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Ebola has spread through Monrovia, Liberia's congested capital city.

The Changing Face Of West Africa Has Fueled The Ebola Crisis

1:26am September 06, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

Population growth, the cutting down of forests and increased mobility all contribute to the current crisis. "The virus hasn't changed," says one infectious disease expert. "Africa has changed."

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Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is shown here in a still image posted online in 2011. In a video released this week, he announced that al-Qaida was establishing a faction in the Asian subcontinent with a focus on India.

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Will Al-Qaida Find Followers In India?

8:39pm September 05, 2014

by Julie McCarthy

The Islamist group has established a new franchise in a country with 176 million Muslims. But al-Qaida could find it hard to recruit in India, according to many analysts.

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Ukraine Says It Reached A Cease-Fire Deal With Separatists

12:17pm September 05, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

Ukraine and the Russia-backed rebels have announced a cease-fire agreement set to go into effect Friday.

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Hundreds Of Chechens Join ISIS, Including Group's No. 2 Leader

10:58am September 05, 2014

Rebels from Chechnya have joined ranks with other jihadists in ISIS. David Greene talks to Gordan Hahn, author of Russia's Islamic Threat and an analyst for the Geostrategic Forecasting Corporation.

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Sen. Kaine: Strikes On Islamic State Must Be Approved By Congress

4:48pm September 04, 2014

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., discusses the need for President Obama to seek Congressional approval before moving ahead with military actions against the Islamic State.

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3 Captive Americans In North Korea Appeal For U.S. Help

10:08am September 04, 2014

It's unclear what it will take to secure their release. David Greene talks Stephen Bosworth, who served as U.S. special representative for North Korea policy during President Obama's first term.

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An aid worker takes a break on a big pile of food, which was brought to the small eastern Ukrainian city of Starobilsk by a humanitarian convoy.

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Aid Is On The Way For Eastern Ukraine, If Only It Can Pass The Checkpoints

8:38am September 04, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Both Ukraine and Russia say they're trying to send supplies to residents in eastern Ukraine. But with tensions on both sides running high, that aid may take a while to arrive.

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Legal Troubles Dog Famed Spanish Architect Santiago Calatrava

7:43am September 04, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

A Spanish court named Calatrava, designer of New York's Ground Zero transport hub, a suspect in alleged contract fraud. Prosecutors say he got $3.6 million for a convention center that wasn't built.

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A still from the surveillance camera footage shows the fainting man (top left and bottom right) lying alone in a subway car, as the few remaining occupants hurry away.

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Why Did Crowd Flee Shanghai Subway After Foreigner Fainted?

1:14am September 04, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

A widely watched video shows a foreigner fainting on a subway car and everyone around him fleeing. No one helps. It's rekindled a national debate about trust, fear and the Chinese national character.

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Hong Kong's Drive For Open Elections Runs Low On Steam

7:04pm September 03, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

Earlier this week, China insisted that the people of Hong Kong would not be allowed to nominate candidates for the territory's next leader. Occupy Central, a local democracy movement, is threatening to shut down the city's financial district in protest — but organizers acknowledge that only 3,000 people have signed pledges to participate.

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