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The $460,000 golden statue of the Chinese leader was reportedly demolished as it lacked government approval.

Welcome to the Anthropocene, a potential new geological epoch during which human activities have become the dominant force in shaping the planet.

Salah Abdeslam, who escaped after the attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, is currently one of the most wanted men in Europe.

A retired Chinese army official reportedly said the military will use the airport on Spratly Islands for test flights and to patrol the disputed South China Sea region.

Pollution in the lake, which is the highest in the world at an altitude of 12,470 feet above sea level, has led to the near extinction of some animals.

Viktor Orban's government has put up fences on Hungary's southern border to keep out refugees fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Asia.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday that Ali Saqr killed his mother after she had been allegedly "inciting her son to leave the Islamic State."

The missile was sent to Havana instead of Florida, and authorities fear the incident could have led to loss of sensitive information, according to the Wall Street Journal.

A heavily annotated edition of Adolf Hitler's semi-autobiographical tome will hit German bookshops Friday for the first time in 70 years.

Chinese health officials have advised people to avoid buying freshly slaughtered poultry in local markets.

Pyongyang’s move follows South Korea’s propaganda broadcasts, which began Friday in response to North Korea's claim to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb.

The Islamic State group seeks control of the North African nation’s largest petroleum export facility and is recruiting engineers to run it.

Medical sources initially said 65 people had been killed at a police training center, but a health ministry official later said 47 had died.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that China's approach to North Korea had failed.

"If all goes well," the start of the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is just "days away," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said.

The loss of modest aid, arms deals and other support from Iran could be replaced by Saudi Arabia in reward for cutting ties with Iran.

The Islamic State group recently imposed its own curriculum on schools in Iraq's northeastern province of Nineveh.

As with much in North Korea, the exact date of Kim Jong Un’s birthday remains something shrouded in mystery. But it's likely Friday.

Sallah Ali, 20, from Casablanca, Morocco, was reportedly carrying a piece of paper with the ISIS flag when he was killed Thursday.

If the area, which has seen heavy fighting, falls to the Taliban, the impact would affect the Kabul government and its global partners.

Although less than 1 percent of Israeli exports to the EU are affected by labeling, politicians fear a broader boycott.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party promised to legalize marijuana during the federal elections campaign last fall, but it won't be that easy.

The latest installment in the lucrative franchise must perform well in China to break records, industry analysts said.

Officials had earlier told The Economist that the kingdom could list shares in Saudi Aramco, potentially the world's most valuable company.

A video shows the new National Assembly president ordering workers to remove portraits of the late leader from the hall.

Then president, he warned Tony Blair the country spelled trouble years before the British leader joined the 2003 invasion.

The German chancellor will consider tightening deportation laws following a New Year's Eve mob attack on women.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump sparked controversy with a Twitter comments following a foiled terror attack in Paris.

Sweden received 160,000 asylum requests last year from refugees inside its borders, which is the highest per capita in the EU.