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A 17-year-old girl was rushed to hospital after she was attacked by a shark while surfing at Kelp Beds, near Wylie Bay in Esperance.

The Japanese government wants to recognize Pyongyang’s missile fall in Japan’s territorial waters as an obvious threat of military aggression.

Strategic patience refers to the Obama-era policy that the administration used to deal with North Korea.

A lion stole a GoPro set down during a safari and showed us the dental hygiene of a big cat as well as a breastfeeding lioness.

“The DPRK is ready to react to any war desired by the US,” In Ryong reportedly said. “North Korea will hold the U.S. accountable.”

Russia and the U.S. maintain an estimated 93 percent of the world's nuclear arsenal.

President Tayyip Erdogan's opponents banged pots and pans in protest over the vote to bring the biggest overhaul in Turkish politics since the founding of the modern republic, abolishing the prime minister's post and concentrating power in the presidency.

This year, so far, the reclusive nation has carried missile launches thrice.

Prince Harry opens up about battling depression after the death of his mother, Princess Diana.

As reports of President Donald Trump taking money from Russia surfaces, we take a look at some of the top aides of the president who have alleged ties with Moscow.

Donald Trump has requested for a carriage ride with Queen Elizabeth II during his state visit to the U.K. in October, according to the Times newspaper.

Turkey's president claimed a narrow victory in a bid to concentrate power in his hands.

Vice President Mike Pence is in Seoul and said North Korea's failed missile test is a reminder of the risk to freedom.

The country has a very ambitious space program, including building its own space station and landing on the far side of the moon.

Nusret Gökçe, the internet sensation better known as “Salt Bae,” voted in his country's referendum Sunday.

The discovery of a global gene cluster regulator could eventually allow scientists to boost microbes' ability to generate drugs and biofuels.

Born on Nov. 29, 1899, Emma Morano was the last known living person to be born in the 19th century.

A study carried out by researchers from Japan used functional MRI to look at the brains of gambling addicts.

The missile was launched from Sinpo, a port city on the country's eastern coast along the Sea of Japan shortly before 6 a.m. local time Sunday (5:30 p.m. EDT Saturday).

A team of researchers has begun a clinical trial to assess the effect the so-called "love hormone" has on individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Moabosaurus utahensis, which lived roughly 125 million years ago, was found in the vicinity of Moah — Utah's "gold mine for dinosaur bones."

If we are going to find aliens in our solar system, we might have a better shot exploring moons rather than other planets.

It is estimated that over 200 million objects, of which only 1,100 are functional spacecraft, are currently locked in Earth's orbit.

The month of April is seeing a spike in internet searches for terms like “World War 3” and “Trump War.”

The Easter Vigil will take place before the pope gives Easter Mass on Sunday.

The technique, described in a study published Thursday in the journal Plant Cell, could open the door to uncovering new plant products for use in medicine and agriculture.

Bacteria and fungi — which far outnumber animals and plants — communicate among themselves and with each other using fragrances, especially terpenes.

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission, which recently moved from the drawing board to the construction phase, is scheduled for launch in 2022.

The space agency's first two SLS and Orion missions are facing "multiple cost and technical challenges," the Office of Inspector General warned in a new audit report.