Scientists hatch new theory on extinction

The eggs of nonavian dinosaurs took three to six months to hatch, a long incubation period that could help explain dinosaurs' mass extinction 65 million years ago, according to new research.

UK's EU envoy quits ahead of Brexit talks

Ivan Rogers came under fire for saying it could take 10 years for London to conclude deal with the bloc

ROK vows to maintain pressure on DPRK

The Republic of Korea vowed on Wednesday to maintain its hard line policy of pressure and sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Seoul's Unification Ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs said in its annual plan report to Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, who is serving as acting president, that its policy will be maintained in 2017 to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula and cause a right change in the northern neighbor.

150 escape in Philippine prison raid

Around 100 armed men with links to rebels stormed a prison in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, killing a guard and freeing more than 150 prisoners, some of them Islamic militants, officials said.

UN chief Guterres calls for reform to overcome challenges

The new United Nations chief, Antonio Guterres, warned on Tuesday that the world body faces "very challenging times" and asked for support of reforms to make it better able to deal with them.

Fighting puts Syria peace talks at risk

Syrian government forces pressed their offensive in a water-rich valley northwest of Damascus on Tuesday as 10 rebel groups announced they are suspending talks about planned peace negotiations because of what they described as government violations of a cease-fire deal.

New Year road deaths surge in Thailand despite safety campaign

More than 400 people died in road accidents in Thailand over the New Year period, statistics released on Wednesday showed, despite a government road safety campaign in one of the most dangerous countries in the world to drive a car.

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Archers at sharp end of boar cull

It's a scene straight out of medieval times set in modern-day Madrid: an archer dressed in camouflage gear, stationed in a tree at night, waiting for the kill.

Fossil find may be dolphin-like reptile

A fossil found in limestone along a remote South Texas riverbed could be that of a dolphin-like reptile that swam in oceans 90 million years ago, according to paleontologists.

Wealthy Canadian city struggles to cope with deadly drug crisis

Sirens scream nonstop through the urban heart of Vancouver, as responders race toward drug addicts overdosing - and dying in such numbers that the city's morgues are full.

Facebook sleuths bring home India's stolen artifacts

By day, Arvind Venkatraman works as a software engineer in India's tech hub Chennai. But in his spare time, he is an international art detective whose efforts have helped bring back some of his country's most valuable antiquities.