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The U.S. flew two B-1B bombers Wednesday in a show of force following Pyongyang’s fifth and most powerful nuclear test earlier this month.

Researchers found that smoking leaves its “footprint” on the genome through DNA methylation, the process by which cells control gene expression.

Scientists from the University of Tokyo found the protein in tardigrades can prevent radiation-caused damage to the DNA of human cultured cells.

The Bank of Japan on Wednesday decided to adopt a target for long-term interest rates in an overhaul of its massive stimulus program.

With the global economy showing few signs of rebounding and investors fretting about the limits of major central banks’ easings, the BOJ’s move came as a welcome relief for risk asset markets.

Two Russian Sukhoi SU-24 warplanes were in the skies above the aid convoy at the exact time it was struck late on Monday, two U.S. officials told Reuters.

The global refugee population grew by 5.8 million people in 2016 in part because of conflicts in the Middle East and Africa.

 Jewish communities across the continent have seen a decline in active members over the past 12 months because of anti-Semitic attacks.

A British drug dealer is going to prison for accepting cocaine payments in a very tech-savvy way.

Norea Korea's nuclear ambitions saw U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang discuss during a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York Monday possible U.N. sanctions against the isolated nation.

Fourteen people were arrested, but Brazil officials believe they were "amateurs" with no direct ties to the Islamic State group.

The kidnapping of the three foreigners, who were working on airport projects in the country, took place early Monday, authorities said.

According to a new study, nitrogen ice played a major role in the creation of Pluto's heart-shaped Tombaugh Regio.

Syrian Arab Red Crescent director Omar Barakat was among those who died in the Monday night attack on the aid convoy.

A fire ripped through tents and destroyed containers on the island of Lesbos on Monday night, but there were no reports of any deaths.

The decision to put up the fence, along a 1.2 mile stretch next to the border crossing used by hundreds of thousands of migrants last year, has not yet been reached.

In a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study, researchers argue that the erratic dimming of Tabby's star can be explained by a swarm of "interstellar comets."

Senator Grace Poe wrote Monday that lowering the minimum age from the current 15 years to 9 years will have a profound negative impact on children’s well-being.

The commercial satellite imagery was released by 38 North after North Korean media claimed Tuesday that the country conducted a successful rocket engine test.

The typhoon, which is moving toward Tokyo, has led authorities to issue evacuation advisories for more than 600,000 residents.

The Democratic presidential nominee supported the deal — unpopular with trade unions and environmental groups — while she was Secretary of State, but has opposed it since.

China and the U.S. also are targeting the finances of Hongxiang Industrial, a Chinese company headed by a Communist Party cadre, that the Obama administration thinks has a role in the North's nuclear program.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said the attacks were carried out by either Syrian or Russian aircraft.

Fethullah Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999, denies involvement in Turkey's failed coup in July.

Elephants are responsible for at least 100 deaths per year.

Authorities detained 17 people who were developing four separate potential attacks aimed at Saudi Arabians.

The Russian president is planning to create a new security service that will essentially bring back the infamous agency he served under for 16 years.

For the first time ever, scientists have observed, in infrared radiation, "tidal disruption" flares emitted by black holes after devouring stars.

The Asian powerhouse was reacting to a speech given by the Dalai Lama, who it calls a separatist, at the EU Parliament on Sept. 15.