SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) – A University of Rhode Island professor has developed a sensor that detects the kind of explosive used in the Paris bombings, to try to stop future attacks. Professor Otto Gregory compares his sensor to a dog’s nose, the gold standard in explosives detection. It “sniffs” …
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South Korea’s leader warns of North Korea collapse
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s president warned Tuesday that rival North Korea faces collapse if it doesn’t abandon its nuclear bomb program, an unusually strong broadside that will likely infuriate Pyongyang. President Park Geun-hye, in a nationally televised parliamentary address defending her decision to shut down a jointly …
Read More »Cracking down on Pyongyang is difficult. Here’s why
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Repeatedly over the past six weeks, since the morning North Korea surprised the world with its fourth nuclear test, the United States, South Korea, Japan and their allies have vowed to get tough on Pyongyang. “Reckless and dangerous,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said …
Read More »Analysis: Russia presses air blitz in Syria to dictate peace
MOSCOW (AP) – Moscow joined the fight in Syria to return to relevance in international diplomacy. It has succeeded by anyone’s measure – and Russia hopes to use its air power to dictate the terms of a cease-fire and prospective peace talks. Russian warplanes have helped the Syrian army make …
Read More »Pope turns eye to Mexico’s drug heartland in Michoacan stop
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Pope Francis heads into the heart of Mexico’s drug-trafficking country Tuesday for meetings with young people, whom he is holding up as the hope for a better future for a country wracked by the violence and gang warfare of the drug trade. Francis’ visit to Morelia, …
Read More »Palestinians renovate church at Jesus’ birthplace
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) – After two years of painstaking work, experts have completed the initial phase of a delicate restoration project at the Church of the Nativity, giving a much-needed face-lift to one of Christianity’s holiest sites. The project, partially funded by the Palestinians and conducted by a team …
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Read More »Airstrike destroys MSF-supported hospital in northern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) – An airstrike in the northern Syrian province of Idlib destroyed a makeshift clinic supported by an international aid group on Monday, killing and wounding several people, activists and the group said. In the neighboring Aleppo province, a missile struck a children’s hospital in the town of Azaz, …
Read More »Turkey says Kurds driven back from Syrian town
BEIRUT (AP) – The latest on the civil war in Syria (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Turkey says Kurdish forces have been expelled from areas around the northern Syrian town of Azaz after a weekend of cross-border shelling. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday vowed the “harshest reaction” should the …
Read More »Facing new sanction threats, North Koreans defiant as ever
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) – The United States and Japan have already announced plans for new sanctions over North Korea’s recent nuclear test and rocket launch, and the U.N. Security Council is likely to deliver more soon. Cross-border tensions with Seoul are escalating quickly and even China is starting to …
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