Tensions Rise As Syrian Kurds Flee ISIS Advance
The Islamic State recently launched an offensive that sent a wave of Kurdish refugees into Turkey from Syria. Deborah Amos reports from southern Turkey on the chaos on the border.
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Kurdish Refugees Join Huge Numbers Of Displaced Syrians
The Syrian refugee flood in southern Turkey this weekend is just the latest in a larger crisis in the region. NPR's Melissa Block and Robert Siegel go over the numbers.
Why Raising Money To Fight Ebola Is Hard
Donors like being part of a recovery story. It's hard to tell that kind of story about Ebola.
What's Turkey's Next Step In Fight Against ISIS?
Turkey recently secured the release of 49 ISIS hostages. John Kerry said that Ankara had not committed to the coalition against ISIS because they first needed to deal with that hostage situation.
3 Afghan Army Officers, Who Had Gone Missing, Detained At Canadian Border
The men are described as senior Afghan army officers who were vetted before being allowed to participate in training exercises. They are not considered a threat, officials say.
Hong Kong Students Begin Boycott To Call For Democracy
The activists plan to stay out of university classrooms this week to protest Beijing's plan to screen candidates for the territory's next chief executive.
Snowden Reveal Makes Israeli Spies' Protest An American Issue
Forty-three veterans of Unit 8200, Israel's secretive surveillance organization, say they were directed to spy indiscriminately on Palestinians. Were they using intelligence gathered by the NSA?
Kurds Say They Have Halted ISIS Advance Near Syria-Turkey Border
Peshmerga forces say they are still engaged in fierce battles with Islamic State militants. The fighting has triggered a mass exodus of Kurdish refugees into Turkey.
A Photographic Tour Of A Country That Doesn't Like Cameras
Photographer Julia Leeb traveled to North Korea twice on tourist visas and shares her experience with a book of photos called North Korea: Anonymous Country.
In The Gaza Strip, The School Year Gets Off To A Rocky Start
Palestinian kids in Gaza went back to school this past week in buildings damaged by the war, with children homeless and traumatized, and more than the usual overcrowding they face every year.