Migrants attacked around Calais, tinderbox of tensions
By ELAINE GANLEY Mysterious armed groups are on the prowl, targeting migrants in night attacks in Calais and elsewhere in northern France, sowing fear among the displaced travelers living in…
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How impoverished but nuclear-armed North Korea earns money
By KIM TONG-HYUNG The closure of a factory park in North Korea jointly run by both Koreas has cost the impoverished North a rare source of legitimate hard currency. Seoul…
Diplomats aim for temporary Syria truce in a week
By MATTHEW LEE Diplomats agreed Friday to work toward a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in Syria’s civil war within a week, although efforts to secure a lasting cease-fire fell short.…
CMG Black History Month Series Bruce R. Watkins
Bruce Riley Watkins (March 20, 1924 Parkville, Missouri – September 13, 1980 Kansas City, Missouri) and his stepfather Theron B. Watkins (1877–1950) were prominent political and social activists in Kansas…
52 dead, 12 injured in riot at northern Mexico prison
By PORFIRIO IBARRA and MARK STEVENSON A brutal fight between rival factions killed 52 inmates and injured 12 at a prison in northern Mexico on Thursday, the state governor said.…
Breakthrough: Scientists detect Einstein’s gravity ripples
By SETH BORENSTEIN In an announcement that electrified the world of astronomy, scientists said Thursday that they have finally detected gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space-time that…
Obama administration opening 2-front campaign on Syria
By MATTHEW LEE The Obama administration opened a two-front campaign on Syria on Thursday with a push to end one war there and step up another. The United States, Russia…
Jumbled GOP field hopes for survival in South Carolina
Hoping for survival in the South, a muddled field of Republican presidential contenders descended Wednesday on South Carolina, no closer to clarity about who can stand between Donald Trump and…