Former Japan PM Abe shot, feared dead
The attack comes despite the country’s famously low levels of violent crime and tough gun laws
Japan urges Ghosn to return as fugitive tycoon defends escape
Ghosn made his first public appearance since his audacious December escape at a combative press conference in Beirut on Wednesday
Ghosn accuses Nissan execs of ‘backstabbing’ plot
Carlos Ghosn denounced a "conspiracy" against him, saying events had been "twisted in a way to paint a personage of greed, a personage of dictatorship
Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn pays bail, set to leave Japan cell
The tycoon is expected to walk out of the custody centre in Toyko after the court rejected a last-ditch appeal from prosecutors to block his release
Carlos Ghosn’s lead defence lawyer resigns
There was no immediate explanation as to why the attorneys, who include lead lawyer Motonari Otsuru, were leaving Ghosn’s defence team
Nissan meets to replace Ghosn, as tensions with Renault grow
The Japanese company removed Carlos Ghosn from his post last month after he was detained on allegations of under-reporting his salary
Star to fallen idol: The Japanese rise and fall of Carlos Ghosn
Carlos Ghosn is facing allegations of financial misconduct
Christmas mass prays for peace
Thousands of people streamed into Bethlemhem to mark the birth of Christ, and the Latin Patriarch has expressed the need for peace in the Middle East.
Israeli troops on high alert on Syria ceasefire line
Israeli forces on Monday braced for fresh unrest along the Syrian ceasefire line a day after they reportedly killed 23 people trying to break through.
As fighters push on, Libya rebels prepare for power
As Libya’s rebel fighters push west, opposition representatives in Benghazi are trying to form a government-in-waiting.