At least 16 inmates in a central Mexico prison were killed and five more were wounded in a riot which brought to an end a violent 2019 for the country, authorities said.
Three researchers involved in the births of genetically-edited babies have been sentenced for practising medicine illegally, Chinese state media said yesterday.
Pope Francis has apologised for angrily slapping a woman's arm away after she grabbed hold of his hand and pulled him towards her, saying he lost his patience and had set a "bad example".
North Korea's leader plans to further develop nuclear programmes and to introduce a "new strategic weapon" in the near future, state media said yesterday, although he signalled there was still room for dialogue with the United States.
Flash floods inundated swathes of Indonesia's capital and nearby towns after torrential rainfall, killing at least nine people and forcing thousands of people to evacuate.
AN IRANIAN-backed militia has vowed to exact revenge for the "aggression of evil American ravens".
Dinosaurs gradually "shrunk" and paved the way for birds to evolve as warm-blooded creatures, new research claims.
