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South Korea president vows broadcasts will continue until North apologizes for mine attack

PYONGYANG, North Korea – South Korea's president on Monday vowed a hard line and signaled Seoul's mounting frustration as marathon negotiations by senior officials from the rival Koreas stretched into a third day.Park Geun-hye said that without a clear North Korean apology for a…

Thailand's police chief says blast probe hindered by broken security cameras in Bangkok

BANGKOK – Thailand's police chief said Monday the investigation into last week's bomb blast has been hampered by broken security cameras in central Bangkok along the main suspect's getaway route.National police chief Somyot Poompanmoung said that police were trying to "put pieces of the…

North Korea approves ‘final attack’ on South Korea as tensions increase in region

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared his front-line troops were in a "quasi-state of war" Friday and ordered them to prepare for battle, a day after the most serious confrontation with South Korea in years.A North Korean military official says a meeting of…

Apple rumor roundup: Is an ‘iPad Pro’ on deck?

As the deluge of news about the highly-anticipated next-generation “iPhone 6S” begins to hit the high mark, the focus shifted this week to Apple’s upcoming giant iPad. To be sure, Apple desperately needs to do something to keep its tablet interesting. Not only are sales…

China ramping up publicity for military parade, not saying what other nations taking part

BEIJING – China is ramping up publicity for its upcoming World War II military parade, but officials still aren't saying what other countries are taking part in the spectacle.Propaganda officials escorted foreign journalists Saturday on a tour of a military base outside Beijing, where…

Israel warplanes strike southern Syria, 6 dead

DAMASCUS, Syria – Israeli airstrikes in southern Syria killed six people and wounded seven, Syrian state TV reported Friday, in retaliation for a rocket attack on Israel that Jerusalem blamed on militants backed by Iran.Four rockets exploded in an open field in northern Galilee…

Bangkok bombing reflects new tools, new complications in long struggle to keep big cities safe

NEW DELHI – For generations, the world's cities have struggled to keep themselves safe."Wall Street Explosion Kills 30; Injures 300," The New York Times' front page proclaimed after a bomb ripped through New York City's financial district. "Red Plot Seen in Blast."It was…

Fortune hunters say they've found long-lost Nazi treasure train in Poland

Two men say they've found a Nazi train that vanished during the last weeks of World War II and was rumored to contain gold, gems, and precious metals.A law firm in the town of Walbrzych in southwestern Poland told local media that it had…

Death toll rises to 44 in Chinese city rocked by explosions

Chinese authorities said Thursday that 44 people, including 12 firefighters, were killed when a series of explosions in a warehouse district ripped through the port city of Tianjin.The official Xinhua news agency said that 520 other people were hospitalized by the explosions, and 66…

Kabul blasts kill 35, test Afghan president's peace plan

KABUL, Afghanistan – Two massive attacks in Kabul on Friday, one near a government and military complex in a residential area and the other a suicide bombing outside a police academy, killed at least 35 people, sending the strongest message yet to Afghan President Ashraf…

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