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According to the activist group Sea Shepherd, this is the first such incident to be documented since a 2014 international court ruling against Japan's whaling activities.

French authorities are reportedly looking into whether the devices' lithium-ion batteries sparked fire on board Flight 804 before it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last May.

Sunday will be the 67th World Religion Day, established by members of the Baha'i faith to promote unity in humanity and religion.

The Philippine president’s comments were in response to a series of kidnappings at sea — mostly by the local militant group Abu Sayyaf that has pledged allegiance to ISIS.

'Kompromat' is a staple of Russian intelligence, but U.S. intelligence has used those strategies as well.

New commercial satellite images of the North's Sohae Satellite Launching Site show no signs of an upcoming missile launch, according to 38 North.

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe said last week conflict between Kiev and the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine hasn't improved.

Authorities from the two countries said that the countermeasures will be taken to protect their interests and to maintain strategic balance in the region.

Spanish King Felipe's upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia comes amid a $2.1 billion military deal, drawing concerns from human rights groups.

The image was taken from a distance of over 285,000 miles on Dec. 11, when the solar-powered spacecraft performed its third close flyby of the gas giant.

During his time on the world stage, Trump has already managed to insult some of the nation's most important allies.

Jewish people migrating to Israel from a handful of Western European countries at an alarming rate, a new report found.

In recent years, the impoverished East African nation has strengthened its stance in fighting terrorism.

The ruling Communist Party said the US needs "nuclear power strategies" to "wage war" for disputed islands in South China Sea.

El Salvador, home to the world's highest murder rate, marked Wednesday its first day without a homicide in two years.

The spacewalk was expected to last six hours.

A customs spokesperson said China is a victim of anti-globalization and that Donald Trump's trade policies will be watched closely.

Friday marked the 10th year for the annual celebration of Korean heritage in America.

A new biomedical procedure — known as in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) — offers immense possibilities, but also raises serious ethical and legal concerns.

The "octofoil" knot contains eight crossings in a 192-atom closed loop, and is roughly 10,000 times thinner than a human hair.

Travel website kayak.com released its 2017 Travel Hacker Guide on Thursday.

In a report approved Thursday, the European Parliament's legal committee also mulled over proposals to designate robots as “electronic persons” with specific rights and obligations.

“While some police killings result from legitimate use of force, others are extrajudicial executions,” the report, released Thursday, by Human Rights Watch said.

It is a biological trait that is currently known in only three species — humans, killer whales and short-finned pilot whales.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu also said the country would maintain its existing level of military but it did not want to be dragged into a new arms race.

While North Korea has several statues of Kim’s father and grandfather, this would be the first time when the leader will have a structure dedicated to him.

Two researchers from New Mexico State University posit that the as-of-yet-undiscovered ninth planet of our solar system may be a former "rogue planet" that our sun captured long back.

WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2010 to avoid prosecution on possible espionage charges.

Retired Gen. James Mattis suggested he wants a tougher military presence in Syria in the fight against ISIS during Thursday's confirmation hearings.