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US Drops New Aid to Iraqis Fleeing Militant Surge
ABC News - 9 Aug 2014 09:11
After first airstrikes, US drops new aid to thousands of Iraqis fleeing militant advance
Rockets, airstrikes after Gaza cease-fire collapses
Fox News - 9 Aug 2014 10:00
The militants resumed their rocket attacks Friday shortly before the 72-hour truce expired, drawing a wave of retaliatory airstrikes that killed at least five Palestinians.
Australian crocodile wins battle against a bull shark
New York Post - 9 Aug 2014 08:13
It's Jaws vs. Bigger Jaws. A crocodile was caught crushing a bull shark to death in Australia on Tuesday -- proving that size really does matter. The 80-year-old croc, named...
2 killed when car hit by freight train in Gary
Chicago Tribune - 9 Aug 2014 05:02Well, It Looks Like Lindsay Lohan Stole a Child
The Atlantic Wire - 9 Aug 2014 15:58
Today in celebrity gossip: Lindsay Lohan wore a beach vendor's child as an accessory while on vacation, Danity Kane split up, and Charlize Theron tried to get Tia Mowry banned from SoulCycle.
U.S. Continues Resupply Of Stranded Iraqis As ISIS Advances on Kurdistan
Time - 9 Aug 2014 14:20Israel Strikes Gaza Overnight and Early Morning
Boston - 9 Aug 2014 09:33
Israeli tanks gathered on the the border with Gaza on Saturday (August 9) as explosions could be seen over the coastal enclave. Israel launched more than 20 aerial attacks in Gaza early on Saturday and militants fired se...
Kerry Aims to Calm South China Sea Tensions
ABC News - 9 Aug 2014 07:09
Kerry seeks to calm South China Sea tensions between China, neighbors at Asia security talks
While Offering Support, Obama Warns That U.S. Won't Be 'Iraqi Air Force'
The New York Times - 9 Aug 2014 04:23
The president, addressing critics in both parties, asserted that the United States has a "strategic interest in pushing back" ISIS.
Lake Michigan safe from toxin that threatened Toledo
Chicago Tribune - 9 Aug 2014 04:59Fear of 'Another Benghazi' Drove White House to Airstrikes in Iraq
The New York Times - 9 Aug 2014 04:25
Interviews with multiple officials in the Obama administration paint a portrait of a president forced by the unexpectedly rapid deterioration of security in Iraq to abandon his longstanding reluctance to use military for...
Differences Between Israel and U.N. Over Gaza Episodes Go Back Years
The New York Times - 9 Aug 2014 04:11
Israeli attacks on United Nations facilities are repeating a pattern that an agency board of inquiry reported in 2009. Israel says it is addressing the issues.
Pakistani police, protesters clash in deadly demonstrations in Punjab
Reuters - 9 Aug 2014 03:44
LAHORE/MULTAN Pakistan
Ukrainian rebels ready for a ceasefire
Al Jazeera English - 9 Aug 2014 23:58
Prime minister of self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic says move aimed at preventing humanitarian disaster.
Police Seek Answers in Teen's Alleged Abduction
ABC News - 9 Aug 2014 23:56
A Michigan teen missing since Thursday was found safe more than 40 miles from home, but investigators are still trying to piece together what happened to the 18-year-old, police said today.
UK to Send NHS Team to Gaza
Boston - 9 Aug 2014 23:55
The BBC's Andy Moore spoke to trauma surgeon, Professor Chris Bulstrode, as he prepares to travel to Gaza as part of a team of NHS medical experts.
Chudinov Stops Bouadla in 3 Rounds
ABC News - 9 Aug 2014 23:55
Russian middleweight Chudinov stops Bouadla in 3 rounds to successfully defend WBA title
Fierce clashes shatter CAR calm
Al Jazeera English - 9 Aug 2014 23:34
Thousands take part in a peace march, shortly after rival militias clash in a suburb of capital Bangui.
Sports of The Times: With Judge's Rebuke, a System Built on Hypocrisy Is Wobbling
The New York Times - 9 Aug 2014 23:15
A judge's ruling that the N.C.A.A. violated antitrust laws will prove revolutionary for a commercialized intercollegiate sports system that masquerades as an educational enterprise.
Dozens killed in Tibet bus accident
Al Jazeera English - 9 Aug 2014 23:15
Forty-four people killed after tourist bus plunges into valley west of the capital Lhasa.
Rise of ISIS: West, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are Responsible for Talibanization of Iraq
OpEdNews - 9 Aug 2014 23:09
Just like al-Qaeda, ISIS is the secret love child of United States imperialism and the kings and sheiks of the Gulf states.
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