Iraqi officials: US captured top IS chemical arms engineer
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SUSANNAH GEORGE U.S. special forces captured the head of the Islamic State group’s unit trying to develop chemical weapons in a raid last month in northern…
Weapons manufacturing
North Korea says it tested H-bomb to widespread skepticism
By FOSTER KLUG South Korea (AP) — Soon after the ground shook around its nuclear testing facility, North Korea trumpeted its first hydrogen bomb test — a self-proclaimed “H-bomb of…
Less-lethal weapons get new interest amid police shootings
By DENISE LAVOIE Police in more than 20 North American cities are testing the latest in less-lethal alternatives to bullets — “blunt impact projectiles” that cause suspects excruciating pain but…
US says Iran far off from a working nuke, others differ
By GEORGE JAHN One burning question in the global effort to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power is this: How long would it take for the Islamic Republic to…
NORTH KOREA PURGES KIM JONG UN’S POWERFUL UNCLE
By FOSTER KLUG FILE – In this Dec. 28, 2011 file photo, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, front center, is followed by his uncle Jang Song Thaek, vice chairman…
UKRAINE: TENS OF THOUSANDS MARCH THROUGH KIEV
By MARIA DANILOVA Demonstrators gather during a rally in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. As many as 100,000 demonstrators chased away police to rally in the center…
IRAN INVITES UN EXPERTS TO ARAK HEAVY WATER PLANT
By GEORGE JAHN Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan addresses the media during a news conference after a meeting of the IAEA board…
CONGRESS PLANS TOUGH IRAN SANCTIONS IF DEAL FAILS
By PHILIP ELLIOTT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, visit the media seating area of Kerry’s aircraft as it sits on…