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A naval supply facility in the Horn of Africa will help sustain the fight against piracy on open waters, China says. It's believed to be the country's first military outpost.

Most Syrian refugees are children, and many have lost parents. One result is a huge demand for the few places available in orphanages that have been set up in neighboring Turkey.

Frankixalus jerdonii has been rediscovered in northeastern India — and scientists say it represents an entirely new genus. Strangely, the tadpoles feed on their mothers' unfertilized eggs.

In the movie "Warriors," they use their status from playing cricket to speak out against FGM. And the game's fun, too.

Widow Marina Litvinenko says, "The words my husband spoke on his deathbed, when he accused Mr. Putin of his murder, have been proved true in an English court."

Talk of peace between the parties, as Hillary Clinton described in an NPR interview, will not appeal to everyone in this year of the angry activist. But Clinton hopes to survive the primaries.

Smith's NFL career began in 2003 with the New York Jets. She is now the quality control-special teams coach for the Buffalo Bills.

In an interview with NPR, Clinton confirmed she is eating fresh jalapeño peppers on the campaign trail to stay healthy, which started after she read about how peppers boost immunity back in 1992.

The 74-year-old stylist will scale back her role, becoming creative director at-large. She entered the fashion industry as a model at 17, then found an influential niche at the magazine.

Demographers say in a new report that the reduction is driven by a net drop in Mexicans living in the U.S. illegally. The study is in line with others that have found a decade-long trend.