Datron gets $495 million Afghan radio contract.  WASHINGTON, Datron World Communications has been awarded a $495 million contract to provide Afghanistan with radios and support equipment. The U.S. Army deal is…
SEOUL, North Korea is constructing a mobile long-range missile launcher that can be transported on rail tracks, according to multiple sources in North Korea. The new system is being assembled…
WASHINGTON, Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, said Islamic State militants in Syria defied their leader’s order to fight to the death — retreating instead. Votel said the…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Mercury pollution gets around. Though much of it is released into the atmosphere, a significant portion is returned to ground by rain. New research suggests it’s thunderstorms that…
PHOENIX, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dispelled any suggestions he is “softening” his stance on illegal immigration with a fiery speech Wednesday, repeating many of his most controversial positions, while…
RUSSIAN MISSION, Alaska, Five people were killed in a mid-air collision between two small planes over a remote area of Alaska on Wednesday morning, Alaska State Troopers said. The collision…
LANCASHIRE, England, More than 20 competitors gathered at a pub in England to battle each other in a pool of gravy for the World Gravy Wrestling Championships. The Rose ‘N’…
Global accountant Deloitte has called on Britain’s government not to clamp down on skilled migrants following Brexit, saying it could backfire on the economy. Britain’s vote in June on to…
Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper into northern Syria on Monday and drew a rebuke from NATO ally the United States, which said it was concerned the battle for territory had shifted…
WASHINGTON, President Barack Obama’s goal of the United States taking in 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year was reached on Monday, the White House said. The Obama administration’s objective was…
