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After poachers brazenly murdered a rhino in a French zoo and sawed off its horn, conservationists are calling for better protection for the endangered animals — and education to end superstitious belief in rhino horns' "healing powers."

Dineo, a hurricane that produced winds up to 100 mph, made landfall on Mozambique's coast Wednesday night, bringing with it rough sea conditions and several thunderstorms.

The findings are based on a Dinocephalosaurus fossil found inside limestone in Southwest China that was first excavated in 2008. 

Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. They got married in 2014.

Former Comverse Technology Chairman Jacob "Kobi" Alexander is facing charges from 2006 stock options fraud indictment.

Researchers from Vanderbilt University find fossils proving evolution was responsible for the world's first mass extinction 540 million years ago.

Several schools within Namibia's central Khomas region will offer classes in Mandarin, sponsored by the Chinese government.

Namibian President Hage Geingob denied knowledge of any requests or plans by the Chiense to build a naval base in his country during an interview with BBC News.

The 41-year-old female rhino, Nola, who had been a popular attraction at the San Diego zoo since 1989, was euthanized Sunday.

The German government had apologized for the systematic extermination of the Herero people, but has not officially used the genocide label.

Protesters took to the streets outside Sen. John McCain's Tucson office in response to a border-patrol bill and a copper mine land swap last year.

Mia Farrow was among those who took to Twitter to criticize Corey Knowlton and the rhino hunt.

The term 'genocide' also has special resonance in Germany, which has worked hard to come to terms with the Holocaust.

The co-pilot accused of deliberately crashing Flight 9525 reportedly struggled with depression. And in the past 15 years, pilot suicide was the likely cause of several major aviation disasters.

The U.S. leads the pack, but some countries have delivered less than 10 percent of what they pledged to fight Ebola.

The study, conducted by a London-based think tank, found that poorer nations had not benefited from contributions to existing climate funds.

Egypt, Indonesia and several other countries demanded Google user information for the first time in 2014.

Thabane fled Lesotho for South Africa on Saturday, hours before the army surrounded his residence and overran police stations in Maseru.

The new species of round-eared sengi, or elephant-shrew, is a native of the far-off northwestern region of Namibia.

Season 3 of "Naked and Afraid" will premiere on Discovery on Sunday, June 29. Watch the trailer for the dramatic upcoming season.

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