A newly discovered frog species, Paedophryne amauensis, is the world's tiniest known vertebrate, the journal PLoS ONE said. Averaging less than one-third of an inch (7.7 millimeters) in length, the frogs are literally able to fit on a U.S. dime. The discovery was made by a team of American researchers led by Louisiana State University herpetologist Chris Austin.
Deciphering equipment for the voice recorder of a crashed Russian passenger jet will be delivered to Jakarta from Moscow on Thursday morning, the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry reported.
A Nasa astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early on Thursday, beginning a four-month mission aboard the orbiting complex.
Over 30 protesters have been detained in downtown Moscow’s Kudrinskaya Square, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will on Thursday attend the second St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.