Aditya Tejas

China has agreed to invest billions of dollars in the East African nation, which is set to become East Africa's first oil exporter.

The Kori No. 1 reactor became operational in 1978 and was recently approved to run until 2017, but environmentalists have warned of safety concerns.

The latest findings suggest that perceptual differences are a key component of autism spectrum disorder. Previous studies have largely focused on language and social difficulties.

The plan, which calls for removing spent fuel and cleaning contaminated water, is expected to take place over 30 to 40 years.

Palau has been named one of the world's biodiversity hotspots and has been praised for its ecological protection measures, but faces a growing tide of illegal fishing.

The Peace Index Poll also found that a significant majority of Jewish respondents felt that Israel was being judged too harshly by the international community.

The molecules are just above absolute zero, the physically unattainable temperature at which matter loses all thermal energy.

A study by the Pew Research Center estimates that America's mixed-race population is growing thrice as fast as the overall population.

Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina's administration has been rocked by a major graft scandal, leading to calls for his resignation.

"“Let me tell you about my trouble with girls," Sir Tim Hunt had said. "You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you and when you criticize them, they cry."

The Tripartite Free Trade Area will cover 26 African countries, ranging from the northernmost to the southernmost, and the richest to the poorest.

Former journalist Tom Burlington claims that he was unfairly targeted because of an incident where he used the full form of the N-word.

The bill's proponents say the waiting period unnecessarily restricts the rights of law-abiding citizens looking to purchase handguns.

Ambassador Paul Grigson was withdrawn by Australia in protest over the execution of its two nationals Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran by Indonesia.

The decision to exclude Israel, despite a draft recommendation from a high-ranking U.N. official, was reportedly made under "intense pressure" from Washington and Tel Aviv.

Chinese state media outlets have often decried Japanese animation and comics as pornographic and violent.

The move by the federal rail agency comes after last month's Amtrak train derailment that killed eight and injured over 200.

The country's elections, while nominally free and democratic, have long been criticized as rubber-stamp affairs.

Presidents Obama and Hollande met on the sidelines of the ongoing G-7 summit in Germany, and discussed other issues, including climate change and terrorism.

Diageo's stock spiked at the news of a possible takeover, recording its greatest intraday gain since 2008.

The median pay for the head of a public university was almost four times that of a full-time professor in 2014, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education report.

President Enrique Peña Nieto's government has faced widespread accusations of corruption, and frustration with its inability to contain drug violence.

The transportation of live animals in China must be approved by the country's transportation and quarantine authorities.

Although Ukraine was the first former Soviet country to decriminalize homosexuality in 1991, LGBT individuals have been subjected to violence and discrimination for years.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan describes the incidents as constituting a “provocation” designed to induce panic in advance of parliamentary elections Sunday.

The agreement would help thousands of people who are currently stateless in enclaves along the border gain citizenship in either country.

Besides his comments on Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin called "insane" any worries about his country attacking NATO nations.

Victor Ponta had allegedly forged invoices while he was a lawyer in order to buy luxury apartments and a sports car.

The group comprised of 53 adults, including two pregnant women, and 15 children, from Afghanistan, China, Vietnam and Russia.