Prehistoric 'sludge' could help implants surgery, Australian scientists say

Australia scientists have found that a "primordial goo", formed billions of years ago and thought to have been the basis for life on earth, could assist the human body in accepting surgical implants.

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Self-driving cars face driver distrust

Japanese car manufacturers will have to convince the public that letting go of the wheel in a self-driving car is safe, while also dealing with the biggest threat to the cars' security: the humans using them.

Chinese technology helps reduce crime

Chinese technology has helped to reduce crime in Ecuador with an emergency warning and monitoring system called ECU 911.

Large protest turns violent

Police detained more than 50 protesters and were seeking others on Sunday after violent clashes marred the anti-government demonstrations in South Korea's capital in more than seven years.

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France mourns, seeks clues to carnage

Thousands of French troops deployed around Paris on Sunday and tourist sites stood shuttered in one of the most visited cities on Earth while investigators questioned the relatives of a suspected suicide bomber involved in the country's deadliest violence since World War II.

Poland seeks migrant security guarantees

Poland says it cannot accept migrants relocated under a European Union quota system after the attacks in Paris without security guarantees.

Air travel proceeds, but some cancel their visits

Even as airlines operated a normal schedule of flights into and out of Paris, travelers with plans to visit the French capital reconsidered after a series of terror attacks. Some quickly canceled, a worrisome sign for the travel and tourism industries.

Incident may lead to US military anti-IS escalation

The Paris terrorist attacks seem likely to compel US President Barack Obama to consider a military escalation against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

Police identify first of 7 attackers

French police have identified the first of seven gunmen who killed at least 129 people in a wave of carnage claimed by the Islamic State group, as international investigators stepped up their probes into Paris' worst attacks.

Kurdish fighters retake Sinjar

Kurdish forces said they had secured strategic facilities in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar on Friday as part of an offensive against Islamic State militants that could provide critical momentum in efforts to defeat the jihadist group.