A highly unpredictable hot and dry climate prevented large plant-eating dinosaurs from dominating tropical regions near the equator for up to 30 million years after they first evolved, a new research suggested Monday.
Egypt has started on Sunday to demolish headquarters of the country's former ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) in central Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square where mass protests ended ex-President Hosni Mubarak's almost 30-year rule more than four years ago.
Anchored by butterfly-shaped benches, an unassuming boulder displaying a brass plaque stands in a large expanse of green grass here in Northern Virginia, half-an-hour drive away from the U.S. capital.
The potential economic growth across major advanced and emerging market economies has declined in recent years and is unlikely to bounce back to pre-crisis level over the next five years, according to a study released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday.
More than 500 representatives from Chinese enterprises operating in southern Vietnam gathered here on Saturday for a meeting during which they were updated with the latest information on the Labor Law of Vietnam.
Chinese consumers spent lavishly on travel, movies and gifts during the lunar New Year holiday.
China's airlines operated over 60,000 flights during the week-long Spring Festival holiday travel season, up 7.8 percent from last year, according to an article posted on the official website of the Ministry of Transport on Wednesday.
Traffic accidents claimed 199 lives and left 326 others injured during the first six days of the lunar New Year holiday from Feb. 15 to 20, according to Vietnam's National Traffic Safety Committee on Saturday.
Instead of staying home and preparing food and for receiving guests during the traditional New Year holidays, a growing number of people, especially young couples in Vietnam, are taking trips away from home to celebrate the holidays in different, more relaxed environments.
Beijing is using a crowd analytics system to prevent stampedes at major commercial areas. It is hoped that the system will be rolled out nationwide.
A provincial-level archive signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a foundation from South Korea to work together on the study of "comfort women" during Japanese imperialism in World War II.
An Egyptian court sentenced the Muslim Brotherhood's top official Mohammed Badie and 26 of the Islamist group's leading figures to three years in prison for insulting the judiciary.
The armed wing of Islamic Hamas movement warned on Thursday of another war with Israel, in case the process of reconstruction in the Gaza Strip is kept obstructed.
An exhibit featuring U.S. soldiers fighting alongside Chinese troops during World War II kicked off here Wednesday.
Infants whose mothers take vitamin D supplements during pregnancy and newborns who also take it are less likely to get respiratory infections, according to research announced by the University of Auckland Thursday.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to leave the country next week to attend his trial at The Hague with more than 150 Members of Parliament who will be expressing their support for their leader.
Women who take a common pain killer during pregnancy could be exposing their child to the risk of developing behavioral problems, according to a New Zealand study on Friday.
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