The chopper belonged to National Iranian Oil Company and was transporting a person suffering a cardiac arrest from an offshore oil platform.
The Cuban leader for almost 50 years died Nov. 25, about 10 years after he handed over political power to his brother Raul.
The ESA mission to find evidence of past or present life on the red planet needs another $430 million to make its planned journey in 2020.
Most leaders from South and Central America, as well as from Asia, offered their condolences while reactions from the U.S. were celebratory.
Human agriculture is understood to be only about 10,000 years old, while species of ants found in Fiji have been at it for over 3 million years.
The Cuban revolutionary and long-time leader died Nov. 25, 2016, at the age of 90.
Food scientists at NASA are working on developing food bars to be eaten by the crews aboard the Orion spacecraft that will travel beyond the moon.
Officials are still searching the area to see if they can expose more clandestine graves.
As suspicions of arson continue, several arrests have been made in connection to the fires in Israel.
The London citizen was convicted Wednesday of murdering four men he met through gay dating sites.
The suspects had reportedly planned to carry out terror attacks in and around Paris.
The nitrogen-rich stars, located near the center of the Milky Way, may shed light on the formation and evolution of our galaxy.
The crash happened at the Haft-Khan station in Shahroud city, about 250 miles east of the capital Tehran.
The Islamic State group fighters were arrested following an operation by the army near the country’s border town of Arsal.
The United States will continue to follow “regional hegemony” in the South China Sea, according to a Chinese think tank.
The converter — capable of modifying the quantum properties of individual photons — is more efficient that the techniques currently used for the process.
Regions with flat faults are more likely than those with curvy faults to experience earthquakes of magnitude 8.5 or higher, a new study has revealed.
Researchers used cells from zebrafish to regenerate heart tissue in mice, a development that could help find cures for heart diseases in humans.
The findings of a new study suggest radioactive decay rates — long considered physical constants — are more variable than previously thought.
The numbers are believed to be a coded message for Pyongyang's agents in South Korea, according to a report.
“Europe’s security is in danger,” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, calling for more dialogue.
Japan, which faces a growing threat from North Korea, currently has a two-layer ballistic missile defense system.
The annual readers’ poll is currently led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has overtaken WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
By introducing mutations into a naturally occurring enzyme, researchers were able to create a protein capable of forming bonds that evolution has long avoided.
Neil Prakash, who appeared in several Islamic State group propaganda videos, was believed killed in an April airstrike in Iraq.
The solider was reportedly in northern Syria and was part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve.
Authorities said no evidence could suggest that the attack at a home for Catholic missionaries in southwestern France was terror-related. The shooter is at large.
Thousands of residents of the city of Haifa in Israel have been forced to evacuated as wildfires continue to spread.
The mixed messages and unpredictability of a Trump administration could overturn traditional U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.
In a recent interview, the former CIA chief said he would be willing to accept a cabinet post.