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Rouhani: Western Powers Have Helped Globalize Terrorism

11:11am September 26, 2014

by Peter Kenyon

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani told the U.N. that the solution to the problem of ISIS now must involve the region. He also said resolving the Iran nuclear issue could lead to greater cooperation.

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A United Nations helicopter flies overhead as a burial team collects the body of a woman suspected of dying of Ebola in Monrovia, Liberia, in August.

Promised Help To Fight Ebola Arriving At 'Speed Of A Turtle'

7:17am September 26, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

The head of a leading aid group warned the United Nations that the situation in West Africa is desperate. U.N. officials said they're getting help on the ground as quickly as possible.

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President Obama speaks about the Ebola epidemic Thursday at United Nations headquarters in New York.

Obama Calls On International Community To Fight Ebola

1:40pm September 25, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The president warned that the U.S. alone could not halt the epidemic and that without more help to stop the disease, hundreds of thousands of people could die.

Canada: "The food was inedible," Flickr user Paul Jerry wrote via Flickr Mail about the meat-and-cooked-vegetable platter served to his father at a Canadian hospital. Jerry says he had to bring his father food from the outside.

Around The World In 8 Hospital Meals

1:32pm September 25, 2014

by Whitney Blair Wyckoff

From tasty tempura to gross gruel, hospital meals across the globe vary wildly. Highbrow institutions in China and India have long served top-notch food. U.S. hospitals are starting to follow suit.

Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary is reportedly one of nine men arrested as part of an investigation in Britain into Islamist terrorism.

Radical Muslim Cleric Reportedly Among 9 Arrested In Britain

12:47pm September 25, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Anjem Choudary, the former head of al-Muhajiroun, is said to be among those arrested on suspicion of encouraging terrorism or supporting a banned organization.

President Obama addresses the 69th session of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.

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Obama Has Support For Syria Strikes, But Are They Legal?

12:44pm September 25, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Many legal scholars say the White House lacks a legal justification for the strikes inside Syria. But the administration disagrees, saying its actions are covered by post-Sept. 11 legislation.

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Algerian Extremists Kill French Hostage

12:26pm September 25, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

Algerian extremists have killed a French hostage that they've been holding since Sunday. France's president condemned the murder but said it wouldn't change the policy of attacking Islamist militants.

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U.S.-Led Coalition Airstrikes Hit ISIS' Oil Refineries

12:26pm September 25, 2014

by Deborah Amos

Pentagon officials say airstrikes targeted mobile oil refineries being used by militants of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. The group uses the money from the refineries to fund its operations.

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Captive Journalists Become Brutal Tool For Terror Campaigns

12:26pm September 25, 2014

The kidnapping of journalists in conflict zones by insurgent groups is on the upswing. Audie Cornish talks to Joel Simon, executive director of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists.

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Worsening Ebola Crisis Elevates Sierra Leone's State Of Emergency

12:26pm September 25, 2014

by Anders Kelto

A three-day national lockdown ended on Sunday, but police are setting up more checkpoints along the roads. And, three new districts — home to tens of thousands of people — were put under quarantine.

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