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As Torture Report's Release Nears, CIA And Opponents Ready Responses

12:27pm December 09, 2014

by Carrie Johnson

The Senate's release will focus on case studies of the treatment, at times brutal, of 20 or so high-value detainees in the counterterrorism efforts following 9/11, and whether those methods paid off.

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A member of the Saudi border guards mans a machine gun at the border with Iraq in July. Since the so-called Islamic State launched its offensive this summer in Iraq, Saudi Arabia has sent thousands of troops to the region.

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Facing Threats From ISIS And Iran, Gulf States Set To Join Forces

11:17am December 09, 2014

by Deborah Amos

The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council is expected to form an unprecedented, NATO-inspired joint military command. The growing strength of ISIS and Iran's influence have made cooperation more urgent.

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New Details Emerge In Failed Yemen Hostage Rescue

10:49am December 09, 2014

by Tom Bowman

Details are emerging about the failed hostage rescue attempt undertaken over the weekend by U.S. Special Operations forces in Yemen.

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Why Would Uruguay Take Guantanamo Prisoners?

10:49am December 09, 2014

Robert Siegel talks with Michelle Shephard, National Security Correspondent for The Toronto Star about what's behind the South American country's decision to accept six former detainees.

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Ebola Is Down, But Not Out, In Liberia

10:49am December 09, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Ten to 12 new cases are reported daily, primarily around the capital and outlying areas. On Monday, Liberia's president announced an initiative, Ebola Must Go, that focuses on getting communities more involved in anti-Ebola measures.

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To ward off Ebola, a worker washes his hands at a construction site in Monrovia.

Ebola Cases Are Down, So Should Liberians Stop Worrying?

10:42am December 09, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

The country is now reporting fewer than 100 new cases each week. But the CDC's chief there says Liberia must stay alert and not allow the presence of Ebola to become a new norm.

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World Food Program Resumes Food Aid For Syrian Refugees

10:11am December 09, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The U.N. organization said that after it suspended a food-voucher program earlier this month, individuals, the private sector and governments stepped in to raise the money.

Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan

Q&A: J Is For Jihad

8:21am December 09, 2014

by Anya Kamenetz

A new book argues that education aid, when done badly, can bring the opposite of peace.

A Syrian Kurdish child looks through the fence of a refugee camp in the town of Suruc, Turkey, last month. The advance of Islamic State jihadists on Kobane has forced some 200,000 refugees to flee across the border to Turkey.

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2014 A Year Of 'Unspeakable Brutality' For Children In Conflict Zones

8:24pm December 08, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

The United Nations Children's Fund says that an estimated 230 million children around the world live in countries where there are armed conflicts.

Raimund Larat at a recent Sinterklaas parade in Amsterdam. He and his family object to the Black Pete tradition and believe the Christmas character should change.

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Santa's Black-Faced Helpers Are Under Fire In The Netherlands

6:49pm December 08, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

Since the 19th century, Christmas in the Netherlands has always included Santa's helpers, known as Black Pete. He's a Christmas tradition to some and a racist stereotype to others.

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