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Russia convoy 'invasion' of Ukraine
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
22 Aug 2014

Russia's sending of a massive aid convoy into Ukraine without Kiev's agreement is a "direct invasion", Ukraine's Security Service chief has said. Valentyn Nalyvaichenko said the invasion "happened for the first time under the cover of the Red Cross". He said those driving the aid trucks are Russian military men who are trained to drive combat...

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A Russian border guard opens a gate into the Ukraine for the first trucks heading into the country from the Russian town of Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, Friday, Aug. 22, 2014.
photo: AP / Sergei Grits

updated 12 Aug 2014; published 12 Aug 2014
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Russia sends 280 Trucks with Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine | BREAKING NEWS - 12 AUG 2014
updated 14 Aug 2014; published 14 Aug 2014
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Russian Humanitarian Aid Convoy Pushes South To Ukraine | BREAKING NEWS - 14 AUG 2014
updated 12 Aug 2014; published 12 Aug 2014
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Russian convoy carrying humanitarian aid sets off for Ukraine
updated 13 Aug 2014; published 13 Aug 2014
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Alleged Russian aid convoy closes in on Ukrainian border
updated 15 Aug 2014; published 15 Aug 2014
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2014 - BBC World News - Ukraine Conflict: Russian Aid or Pre-Invasion Trojan Horse? - 15/8/14
updated 11 Aug 2014; published 11 Aug 2014
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568 Ukrainian Troops Killed in Offensive Against Rebels | BREAKING NEWS - 11 AUG 2014
With more than 191,000 dead in Syria, U.N. rights chief slams global 'paralysis'
Full Article CNN
22 Aug 2014

updated 7:00 AM EDT, Fri August 22, 2014 (CNN) -- It's a chilling figure: 191,369 men, women and children reported killed in Syria between March 2011 and the end of April 2014. The figure, the result of a new analysis for the United Nations, is a significant increase on the last update provided by the United Nations, but even so it is probably less...

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In this photo taken during a Syrian government-led media tour, buildings damaged during battles between Syrian troops and rebels stand along an empty street in Mleiha, some 10 kilometers (6 miles) southeast of downtown Damascus, Syria, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014.
photo: AP

updated 04 Mar 2014; published 04 Mar 2014
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Syrian government forces advance on Aleppo. Al Jazeera English
updated 23 Jun 2014; published 27 Jul 2013
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Syrian Rebels Execute 51 Soldiers And Possible Civilians in Khan Al-Assal | Syria News
updated 30 Jan 2014; published 30 Jan 2014
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Syrian News-Syria Aleppo Al Qaeda CIA Terrorists VS Syrian Security Forces New HD 720p
updated 27 Jul 2014; published 27 Jul 2014
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Syria, Aleppo FSA Moving in on Assads Forces
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Syrian government barrel bombs kill scores in Aleppo keizer report
updated 14 Nov 2013; published 14 Nov 2013
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Syria War - Heavy Firefight And Clashes Between Al-Qaeda And Syrian Rebels Plus Syrian Army
Islamic State militants pose 'biggest threat' to US
Full Article BBC News
22 Aug 2014

Islamic State militants are the most dangerous threat the US has faced in recent years, Washington has warned. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said US air strikes had helped to break the Islamist advance in Iraq, but the militants could be expected to regroup. America's top general Martin Dempsey stressed that IS could not be defeated without...

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File - This undated image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria.
photo: AP / Militant Website

updated 09 Jul 2014; published 09 Jul 2014
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2014 August Breaking News Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ISIS a Global Threat
updated 06 Feb 2014; published 06 Feb 2014
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Ayotte: Resurgence of Militant Extremists in Iraq, Syria Poses Threat to US
updated 29 Jun 2014; published 29 Jun 2014
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US president: European militants in Syria, Iraq threaten US
updated 21 Aug 2014; published 21 Aug 2014
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2014 August 21 Breaking News USA journalist beheaded video surfaced by ISIS
updated 30 Jun 2014; published 30 Jun 2014
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ISIS Militants declare New Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
updated 26 Jun 2014; published 26 Jun 2014
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Syrian air strikes attack ISIL militants inside Iraq
MH17 bodies arrive in Malaysia
Full Article The Guardian
22 Aug 2014

Nation goes into mourning as first remains are brought home of 43 Malaysians who died when plane was shot down Malaysian soldiers carry a coffin holding the remains of an MH17 victim. Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images A plane carrying the first remains of the 43 Malaysians killed in the MH17 disaster has returned home to a sombre...

