Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 - A peculiar ancient relative of modern crocodiles that appears to have started life on four legs before adopting a two legged stance in adulthood has been described in a new study. The reptile, named
Los Angeles CA (SWX) Mar 09, 2026 - Have you ever been so lost in thought that you stared at the night sky? For thousands of years, people have been asking the same questions. Not possible to remove the adverb. Are we the only ones?
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - With the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali as Iran's supreme leader, the country's ultraconservatives have defied the United States and Israel and signalled their intent to keep the war going, experts told AFP.
Jakarta (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - A landslide on Indonesia's biggest landfill buried trucks and food stalls, killing four people, rescuers said Monday as they searched for at least five more reported missing.
Langfang, China (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - New mother Zhang Xiaofei wanted to be financially secure before having a baby, wary of high childcare costs that have been softened only a little by Chinese government cash incentives to boost record-low births.
Tehran (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - The United States and Israel hit five oil facilities with overnight strikes in and near the Iranian capital, killing four people, an official told state TV on Sunday.
Dubai (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Gulf nations reported on Sunday missiles and drone attacks, while Iran vowed to press on with strikes against neighbouring countries as the regional war entered its second week.
Los Banos, Philippines (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with his bare hands.
Beijing (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - China's top diplomat condemned on Sunday the war in the Middle East and urged the United States to iron out its differences with Beijing.
Colombo (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Sri Lanka discharged 22 Iranian crew from hospital who were plucked from life rafts after their warship was sunk by a US submarine, officials said Sunday.
Khartoum (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - A drone attack hit two markets in paramilitary-controlled towns in southwest Sudan, killing 33 people, a medical source told AFP on Sunday.
Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the widening war are likely worse than those in your cell phone.
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Israel struck a hotel in central Beirut on Sunday, the first attack on the city centre since the start of the new war with Hezbollah, as Lebanon said nearly 400 people were killed over the past week.
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, has been appointed to succeed his father as the new head of the Islamic republic.
Kathmandu (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Nepal's centrist RSP party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah had secured a majority in the direct parliamentary elections, partial official results showed Sunday, and was heading for a landslide according to official trends.
Sydney (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Police in Australia's Northern Territory warned of 'crocs everywhere' on Sunday and said they had moved more than a thousand people across the state into shelter after massive floods.
