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UN Says Death Toll Tops 190,000 In Syria Conflict

Jin Tuliao   | Aug 23, 2014 05:32 AM EDT

United Nations said more than 190,000 were killed in Syrian conflict over the years. read more

Ferguson Shooting: Missouri Senator Implies Further Unrest If No Conviction Won

Christl Leong   | Aug 23, 2014 03:07 AM EDT

A Missouri lawmaker on Friday warned of increased civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo. if the case against police officer Darren Wilson does not go to court and if prosecution fails to obtain a conviction. read more

Social Networking Sites Unwillingly Aid ISIS.

Cory Doyle   | Aug 22, 2014 10:09 PM EDT

The designated team of people working to monitor the ISIS usage patterns of social networking platforms, have recently admitted that they can not prevent the usage of social networking to spread extremist type material and propaganda. read more

Russia Must Remove Ukraine Aid Convoy, U.S. Says

Jin Tuliao   | Aug 23, 2014 07:53 AM EDT

U.S. forces warned Russia for additional sanctions if they will not remove the Ukraine aid convoy they sent to eastern Ukraine. read more

Hamas Executes 18 Palestinian Informants

Christl Leong   | Aug 22, 2014 10:14 PM EDT

Eighteen suspected informants were publicly executed by Hamas on Friday as part of a crackdown on Palestinian collaboration with Israel, a day after three of the Islamic organization's leaders were killed from a targeted airstrike. read more

Russian Convoy To Aid Ukraine Deemed ‘Direct Invasion’

Cory Doyle   | Aug 22, 2014 09:53 PM EDT

Many opinions of Russia’s aid convoy to Ukraine have been cast, as dozens of Russian trucks have queued into eastern Ukraine early Friday morning. Russian leaders have publically spoken of this act as addressing the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. However, a Ukrainian official has characterized this convoy as a direct “invasion” of his beloved nation, and by what the official calls their “mighty neighbor to the east”. read more

US Considers Direct Military Intervention Against ISIS in Syria

Dan Weisman   | Aug 22, 2014 09:48 PM EDT

ISIS on Aug. 22, 2014 has become perceived as such a threat against the U.S. homeland that officials reportedly are weighing direct military action against the group in Syria even as they weight military action against the Assad regime following reports it used chemical weapons in an attack last week. read more

U.S. Files Formal Protest After 'Aggressive' Chinese Jet Got too Close to Surveillance Plane

Andy Vitalicio   | Aug 22, 2014 05:31 PM EDT

The United States has filed a formal protest against Beijing after a Chinese warplane flew dangerously close to a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea Tuesday. read more

More British Muslims Fight for ISIS Than UK Armed Forces

Cory Doyle   | Aug 22, 2014 03:30 PM EDT

It appears there are now more British Muslims fighting with the ISIS extremist militant group than there are actually fighting with Britain, according to sources. read more

Islamic State is an 'Immediate Threat' According to Pentagon News Conference

Cory Doyle   | Aug 22, 2014 02:49 PM EDT

It was originally known that the FBI at Kennedy Airport apprehended Donald Ray Morgan due to a gun charge, but reports now show agents questioned him for over two hours in hopes of being able to identify Islamic State supporters who could potentially bring violence to the United States. read more

Kiev Accuses Russia of 'Direct Invasion' as Aid Convoy Crosses into Ukraine

Andy Vitalicio   | Aug 22, 2014 04:35 PM EDT

After a week of delays, Russia finally sent its humanitarian rolling across the border into Ukraine - without Ukraine's approval, and without a Red Cross escort. Kiev calls the Russian a "direct invasion." read more

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologizes for comments about "keeping my Wongs straight" at Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce meeting

Dan Weisman   | Aug 22, 2014 04:01 PM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) went into damage control Friday, Aug. 22, 2014 as he apologized for insensitive comments about Asians during a Q-and-A session of the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce. read more

U.S. Representative Ryan Says Republican Party Won’t Force Government Shutdown This Year

Rubi Valdez   | Aug 22, 2014 04:18 PM EDT

U.S Representative Paul Ryan told a Washington newspaper on Wednesday that he believes Republicans won't be forcing any government shutdown this year and that approval for federal agency funding will continue until the end of the year. read more

GAO Findings Implicate Pentagon on Breaching Antideficiency Act on Guantanamo Prisoners Exchange

Rubi Valdez   | Aug 22, 2014 03:16 PM EDT

Results from an investigation conducted by The Government Accountability Office (GAO) involve the Defense Department (DoD) in a violation of a U.S. law following the release of five Taliban members in exchange of a captured American soldier. read more

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