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Elephant poaching in Africa, driven by the illegal ivory trade, has reached its highest level in decades, threatening some populations with extinction. But recent findings published in the journal Science suggest a new way forward for conservationists, law enforcement, and policymakers: the use of genetic science to pinpoint the illegal trade at its points of origin.

Muscovites will debate the restoration of their own contentious symbol -- the statue of a feared Soviet police chief.

With a vote in parliament on Thursday, Myanmar shut down any remaining hopes that iconic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be able to run for president later this year, in just the latest sign that the country’s supposed “democratic transition” has stalled.

After killing their victims, the report finds, soldiers would take their clothes and belongings, dress them in the guerrilla combat boots and fatigues, and plant weapons on them.

Despite a violent crackdown by police in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, protests over energy prices continue to grow.

One NSA intelligence summary included information reported by the New York Times a week earlier.

The revelations are likely to cause a political scandal in France.

With just a week to go before the final deadline, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday issued a new set of demands to world powers negotiating a deal on Tehran’s nuclear program.

The new video features a Swedish and a South African hostage.

“Are you saying that the president of a country lived on the territory of someone else’s private zoo?”

Israeli officials argue the novel warning strikes were aimed at mitigating civilian casualties during last year's Gaza war.

Two Islamic State cartoons meant to troll the United States are reminiscent of bad South Park episodes.