Voting has closed in Japan's parliamentary election, with exit polls suggesting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will increase his majority. About half the seats in the upper house of parliament were up for grabs. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hoping for backing for his economic policies. If he can achieve a two-thirds majority in...
The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia’s government for damages, setting up a potential showdown with the White House, which has threatened a veto. The Saudis, who deny responsibility for the 2001 attacks, strongly object to the bill. They had said...