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Kurds Holding Off Islamic State Advance in Syria's Kobani

U.S. defense officials say Turkey has agreed to allow forces from an American-led coalition to use the country's bases to launch operations against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.

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Crowd Scuffles with Hong Kong Protesters

Hundreds of people, some of them wearing masks, have clashed with the protesters in central Hong Kong who have spent weeks demonstrating for democratic reforms in the Chinese territory.

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As ISIL advances on Syrian town, UN envoy urges international action to avoid ‘massacre’

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Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura addresses press conference in Geneva.

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Anonymous Tip Reveals Secret Payments to Hong Kong Leader

A journalist who contributed to a report revealing how Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying received secret payments from an Australian company says the story began from an anonymous tip his team received last Sunday.

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