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New Islamic State Video Purports To Show Kidnapped British Journalist

8:58am September 23, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The man in the video says he is John Cantlie, a British journalist and hostage. He asks why his government has abandoned him. NPR hasn't independently verified the video's authenticity.

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As Militants Sweep South Across Iraq, A View From The North

7:01am September 23, 2014

A shift in power is underway in Iraq, where the jihadi group ISIS has captured several cities in a recent offensive. Jane Arraf is a reporter for Al Jazeera America, and she comments on the violence.

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Are 'Color Revolutions' A New Front In U.S.-Russia Tensions?

7:01am September 23, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Moscow has been talking lately about "color revolutions" as a new form of warfare employed by the West. The name comes from the Orange and Rose Revolutions in Ukraine and Georgia, respectively, but it's now being applied to popular rebellions such as those in Egypt and Syria. While Russia accuses the West of this kind of subversion, it seems to be following the same playbook in eastern Ukraine.

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An Islamic State militant, left, stands next to Raqqah residents Sept. 16 as they hold pieces of wreckage from a Syrian war plane after it crashed in the northeast Syrian town.

U.S., Allies Hit Islamic State Targets In Syria, Pentagon Says

10:55pm September 22, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The Pentagon said it had used fighter, bomber and Tomahawk missiles during the mission launched on Monday.

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Tensions Rise As Syrian Kurds Flee ISIS Advance

5:40pm September 22, 2014

by Deb Amos

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

5:40pm September 22, 2014

by Melissa Block

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.

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Medical workers in Monrovia, Liberia, put on their protective suits before treating Ebola patients

Why Raising Money To Fight Ebola Is Hard

5:40pm September 22, 2014

by Zoe Chace

Donors like being part of a recovery story. It's hard to tell that kind of story about Ebola.

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What's Turkey's Next Step In Fight Against ISIS?

5:40pm September 22, 2014

by Robert Siegel

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.

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3 Afghan Army Officers, Who Had Gone Missing, Detained At Canadian Border

2:53pm September 22, 2014

by Scott Neuman

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.

Students and teachers attend a rally during the class boycott at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Monday. Thousands of students have braved sweltering heat to demand greater democracy for the territory.

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Hong Kong Students Begin Boycott To Call For Democracy

1:05pm September 22, 2014

by Scott Neuman

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.