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NATO preparing response to Russia

PARIS – NATO’s top military commander in Europe, drafting countermoves to the Russian military threat against Ukraine, said Wednesday they could include deployment of American troops to alli...

Pakistani infant accused of attempted murder

A 9-month-old Pakistani boy accused of attempted murder for allegedly throwing stones at police has been sent into hiding because of “vindictive” officials, his grandfather said Tuesday. ...

Ex-President Carter: U.S. ‘dormant’ on inequality

AUSTIN, Texas – Former President Jimmy Carter Tuesday night lamented continuing inequalities between black and white Americans during a 50th anniversary celebration of the Civil Rights Act i...

Nation Briefs

U.S. reduce number of nuclear missiles WASHINGTON – The Obama administration says the number of launch-ready Air Force land-based nuclear missiles will shrink to 400 – the lowest ...

Now hear this, Stradivari lose out to new violins

WASHINGTON – Ten world-class soloists put costly Stradivarius violins and new, cheaper ones to a blind scientific test. The results may seem off-key to musicians and collectors, but the new ...

CIA report’s release urged

WASHINGTON – The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee appealed to President Barack Obama to reconsider his administration’s decision to task the CIA with editing a torture report harshl...

Search crews report hearing pings again

PERTH, Australia – An Australian official says equipment on a ship searching for the missing Malaysian jet has relocated an underwater signal that is consistent with a plane’s black boxes. ...

U.S. accuses Russia of backing uprisings

DONETSK, Ukraine – Ukrainian authorities moved to quell pro-Moscow uprisings along the Russian border with mixed results Tuesday, retaking one occupied regional headquarters and watching pro...

World Briefs

Palestinians urge boycott of settlements UNITED NATIONS – The Palestinian U.N. envoy urged the world Tuesday to boycott products from “illegal” Israeli settlements as part of a st...

Hagel, Chang air differences over disputed islands

BEIJING – The defense chiefs of China and the U.S. faced off Tuesday over Beijing’s escalating territorial disputes in the region, with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel telling his Chinese...

Obama signs actions taking aim at gender pay gap

WASHINGTON – In a concerted election-year push to draw attention to women’s wages, President Barack Obama signed directives Tuesday that would make it easier for workers of federal contracto...

Possible signals from lost jet’s black boxes heard

PERTH, Australia – Underwater sounds detected by a ship searching the southern Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet are consistent with the pings from aircraft black boxes, an ...
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