People brave snow and stand in front of the Kaminarimon gate in Asakusa, Tokyo, on Monday. While central Tokyo saw a ...

Japan's Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne, held a debut news conference Monday, telling reporters he would ...

A large sinkhole along Riverside Drive’s westbound lanes deepened overnight, forcing what officials described as a multi-day ...

Reports of suspicious phone calls and home visits by scammers posing as government officials have climbed since the sinkhole ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday Sunday, stressed the importance of telling the tragedy of World War II to ...

In recent weeks, huge sinkholes, several meters (feet) deep, have led the municipal government to declare a state of emergency. Some 1,200 people of total 55,000 population are at risk of having ...

Thirty people were evacuated and at least one garden was swallowed by a sinkhole that appeared in Godstone, a village in southern England.

Sinkholes:Truck driver trapped in sinkhole for over 24 hours as rescue plan is underway near Tokyo Rez Mira and his family were among those evacuated from the surrounding area. The family spent ...

Dozens were evacuated and at least one garden was swallowed by a sinkhole in a southern English village on Monday, local reports say. The sinkhole, which formed in the village of Godstone in ...

A major incident has been declared in a village in Surrey after a large sinkhole opened up. At least one garden in Godstone has been swallowed by the hole - which is believed to measure up to 62ft ...

In Japan, which is blighted by ageing sewer pipes and extreme weather, thousands of sinkholes are reported each year. Earlier this month, a 40m-wide crater opened near Tokyo, swallowing a truck ...

A large sinkhole has opened up in a Surrey village - forcing the high street to be closed. Some water supplies to homes were affected after a water pipe burst. Godstone High Street was shut ...