Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in ... Read More

New Zealand beats West Indies by 9 wickets in the 2nd test; leads the series 1-0

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Jacob Duffy took 5-38 as New Zealand's weakened attack bowled out the West Indies for 128 on the third day Friday to set up a nine-wicket win in the second test. New Zealand lea... Read More

Attack by gunmen kills 3 members of Revolutionary Guard in southeast Iran

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Gunmen killed three members of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan near the Pakistan border, state media reported. The Guard member... Read More

Conservationists connect with chimps in a Ugandan rainforest as they seek a sense of communion

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow the primates wherever they go - except up in the trees. Onesmas Ainebyona stalks the chimps with such... Read More

Italian cooking and its rituals get UN designation as world heritage

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes. The U.N.'s cultural agency gave foodies on Wednesday another reason to cele... Read More

An airstrike on a hospital in a rebel-controlled area of Myanmar kills 34 and injures 80

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- An airstrike by Myanmar 's military destroyed a hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel armed force, killing 34 patients and medical staff, according to a rescue worker... Read More

NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly stopped communicating to ground stations over the weekend. NASA said this we... Read More

Reddit challenges Australia's world-first law banning children under 16 from social media

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Global online forum Reddit on Friday filed a court challenge to Australia's world-first law that bans Australian children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the world's mos... Read More

Archaeologists uncover intact section of ancient Jerusalem wall from Hanukkah era

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old ceasefire betw... Read More

EU enlargement chief says Ukraine's membership 'inevitable' despite Hungary's objections

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- The European Union's enlargement chief said Wednesday she is confident Hungary will not derail Ukraine's path to membership, which she described as "inevitable." "I'm not worrie... Read More

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