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Tensions Grow Between Turkey, Radical Islamist Group Fighting in Syria

Tensions between Ankara and the radical group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS, have continued to escalate. The Turkish army recently attacked an ISIS convoy and ISIS has targeted ethnic Turkmen leaders in Syria. Ankara is...

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US Warns of Explosives in Toothpaste Tubes on Flights to Russia

U.S. homeland security officials are warning airlines flying to Russia to watch out for toothpaste tubes that may be filled with bomb-making materials.

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South Sudan: UN, partners appeal for $1.27 billion as humanitarian crisis deepens

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A teenager displaced by recent violence washes clothes in a basin at the compound of the UN Mission in...

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NATO Chief: Afghanistan Will Sign New Security Deal

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the head of NATO, said he expects the Afghan government will soon agree to a new security deal on the engagement of foreign troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014. President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign a deal before his country'...

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