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The Republican presidential nominee has repeatedly showered praise on the Russian president, even as relations between the two countries remain tense.

The two leaders had a brief chat Wednesday easing a standoff after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called Obama a “son of a bitch” ahead of a summit of Asian leaders in Laos.

A study found that drinkers who do the recommended amount of exercise can reduce the risk of death due to alcohol-related cancers and illnesses.

Russian officials said the U.S. plane was intercepted because it was heading toward Russian territory with its transponders switched off.

Protesters shouted “Temer Out” and “Usurper” as Michel Temer participated in the Independence Day parade in Brasilia and the opening ceremonies of the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

The suspect tried to enter Argentina with false Paraguayan documents and was flagged on an Interpol list.

It's a five-day pilgrimage and is one of the world's largest gatherings.

Merete Hodne could face a six month prison sentence for her actions.

Tom lives on a water lily and likes to skateboard.

A lack of funding and conservative policies are blamed for what some have called an epidemic.

The motive for last week's deadly Davao City bombing remains elusive.

The Malaysia’s Transport Ministry released a report in March 2015 that said the pilot was trained to handle stress and had no financial problems. 

Leading conservationist Zhang Hemin announced that it is too early to downgrade the giant panda’s conservation status fearing that the change might affect conservation efforts.

A new study, based on a computer simulation of two 3 billion-year-old galaxies merging, further refines our understanding of how gravitational waves are produced.

The move comes after three missiles fired by North Korea on Monday fell into Japan’s maritime Exclusive Economic Zone.

The EU's travel bans and asset freezes cover some 150 people and 37 entities involved in the turmoil in Crimea and eastern Ukraine.

The chronographic map, based on data gathered by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, reveals the approximate age of over 130,000 stars in the Milky Way’s halo.

A court on Wednesday issued a notice to U.S.-based Niantic Inc., the developer of the popular location-based augmented reality game. The game allegedly hurt religious sentiments of communities.

Speaking on the sidelines of a regional summit in Laos, Beijing’s vice foreign minister said that China and the Philippines had had “thousands of years” of good relations.

The researchers, however, warned that further tests were required before giving patients official advice as it was unclear whether it only helped patients with low levels of vitamin D.

The comments came a day after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran criticized Saudi Arabia for its handling of hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage, and called the Saudi royal family “puny satans.”

Forecasters believe that Hurricane Newton could drop 1 to 3 inches of rain over parts of Arizona and New Mexico through Thursday, threatening flash floods and landslides.

The Syrian government has denied previous accusations that it used chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war.

Scientists recovered a rare fossil showing a near complete ichthyosaur.

The Category 1 hurricane brought heavy rain and winds that reached 90 mph.

Authorities urged residents not to panic after an Islamic State magazine told followers to carry out lone wolf assaults on public places like the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Isabelle Dinoire, the woman to receive the first partial face transplant, has died.

The new line will drastically cut down on travel time between the holy city and Tel Aviv.

Following the coup of former President Mohammed Morsi, there has been increase in the number of prisons in Egypt.