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Turkey: 130,000 Syrian Kurds Have Crossed Border Fleeing Islamic State

Turkish officials say more than 130,000 Syrian Kurds have crossed into Turkey since late last week in order to flee an advance by Islamic State militants.

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France's Hollande Vows Strikes on Islamic State Soon

French President Francois Hollande said Thursday Paris will conduct airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq in the near future. The announcement comes as the militant group released a new video of a foreign hostage.

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Iran, World Powers Meet in New York for Nuclear Talks

Negotiators for Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany, known as the P5+1, have held a series of talks in New York on Iran's nuclear program this week, ahead of plenary negotiations on Friday. A senior U.S....

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Islamic State: step up EU and international efforts to end the killing, MEPs say

The murders of journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and aid worker David Haines by the so-called Islamic State (IS) were strongly condemned by the European Parliament in a resolution voted on Thursday. The EU must use all possible means to help...

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