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U.S. President Barack Obama - responding to days of racial violence in Ferguson, Missouri - has ordered a review of the government practice of providing military hardware to state and local police.

The family of James Foley, the American journalist beheaded by the Islamic State terror group, believes he may have volunteered to be killed to spare the lives of his fellow hostages.

Destruction caused by fighting in Yarmouk, Syria.

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Ferguson, Missouri saw dwindling numbers of protesters Thursday after the National Guard was withdrawn from the city, which has been rocked by 12 days of unrest following the shooting death of an unarmed black teen.

Security Council Meeting, 21 August 2014, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.

Seven-year-old Maha, who is paralyzed down the neck following an airstrike in Gaza, was allowed to leave Gaza on 20 August 2014 and is on her way to a hospital in Turkey to seek adequate treatment.

Ukraine says it has reclaimed control of a key city in the east, where rebels and government troops are battling for territory.

Anti-government protesters outside Pakistan's parliament are showing no signs of leaving until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns, a demand the government rejects as unconstitutional. Meanwhile, the powerful military is warning all sides to resolve the political impasse through meaningful dialogue.

New overnight protests formed in Ferguson, Missouri, site of 11 days of unrest after a local police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager.

In response to the continuing humanitarian crisis in Iraq, UNICEF and the Governorate of Dahuk have signed a USD $5 million dollar agreement supporting one-time direct cash assistance to vulnerable, displaced families in the Governorate.