A scientific expedition high in the Bolivian Andes revealed 20 species new to science, including the "lilliputian frog" plus four rediscovered species including the "devil-eyed frog" previously thought to be extinct, Conservation International said.
Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria's northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of violence in the region.
The prime minister's special adviser on the destruction of Flight PS752, Ralph Goodale, issued a report today saying that Iran should not be left in charge of the investigation — since it was the actions of the Iranian military that caused the deadly crash in the first place.
Systemic shortcomings in Sweden's elderly care coupled with inadequate measures from the government and agencies contributed to the country's high COVID-19 death toll in nursing homes, an initial report by an official commission said on Tuesday.
American track coach Ben Rosario has organized over 100 races, including the rewarding experience of the 2012 and 2013 U.S. cross-country championships. He says The Marathon Project on Sunday, contested in a pandemic, "will be [rewarding] — times one hundred."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect and saying the Electoral College "has spoken."
Not in a century and a half, since the post-Civil War era, has a defeated presidential candidate continued to challenge the election results past those electoral college meetings. But that's where Donald Trump finds himself.
A third of Japanese residents want the Tokyo Olympics to be scrapped amid fears that an influx of foreign arrivals may cause a further spike in COVID-19 cases, a poll by public broadcaster NHK showed on Tuesday.
