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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.

Recent relations between the two Middle Eastern countries have been rocky, with each side accusing the other of allowing Taliban fighters to operate freely within their borders. 

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 Spain winemaker was forced to suspend production for two months to show the wine contains 99 percent wine and 1 percent grape.

British lawmakers could be in the process of striking the dress code rule following a petition that deemed the rule "sexist."

Russia has already introduced its robotic tanks, called the Uran-9, to great fanfare by countries looking to bolster their military capabilities.

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.

The fetuses were buried near a stream in the Sangli district of Maharashtra.

Russia condemned its southern neighbor's most recent military activity, saying it would increase tensions.

Days ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin over Iran's stake in the Syrian civil conflict, Benjamin Netanyahu set a not-so-friendly tone.

The dragons are considered a vulnerable species, meaning their population falls between 3,000 and 5,000.

A 10-year-old girl in India was murdered in a case of human sacrifice to attempt to save a paralyzed man.

A new study found the most frequent users of social media platforms are twice as likely to report feelings of social isolation as less frequent users.

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.

Eighty-three percent of Germans supported legal equality for same-sex marriages, a study by Germany’s Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency found in January.

In February, Israel made the export of medical marijuana legal and the Ministerial Committee for Legislation said it would be beneficial for its agricultural sector.

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 Kim Jong Un regime launched the missiles Monday, in an apparent retaliation to joint military drills by the U.S. and South Korea.

In January, France beefed up its cybersecurity after allegations that Russia had intervened in the U.S. presidential elections.

Le Pen, whose far-right politics have been labeled racist by critics, said she is not starting a religious war.

A projectile, fired in apparent response to U.S.-South Korea military exercises, splashed down in the Sea of Japan.

In a new study, researchers from the University of Alberta argue that some early dinosaurs evolved to stand on their own two feet as it allowed them to run faster and for longer distances.

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.

Only around 1,000 people have received prescriptions so far for chronic pain or a serious loss of appetite due to an illness.

"We are aware that this is a huge undertaking, but we all feel it is one well worth doing," Mark D. Young, a South African photographer and aviation-focused author, said in a news release

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.

After the latest setback in the costly, oft-delayed Fukushima cleanup, Tokyo's power company said it needed new ideas to build robots capable of surviving the deadly radiation inside.