stubborn defense in intense ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

On March 4, 2005, homemaking guru Martha Stewart returned home after serving five months in a federal prison for conspiracy, ...

Despite the conditions and statistics being heavily stacked against them, Bangladesh’s tigresses showed that they were more than willing to go toe-to-toe with one of the world’s finest sides.

At dawn on Aug 15 2004, Atefeh Sahaaleh was executed in Iran for “crimes against chastity”. The 16-year-old had been raped ...

The only way a U.S. attack on Iran ever made sense was is if its goal was regime change. If the intention is, for example, to compel Iran to do a “deal” then there was no point in attacking. Under ...

In Poland, vasectomy is becoming an increasingly popular method of permanent contraception among men. In contrast, female ...

The Annual Lenten Recitals will once again be held at the First United Presbyterian Church at 19 W. Fourth St. in Dunkirk beginning on Wednesday, March 11 at noon with recitals also performed on March ...