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The temple of Sharfadin in Northern Iraq is 800 years old, and followers of the Yazidi religion consider it one of the most sacred sites in the world. Though ISIS tried to destroy it, a small group of Yazidi fighters kept the shrine standing.

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Outmanned And Outgunned, Fighters Defend Yazidi Shrine Against ISIS

9:08pm February 13, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Led by a celebrated Yazidi fighter, a small band of Kurdish peshmerga survived a months-long ISIS onslaught. Unlike others in Syria and Iraq, this sacred place still stands, nearly unscathed.

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Britain's Finance Minister George Osborne greets New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie outside 11 Downing Street in London. Christie had a bumpy trip after he said parents should "have some measure of choice" when it comes to vaccinating their children.

Latest Must-Go Presidential Campaign Stop: London

7:35pm February 13, 2015

by Don Gonyea

In recent weeks, three potential Republican hopefuls have made the trip, and each made news in ways he hadn't hoped.

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Somali journalist Yusuf Ahmed Abukar used the radio to tell stories of the poor and suffering in Somalia â and to criticize militant groups and the government.

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A Radio Journalist Who Put His Life On The Line

7:15pm February 13, 2015

by Laura Starecheski

Yusuf Ahmed Abukar covered stories about Somalia's poor and displaced. He was critical of the government and of militants. Then one day he got a text message that said someone was coming for him.

Brazil's Atibainha river dam is shown here in December 2014. It is part of Sao Paulo's system of dams, which supplies about half the water to the metropolitan region of 20 million people and is now at historic lows.

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A Historic Drought Grips Brazil's Economic Capital

6:44pm February 13, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Restaurants are using disposable cutlery and plates. Residents only have water for a few hours. Food prices are soaring. Now, Sao Paulo faces draconian rationing of up to five days a week.

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Observers Flock To Erupting Reunion Volcano

6:40pm February 13, 2015

by Emma Jacobs

One of the world's most active volcanoes is erupting again. Piton de la Fournaise in the Indian Ocean on the French island of Reunion began spewing lava from one of its four craters on Wednesday.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claps as he reviews a mass military parade from a balcony in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2012.

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Let Us Review North Korea's Glorious New Slogans!

6:39pm February 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

North Korea's official news agency released a list of more than 300 new propaganda slogans, commanding everything from more dutiful wives to more scientific cultivation of mushrooms.

In this 2012 photograph, Adamu Ali carries his 4-year-old son, Omar, who was stricken with polio earlier that year. They live in the Nigerian village of Minjibir.

Nigeria Is On The Verge Of Bidding Goodbye To Polio

6:29pm February 13, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

It's the last country in Africa where polio is hanging on. The good news: There hasn't been a case in more than six months. But that doesn't mean the virus is history.

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Will Upcoming Ceasefire In Ukraine Hold?

6:29pm February 13, 2015

Rachel Martin talks to Associated Press reporter Peter Leonard about the situation on the ground in Ukraine ahead of Sunday's planned ceasefire.

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Pope Encounters Resistance On Some Reforms

6:29pm February 13, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

At the Vatican this week, the pope's G9 — a committee of nine cardinals — is working on how to overhaul Vatican governance.

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Students hold pens and signs reading "I am Charlie" in La Rochelle, France, on Jan. 8. They were paying tribute to the 12 people killed the day before in an attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris.

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The French Debate: Free Speech Versus Hate Speech

6:15pm February 13, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Since the attack on a French satirical magazine, dozens have been arrested for condoning terrorism and inciting hatred. Many are wondering if the crackdown on hate speech is compromising free speech.

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