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James Foley's Parents Say US Government Threatened Them With Prosecution If They Tried To Raise Ransom Money
IBTimes - 13 Sep 2014 10:30
John and Diane Foley, the parents of slain U.S. journalist James Foley, said Friday that the U.S. government threatened them with prosecution if they tried to raise money to pay a ransom for their son, who was kidnapped ...
Ukraine Conflict: Moscow Stifles Dissent As Soldiers Return In Coffins
IBTimes - 13 Sep 2014 10:30
Late last month Yelena Tumanova was handed the body of her son in a coffin at her home in Russia's Western Volga region. Anton Tumanov was 20 and a soldier serving in the Russian army in the North Caucasus region of Chec...
Steenkamp's mother: "Verdict not justice"
CNN - 13 Sep 2014 09:16
The mother of South African model Reeva Steenkamp is expressing "disbelief" over dismissal of murder charges against the man who killed her daughter.
Anger mounts in Indian Kashmir after worst flood in over century
Reuters - 13 Sep 2014 09:50
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Car bomb strikes market in Pakistan's Quetta
Al Jazeera English - 13 Sep 2014 09:19
At least one soldier and two civilians killed in car bomb attack on crowded bazaar in Quetta, officials say.
Lava Approaches Vacant Lots in Hawaii Subdivision
ABC News - 13 Sep 2014 09:17
Officials hopeful lava spares homes as it approaches vacant lots in Hawaii subdivision
Israeli Soldiers From Elite Intelligence Unit Refuse To Serve On Moral Grounds
IBTimes - 13 Sep 2014 08:30
Forty-three current and former reservists belonging to an elite Israeli military unit signed an open letter refusing to serve in the occupied Palestinian territories, citing alleged abuses of civilians living in the regi...
Obama administration confirms ISIS conflict is war
New York Post - 13 Sep 2014 07:30
WASHINGTON -- Now it's a war. American soldiers have been in Iraq since June and US airstrikes have been targeting ISIS for weeks, but it took the administration until Friday...
Pope's WWI Tribute Infused With Personal Ties
ABC News - 13 Sep 2014 07:00
Pope travels to former battlefields where grandfather fought WWI in tribute to all war victims
James Foley's family learned of his death in a phone call from crying journalist
Fox News - 13 Sep 2014 06:08
The mother of murdered journalist James Foley told Fox News' Greta Van Susteren Friday the family learned of her son's death "by one journalist calling us and crying on the phone" and asking if they'd seen the news.
Putin Says He Is Considering Retaliation Against 'Strange' Western Sanctions
Boston - 13 Sep 2014 06:04
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is weighing the response to a new round of sanctions from the West. The EU and US tightened economic penalties on Moscow, accusing it of sending troops to back pro-Russian separat...
Cuba Answers WHO's Call for More Ebola Help
Boston - 13 Sep 2014 06:04
In Cuba, doctors and nurses are heeding the call for help to fight Ebola. The communist island nation says it's sending 165 healthcare workers to West Africa, where the worst outbreak of the disease in history is raging....
Making The Bed Just Got So. Much. Easier.
The Huffington Post - 13 Sep 2014 13:00Ferguson Video Shows Witness Raising Hands in Air
ABC News - 13 Sep 2014 09:03
Experts: Ferguson video of witness raising hands could bolster argument Brown was surrendering
After Iraqi Battles, Residents Choose Displacement
ABC News - 13 Sep 2014 08:27
For Iraqis displaced by militant violence, the idea of going home causes fear
Russia hit with more sanctions despite Ukraine ceasefire
Eyewitness News - 13 Sep 2014 07:09
The U.S. & EU have imposed new sanctions against Russia, tightening financial measures against Moscow.
U.S. surprised by Islamic State's rapid growth
Chicago Tribune - 13 Sep 2014 06:56'It doesn't make sense': Concerns over enlisting DoD in Ebola response
Fox News - 13 Sep 2014 06:36
The Obama administration's decision to enlist the Defense Department in responding to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is raising concerns that the task is pulling the already-stretched military away from other missions...
Double solar storms headed to Earth raise disruption concerns
Chicago Tribune - 13 Sep 2014 06:14iPhone 6 Plus Selling for Thousands on eBay
The Atlantic Wire - 13 Sep 2014 23:31
Can't wait a month for the iPhone 6 Plus? If you've got a few thousand dollars, you don't have to.
Ukraine Government Repels Rebel Attack on Airport
Time - 13 Sep 2014 23:28Return to Iowa Offers Clinton a Chance to Help Democrats, Including Herself
The New York Times - 13 Sep 2014 23:20
At the 37th annual Iowa steak fry on Sunday, Hillary Rodham Clinton will wade back into the brand of retail politics that confounded her in 2008.