A Chinese toddler is expected to fully recover after he shoved a chopstick so far up his nose that it penetrated his brain. Huang Zicheng, 2, reportedly shoved the chopstick up far enough to penetrate three inches into his brain, but it did not cause nerve or artery damage, Metro …

NIAMEY, Niger – The International Organization for Migration says the bodies of 18 migrants who likely died of dehydration have been found in the Sahara desert in northern Niger. Giuseppe Loprete, the IOM’s chief of mission in Niger, said in a statement Sunday that the migrants were believed to have …

DAKAR, Senegal – Officials say 30 more people have been found dead after they attempted to cross the Sahara desert in Niger. The victims were believed to be headed to Libya, where many migrants then attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. Local authorities say the victims probably died …

BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing Germany’s European Union partners to share the burden of hosting a surge of asylum-seekers, arguing that solidarity should be a “matter of course.” The bloc’s 28 members are at odds over an EU plan to divide up refugees arriving largely in Italy and …

The United States will reconsider its controversial policy of deploying drones against militants taking refuge in Pakistan, according to its ambassador in Islamabad. Cameron Munter revealed that America intends to review using unmanned aerial vehicles in the wake of an angry public and political backlash over high civilian casualties suffered …

A federal appeals court has ruled that New York City can ban churches from using public school facilities for Sunday worship services and does not violate free speech. Thursday’s 2-1 decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan overturned a lower court ruling that allowed the Bronx …

Just how real were the worlds seen in Star Wars? In a familiar scene from the famous first film, Luke Skywalker looks over barren and dusty Tatooine as the planet’s two suns set in the distance. Now a scientist from St. Andrews University in Scotland has studied what exactly life …

Now we know why we fall asleep at the movies. It’s the math. A cognitive psychologist from Cornell University studied over 150 films from the past 70 years, shot by shot, to find out just what makes one a snoozer and another an edge-of-the seat thriller. And the answer, says …

Despite a slow start, the Atlantic hurricane season still looks to be a doozy. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency announced a revision to its Atlantic hurricane outlook Thursday, decreasing the overall number of forecasts it expects to see this year — but stressing that the 2010 hurricane season will …

TheAcademy Awardsare often described asHollywood’sSuper Bowl. This year, that may actually be an understatement. But rest assured. If you’re looking for some guidance as you prepare for your office Oscar pool, you’ve come to the right place. For the past four years, Fox 411 has provided some of the most …