Video games developed in Japan

Mario Segale, the man after whom video game hero Super Mario was named, has died aged 84, reported BBC. 

Mr Segale was a successful Italian-American property developer from the US state of Washington.

In the 1980s, he leased a warehouse to Nintendo of America who decided to name the star of their new video game after him.

The sporting world has come to encompass thousands of different sports over the years. From football to cricket; tennis to diving, people tune in every day to watch some of the world's greatest athletes compete on an international scale. Even when it is not on television, it dominates the airwaves and many major social media channels.

A Hello Kitty-themed "shinkansen" bullet train has debuted in Japan. Adorned with the cartoon icon inside and out, it’s a dream ride for fans of the internationally popular character.

 A German tourist died of heart attack while driving a go-kart in Turkey’s popular holiday destination Antalya.

At the launch of his new book on his encounters with the former Serbian leader, Sir Ivor Roberts recalls a man who was wily and intelligent but who had “no long-term strategy”.

Nintendo will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Super Mario, one of the best-known characters in video game history, at an event in Tokyo Sept. 13 evening where artists will play his theme music to fans dressed up as the hyperactive plumber.

The Labor Ministry has not granted permission for the prosecution of inspectors who gave a perfect score to the Soma mine facility two months before 301 of its workers were killed in a deadly accident.

When you read the comments of those who have come to know Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, the opposition’s joint candidate, you realize that few would doubt he harbors the necessary criteria to be president.