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A new study makes the case for the existence of PTFO8-8695 b — a “hot Jupiter” exoplanet locked in a “death spiral” around its young star.

At least eight people were killed and scores injured in bombings in the Sayeda Zeinab area, Syrian state media reported.

A pilots’ strike, part of wider protests against new French labor laws, may hamper travel for thousands of soccer fans.

Hundreds of suspects have been held across the country in a police crackdown on militants following a wave of gruesome killings.

Light pollution now hides the view of the Milky Way in the night sky for a third of humanity, a study reveals.

The online audio message, purportedly by Ayman al-Zawahri, has yet to be verified.

In a letter to the Telegraph, a team of 13 British Nobel laureates said leaving the European Union may put science and research in the U.K. “in jeopardy.”

Over 100 fighters from Libyan forces have been killed since the assault to recapture Sirte began in early May.

But Keiko Fujimori, daughter of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori, said Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had scraped together only a narrow victory.

The findings from two unpublished academic studies heighten concerns that Rio's sewage-infested waterways are unsafe.

If Brazil’s suspended president survives a Senate impeachment trial, the country’s constitution will let her serve out her term until 2018.

The Petra, Jordan, platform was likely used by ancient inhabitants for ceremonies, but more research is needed to know exactly what kind.

Denmark announced its decision this week after years of plans to modernize its fleet.

The image, captured by the spacecraft during its July flyby, shows the southeastern portion of Pluto’s great ice plains bordering dark highlands.

U.S. officials have yet to confirm an Iraqi channel’s report that coalition airstrikes hit the Islamic State group’s leader in northern Iraq.

Barrel bombs were dropped on the Syrian suburb of Daraya after it received its first food aid drop in four years, according to the local council.

The experiment could be the much-awaited breakthrough for scientists working to perfect carbon capture and sequestration techniques.

The case has reemerged in the runup to local government elections in August that should be a stern test for the ruling African National Congress.

A car bomb ripped through a police bus in central Istanbul during the morning rush hour Tuesday, killing 11 people.

Ahmed Adeeb was also charged with terrorism and sentenced to 10 years four days ago by the same criminal court and now faces up to 25 years in jail.

The incident, which comes just days after a Hindu priest was found dead, is the latest in a string of attacks on secular and minority targets in the Muslim-majority country.

The decision comes after an analysis by Indian security agencies found that the image-capturing service may be used by terrorists to carry out attacks.

Swedes like the European Union with the British inside it, so if the Brits vote to leave June 23, sentiment in the Scandinavian country for staying could change dramatically.

The measure will remain in place until Sunday midnight following Wednesday’s attack in Tel Aviv, according to a report.

The group faces allegations of embezzlement and malpractice less than a month after its hotel unit announced the world’s biggest IPO this year.

The meeting comes just days ahead of the Brexit referendum and at a time when the EU steel industry is buckling under pressure from cheap Chinese steel exports.

An ongoing meeting of EU ministers in Luxembourg will discuss “efforts to establish an effective, humanitarian and safe European migration policy” Friday.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he has decided to temporarily remove the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen from a U.N. blacklist for violating child rights.

The possible debris, awaiting verification from Australian and Malaysian authorities, are believed to be parts of a seat and a cover panel of a plane wing.