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Malaysia Army soldiers carry one of the bodies of the downed MH17 flight on the arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 22, 2014.
photo: AP / Vincent Thian

updated 19 Jul 2014; published 19 Jul 2014
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Malaysia Airlines Shot Down MH 17 Plane Crash in Ukraine 2014 | Sky 'Rained People' After Shot Down
updated 18 Jul 2014; published 18 Jul 2014
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MH17 Crash Pictures (shocking, please do not watch if you're under 18)
updated 10 Mar 2014; published 10 Mar 2014
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Malaysia Airlines Flight Missing! Hit By Meteor, Flight MH-370 Plane Crash Vietnam Sea
updated 20 Jul 2014; published 20 Jul 2014
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Plane Malaysia Camera caught Plane MH 17 Crash in Ukraine 2014
updated 22 Apr 2014; published 22 Apr 2014
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Anonymous - The real reason why the Malaysian Airline MH 370 disappeared
updated 01 Aug 2014; published 01 Aug 2014
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Malaysia Airlines Shot Down MH 17 Plane Crash in Ukraine 2014 | Sky 'Rained People' After
Stocks advance to put S&P 500 at a record high
Full Article STL Today
21 Aug 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market advanced for a fourth straight day Thursday, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index to a record high. Investors were encouraged by news that the number of people seeking unemployment benefits remains at a multi-year low. Hewlett-Packard rose after delivering better results, while Sears plunged after reporting...

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In this April 12, 2010 photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures are falling Thursday, April 15, as investors pause after five straight days of gains
photo: AP / Richard Drew

updated 24 Feb 2014; published 24 Feb 2014
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Stocks End Higher But Fall Short Of Record High
updated 29 May 2014; published 29 May 2014
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Stocks Open Higher After Unemployment Claims Fall
updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
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U.S. Stocks Pushing in to Record Territory
updated 16 May 2014; published 16 May 2014
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Indian stocks hit record high on Modi win
updated 26 May 2014; published 26 May 2014
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European stocks surge after EU vote
updated 24 Feb 2014; published 24 Feb 2014
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Stocks Return To Record Territory After Deal News

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The Daily Beast
America’s fastest growing financial and political powerbase is totally dominated by white men, this is not progress. In a culture that maintains its belief in the individualism of...
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The Daily Beast
As big a threat as ISIS is, the competition that truly defines the Middle East is the one between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Where do we fit in? The grisly and unspeakable beheading by...
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National Journal
Richard V. Reeves is a fellow at Brookings, where his research interests include issues related to social mobility, families and parenting, and inequality. Prior to his Brookings...

This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Revolution Against Assad's Regime which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows dead bodies on a street in Aleppo, Syria Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013.
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JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press Comments Geneva — The death toll from three years of Syria’s civil war has risen to more than 191,000 people, the United Nations reported Friday. The figure, covering the period from March 2011 to April 2014, is the...
photo: AP / Aleppo Revolution Against Assad Regime
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013, to announce that the Obama administration will add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based U.S.-based missile defense system reflecting concern about North Korea's focus on developing nuclear weapons and its advances in long-range missile technology.
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MOSCOW, August 22 (RIA Novosti) - The United States is warning that the Islamic State (IS) radical group presents a major threat to the stability and security of the Middle East region and long-term efforts from several countries will be required to...
photo: AP / Cliff Owen
Alcohol drinks
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Authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala have outlined plans to ban the sale and consumption of alcohol to tackle the state's drink problem. Initially, more than 700 bars and some shops selling alcohol would be shut and alcohol-free...
photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba
469 children killed in Gaza: UNICEF
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A senior official of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that a total of 469 children were killed in the Gaza Strip, where the situation is “dire” because of its debilitating effect on the one million Gaza...
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
 the Iron Dome, an Israeli missile-defense system, intercepted rockets launched from Gaza into Israel.
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Strategically speaking, the Iron Dome antimissile shield, precisely because of its effectiveness, has been disastrous for Israel: It has saved Hamas from destruction and it has helped to seriously undermine Israel's image as a civilized state in the...
photo: Creative Commons / Israel Defense Forces/Shay Vaknin
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
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Americans are probably not unique in treating philanthropy as a sort of game, with the goal of making it go down painlessly. The ice bucket challenge sweeping the nation – or at least Facebook and Twitter – is another example....
photo: Creative Commons / Rauglothgor
This file image posted on a militant website on Saturday, June 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, appears to show militants from the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leading away captured Iraqi soldiers dressed in plain clothes after taking over a base in Tikrit, Iraq.
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Related media Travel deals WASHINGTON - (AP) -- The Islamic State militants who beheaded American journalist James Foley in Syria had demanded $132.5 million -- or 100 million Euros-- in ransom for his release, a U.S. official said Thursday. The...
photo: AP / via militant website