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Pope Francis believes in limiting child births in order to combat overpopulation.

The partial human skulls showed characteristics from different species, leaving researchers puzzled as to their origin.

Evolution question: Why are pandas black and white? Giant pandas seem to be an ostentatious animal in a world of grays and browns, but their patches serve a purpose.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang laid out a plan to reduce pollution throughout the nation at the National People's Congress meeting Sunday.

Despite diplomatic rows with the U.S., China may be taking on a bigger role in Afghanistan as the U.S. leaves the Middle East country.

"A polluted environment is a deadly one – particularly for young children," said the World Health Organization director.

U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez said the plane’s signaled Washington’s “ever, ever, ever strong commitment” to Japan.

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's comments came after Indonesian President Joko Widodo said last month that the two countries will have joint patrols if tensions aggravate in the disputed region.

In an interview with CBS News, French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said that France and Russia must set up “strategic relations” to fight the Islamic State group.

U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who raised concerns about America's modernization of its armed forces, made the comments days after President Donald Trump vowed to boost the country's military spending.

The recent discovery of two "archaic" human skulls in China exhibiting a curious mishmash of features raises an intriguing possibility — the hominid family tree may be bigger than previously thought.

The U.S. is still relying on cyberattacks to hamper North Korea’s plans for intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Russia has the world's second biggest military, with more than 1 million troops, 3,500 war planes and 15,000 tanks. China is the world's third biggest military with roughly 2.3 million soldiers and 3,000 war planes.

The announcement that China would boost its military spending came just days after President Donald Trump said he had the same plans for the U.S. armed forces.

Pyongyang has been under U.N. sanctions since 2006, and the council took tough measures following the reclusive country's fifth nuclear test in September 2016.

The E.U. Parliament voted to restrict visa-free access to its 28 member states for all U.S. citizens until Washington granted the same status to five eastern European countries and Cyprus.

Beijing reportedly began a cruise to the contested Paracel Islands with 308 passengers from Sanya city in the country’s southeast Thursday.

Wang Guoqing, spokesman for the country’s top political advisory body, said criticism from the U.S., Japan and other nations over its construction in the coveted waterway was “much ado about nothing.”

The Galaxy S7 models in three new European countries are now updating to Android 7.0 Nougat.

Beijing released a report that offered a way for other countries to build their own "Great Firewall."

Uighur people have mainly lived in the autonomous Xinjiang region in China, where nearly 10 million of them account for half the region’s population.