DNA test shows abandoned pup in Australia is endangered dingo
A DNA test has revealed that a stray dog found in the garden of an Australian east coast home is a rare purebred dingo, rather...
Seventeen killed in attack on Tajik border outpost, authorities say
Seventeen people were killed in an overnight shootout at an outpost on the Tajik-Uzbek border that was attacked by armed men wearing masks, Tajik authorities...
Gunmen kill 15 in southern Thailand’s worst attack in years
Suspected separatist insurgents stormed a security checkpoint in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south and killed at least 15 people, including a police officer and many village defense...
British backpacker allegedly strangled by man she met on Tinder, New Zealand court told
A British backpacker was allegedly strangled to death by a man she met on Tinder, prosecutors told a New Zealand court on Wednesday, in a...
Malaysian who killed cat in dryer faces jail in new law’s first conviction
A Malaysian court handed a jail term of 34 months and a fine to a man who killed a cat by stuffing it into the...
China defense minister discusses Hong Kong, Taiwan with U.S.: state media
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe discussed Hong Kong, Taiwan, the South China Sea and Xinjiang with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday during a...
80-year-old competes with younger fitness buffs
Octogenarian Jacinto Bonilla spends his nights lifting heavy weights and jumping on tall boxes in a CrossFit gym in South Brooklyn in hopes to one...
Dying for a better life: South Koreans fake their funerals for life lessons
A South Korean service is offering free funerals – but only to the living....
Segment of Keystone pipeline ordered to remain shut after leak
A U.S. regulator on Tuesday ordered that a segment of the Keystone pipeline that spilled more than 9,000 barrels of crude in rural North Dakota...
An extra 15 minute daily walk could boost global economy: study
The world economy could be boosted by as much as $100 billion a year if employers successfully encouraged their staff to meet World Health Organization...