The House of Representatives easily passed a bill on Wednesday to tighten sanctions on Iran, showing a strong message to Tehran over its disputed nuclear program days before President-elect Hassan Rouhani is sworn in.

Moving the Qatar tournament would have a huge knock-on effect for domestic leagues

Demand soars for private jets

The airline claims that the incident seriously damaged Asiana's reputation

The third person to die from injuries sustained when an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crashed in San Francisco has been identified as a 15-year-old classmate of the two earlier victims.

Presenters read out fake names of pilots aboard Asiana Airlines flight 214

The former world triple jump champion has endured a difficult spell spanning back before the London Olympics

Kaesong shut down in April amid heightened tensions in the region

Coroner orders probe to determine whether rescuers ran over one of the teenagers who died

Official says the plane was travelling “significantly below” its target landing speed when it crashed, killing two Chinese teenagers

The complex generated nearly $2 bn a year in cross-border trade

Outlook The spectacular ability of Japan's cosy establishment to shoot itself in both feet rarely fails to amaze. After conducting the biggest cover-up of one of the biggest frauds in the country's history, the former bosses of the cameras giant Olympus managed to walk free from the Tokyo court yesterday morning. This despite the fact that they pleaded guilty, and despite justifiable demands from the prosecution that they serve up to five years' jail.

A dismantlable research station created in the icy wastes for the British Antarctic Survey has been shortlisted for a global architecture award.

North Korea has been blamed for previous cyberattacks on South Korean banks and government