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U.S. Journalist Held In Syria Since 2012 Is Freed

11:53am August 25, 2014

by Alice Fordham

Peter Theo Curtis was released by Jabhat al-Nusra, known as the Nusra Front. Last week, American journalist James Foley was beheaded in Syria by the group which now calls itself the Islamic State.

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Foley's Death Highlights Plight Of Journalists In Syria

6:26pm August 23, 2014

American photojournalist James Foley was killed this past week by militants from the Islamic State. Tess Vigeland speaks with Robert Mahoney, deputy director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, about the targeting of journalists in Syria.

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A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter on the front line in Bashiqa, a village near Mosul.

Kurdish Forces Say They're Waiting For U.S. Weapons

12:53pm August 23, 2014

by Peter Kenyon

In northern Iraq, the Kurdish Peshmerga troops are battling the extremists of the Islamic State. But commanders say they're not getting the weapons promised by the U.S. and others.

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Peshmerga fighters inspect the remains of a car bearing an image of the trademark jihadist flag, after it was targeted by an American airstrike in the village of Baqouba, north of Mosul. The car reportedly belonged to Islamic State militants

With Initial U.S. Airstrikes A Success, Will They Expand?

12:21pm August 23, 2014

by Tom Bowman

The U.S. continues to mount airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq, but some analysts say the campaign is not broad enough.

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A street market remains empty in Monrovia's West Point slum as part of quarantine measures to contain the spread of Ebola in Liberia.

A Food Crisis Follows Africa's Ebola Crisis

11:03pm August 22, 2014

by Dan Charles

Food shortages are emerging in the wake of West Africa's Ebola epidemic. Market shelves are bare and fields are neglected because traders can't move and social gatherings are discouraged.

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Russian Convoy Crosses Ukrainian Border, Prompting Outcry From West

8:09pm August 22, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Russia has sent a large number of trucks into eastern Ukraine without the authorization of the Ukrainian government or Red Cross supervision. Moscow says the trucks are carrying aid for civilians, but the Ukrainians — together with NATO, U.S. and European leaders — say the move is a violation of Ukrainian sovereignty.

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GlobalPost CEO Shares Details Of Fight To Save James Foley

7:56am August 22, 2014

Foley was held hostage in Syria for nearly two years before he was killed by his captors. GlobalPost co-founder Phil Balboni tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross about the efforts to win his release.

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Process Determining Next Afghan President Is Fraught With Delays

7:53am August 22, 2014

by Sean Carberry

Afghan and international monitors are muddling through an audit of all the ballots cast, and the two candidates are trying to come to agreement on the terms of a national unity government.

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Other Hostages Are In Danger, White House Official Says

11:28pm August 21, 2014

Kelly McEvers talks to Ben Rhodes, President Obama's deputy national security adviser, about White House foreign policy following the brutal killing of an American journalist by Islamist militants.

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This image posted on a militant website shows ISIS fighters marching in Raqqa, Syria, where the extremist group trains recruits, including Westerners.

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European Fighters Take On More Prominent Roles In The Islamic State

9:18pm August 21, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

The hunt is on to identify the man in the James Foley execution video who speaks with a British accent. An estimated 2,000 Europeans have left home to join the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

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