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Expanding ISIS Fight Scrambles GOP Plan To Extend Budget And Get Out

1:03pm September 12, 2014

by Ailsa Chang

House Republicans were hoping for a smooth two weeks before hitting the campaign trial, but a request to arm Syrian rebels has muddled that, as well as the one bill that must pass before they leave.

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Turkey, Iran Wary Of U.S. Terms For Fight Against Islamic State

1:03pm September 12, 2014

by Peter Kenyon

Both Turkey and Iran have much at stake as the Sunni militants battle for territory close to their respective borders. But each country has its own reasons to be distrustful.

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Cleared Of Murder, Pistorius Found Guilty Of Culpable Homicide

1:03pm September 12, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide for the killing of his girlfriend. On Thursday, he was cleared of premeditated murder.

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Yemeni soldiers hold up their weapons at an area seized from al-Qaida in the southeastern province of Shabwa, Yemen, on May 8. President Obama said Wednesday that U.S. strategy against the so-called Islamic State would be similar to how it targeted milita

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Are Yemen And Somalia Good Examples Of U.S. Anti-Terror Strategy?

12:19pm September 12, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

President Obama says the strategy the U.S. would pursue against the Islamic State would be similar to how it targets al-Qaida affiliates in Yemen and Somalia. But both countries are deeply unstable.

Make Way For Ambulances: They're Stuck In Bangalore Traffic

11:21am September 12, 2014

by Maanvi Singh

The Indian city is a busy high-tech hub with crowded roads. Ambulances get tied up in traffic along with everyone else. Clever thinkers are coming up with solutions. Motorcycle ambulance, anyone?

She's a mother talking to another mother — and both are HIV-positive. That's the mentoring role played by Phelokazi Tinzi, who works for mothers2mothers in South Africa.

A Happy Marriage, A Terrible Secret, A Healthy Baby

9:08am September 12, 2014

by Anders Kelto

They were married in South Africa. The next day, he told his bride he was HIV positive. Soon after, she tested positive. And she thought nothing in her life would ever go right.

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Obama's ISIS Plan A 'Sunni Awakening: Part Two'

9:00am September 12, 2014

by Audie Cornish

The Obama administration's strategy for combating the Islamic State relies on ground forces provided by Iraq and Syria because the White House says it will not send U.S. combat troops. In Iraq, that means trying to win back Sunnis in areas where the group controls territory. Something similar happened during the Iraq war: it was called the Sunni Awakening.

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Oscar Pistorius Found Not Guility In Girlfriend's Shooting Death

9:00am September 12, 2014

Audie Cornish talks to BBC reporter Audrey Brown about the Oscar Pistorius trial. On Thursday, a South African judge said the former Olympian is not guilty of premeditated murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, but said he was negligent in her shooting. Pistorius could still be convicted of culpable homicide.

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US soldiers have intervened in during natural disasters such as the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. But a disease outbreak is more complicated.

Can The U.S. Military Turn The Tide In The Ebola Outbreak?

9:00am September 12, 2014

by Geoff Brumfiel

Some say our military has a big role to play in bringing Ebola under control. But sending in troops is trickier than it sounds.

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A young Iraqi on Thursday stands amid the debris of a double car bomb attack in Baghdad. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. President Obama's plan to attack Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria will require help from partners on the grou

Obama's Plan: The Pros And Cons

8:14am September 12, 2014

by Greg Myre

The president has opted for an open-ended air campaign to fight the Islamic State. A look at what it will take to make the plan work and the risks that could cause it to fail.