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Amphibian biologist and scientist SD Biju holds a preserved female frog named <em>Frankixalus jerdonii</em> at Systematics Lab of the University of Delhi.

Long Thought To Be Extinct, Bizarre Tree Frog Surfaces In India

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.

The cheetah known as Sarah or Sahara holds the record as the fastest land animal on earth. She has died at the age of 15.

Sarah The Cheetah, World's Fastest Land Animal, Dies At 15

The Cincinnati Zoo euthanized the cheetah known as Sarah this week. Cheetahs usually live to 8 to 12, the zoo says. Sarah was famous for running 100 meters in 5.95 seconds, a record for land mammals.

Two children whose school was bombed in Aleppo pose in a mock destroyed classroom — set up by the charity Save the Children — outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Wednesday, one day before a donor conference aiming to raise money for victims of Syria's war.

Diplomats Pledge Nearly $11 Billion In Aid For Syria At Donor Conference

The pledges made in London surpassed the goal of $9 billion. Participants are also discussing incentives for countries struggling with an influx of refugees and ways to improve humanitarian aid.

Royal Dutch Shell reported an 80 percent drop in earnings in 2015, but says it will still press ahead with the proposed mega-merger with BG Group plc.

With Oil Prices Languishing, Shell Reports 80 Percent Drop In Earnings

The company is the latest industry giant to report huge drops in earnings from 2014 to 2015. BP, Exxon and Chevron have also seen their revenues fall steeply.

The Yankees and Tigers raise dust on the diamond after both benches cleared in Detroit on Thursday.

Benches Clear — Again And Again — During Brawls Between Yankees And Tigers

The confrontation opened with a hit batter and an inside pitch, but before long, both benches had cleared amid a flurry of fists. Then, they cleared again. And again. Luckily, no one appears injured.

A bullet hole is seen on June 19 on a gate at the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park, the site where House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise was shot by gunman James Hodgkinson, in Alexandria, Va.

Rep. Steve Scalise In Fair Condition After Another Surgery For Infection

Scalise was shot at a baseball practice for Republican members of Congress in mid-June. He was re-admitted to the intensive care unit last month, and required multiple new surgeries.

People stand in front of eggs displayed at a supermarket in Lille, France, on Friday as a scandal over contaminated eggs spreads across Europe.

Europe's Egg-Contamination Scandal Spreads As Far As Hong Kong

Tainted eggs have been found in at least 16 countries in Europe. Millions of eggs have been pulled from European shelves over fears they are contaminated with fipronil, which is used to kill insects.

The View From Guam On North Korean Threat

Residents on the U.S. island territory of Guam are at the center of an escalating war of words between North Korea and the U.S. Ailsa Chang talks with Mayor Paul McDonald of Agana Heights, Guam.

Longtime Knopf editor Judith Jones, photographed in 2006, died Wednesday at her home in Vermont, according to the publisher.

Legendary Editor Judith Jones Dies At 93

She was behind such seminal works as the English-language The Diary of Anne FrankandMastering the Art of French Cooking.Jones died Wednesday fromAlzheimer's complications, according to family.

'Súbeme La Radio' Is Cuba's Heartbreak Anthem Of The Summer

Written by Cuban reggaeton star and Latin Grammy winner Descemer Bueno and sung by Enrique Iglesias, the track is catchy, danceable and topping the Latin music charts.

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