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[2016-01-23 08:08]

Six more bodies have been found after two migrant boats sank off Greek islands early on Friday, raising the toll to 21 with dozens still missing, the coast guard said.

Dolphin circus sparks animal cruelty debate

[2016-01-22 08:14]

Inside a traveling aquatic circus in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, whoops and cheers go up as a dolphin leaps out of a pool and slam-dunks a ball through a basketball net.

Model suggests 9th solar system planet

[2016-01-22 08:14]

The solar system may host a ninth planet that is about 10 times bigger than Earth and orbiting far beyond Neptune, according to research published on Wednesday.

Statue head returns after 130-year gap

[2016-01-22 08:14]

The head of a Hindu deity's statue from the 7th century was returned by France and reattached to its body on Thursday for display at a museum, more than 130 years after it was spirited away.

Savings, safety fuel push for driverless trucks

[2016-01-22 08:14]

After decades checking their rearview mirrors for the threat from rail and air transport, truckers around the world are facing their latest rival head-on: driverless trucks.

Journalist acquitted for following DPRK on Twitter

[2016-01-22 08:14]

A court in the Republic of Korea said in a statement on Thursday that it had acquitted a ROK citizen of sympathizing with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for following its Twitter account. It said that simply reading Pyongyang's social media posts did not violate the security laws of the country.

Nation mourns victims of university attack by Taliban

[2016-01-22 08:14]

Pakistanis buried their dead and observed a day of nationwide mourning on Thursday following the brazen attack by Islamic militants who stormed a northwestern university the previous day, gunning down students and teachers and spreading terror before the four gunmen were slain by the military.

Russia says spy inquiry not objective at all

[2016-01-22 08:14]

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Moscow does not consider the conclusions of a British inquiry into the 2006 death of a former Russian spy to be impartial because it claims the result had been predetermined, and said the inquiry had been "politicized".