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UN peacekeepers captured by Syrian militants, while others threatenedSoldiers from Fiji and the Philippines are under threat by militants near the Golan Heights, the border area between Syria and Israel.
Britain raises terror threat level to 'severe'English authorities are concerned about the number of its citizens who may have left to fight with Islamic militants in the Middle East and could return to launch terrorist attacks.
Syrian refugees top 3 million, according to UNApproximately 13 percent of the Middle Eastern nation's population has been forced out of the country by a bloody civil war.
UN: Ebola cases in W. Africa could top 20,000The World Health Organization added that over 1,500 people have died from the virus since this latest outbreak began.
- China says it will respond to more frequent US spy flights
China says US spy flights are coming more often, and closer to China's coast. China officials rejected US characterizations of its fighter jets acting recklessly.
Syria attacks militants near Golan Heights border crossingAirstrikes come the day after Al Qaeda-affiliated militants took control of the area.
Syrian rebels take control of Golan Heights crossing with IsraelAfter heavy clashes with Assad forces, Syrian rebels, including some linked with al Qaida, captured the post along Syria's de facto border with Israel in the Golan Heights.
US accuses Russia of orchestrating a new military campaign in UkraineA State Department spokeswoman said Wednesday, Russian forces as well as rocket launchers and armored vehicles are being sent into Eastern Ukraine, in a Russian-directed counteroffensive against the Ukrainian military.
Israel and Hamas both claim victoryWhile neither side got the concessions it was seeking, Israel and Hamas agreed to an ambiguous open-ended truce Tuesday. On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a national address aimed at countering critics of the war.
Rotherham sex abuse report draws outrage from MuslimsReport author Alexis Jay said between 1997 and 2013, some 1,400 children were sexually exploited in the town of 250,000, mostly by Pakistani men.
Egypt, UAE bomb Islamic militant targets in Libya, according to US State Dept.One of Libya's neighbors and a Persian Gulf state teamed up to attack Islamic militias within the north African nation, a State Department spokeswoman said.
Leaders faced off in final debate before Scottish independence voteAlex Salmond and Alistair Darling clashed in a final debate on questions from defense to the sustainability of an economy dependent on revenues from North Sea oil, but the heart of the 90-minute exchange centered on what currency an independent Scotland would use.
- Report finds 1,400 children sexually exploited in Rotherham, northern England
Report author Alexis Jay cited appalling acts of violence between 1997 and 2013 in Rotherham, a town of some 250,000.
Israel, Hamas agree to long-term cease-fireThe two sides announced the agreement on Tuesday. Over two thousand people have been killed in Gaza and Israel over the last seven weeks.
Why WHO calls for indoor ban on e-cigarettesThe World Health Organization urged nations to ban e-cigarettes from indoor use and sale to minors until more research is done on the benefits and risks.
- US spy flights over Syria: Prelude to airstrikes on ISIS?
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey says US looking for "more insights" into the activities of Islamic State in Syria.
- Soccer player killed: Algeria suspends weekend games after Albert Ebosse's death
Cameroonian soccer player Albert Ebosse was killed after angry fans pelted JS Kabylie players with rocks after losing a game in their hometown of Tizi Ouzou.
Ukrainian president dissolves parliament ahead of Putin meetingPresident Petro Poroshenko has called for early elections this fall.
Hollande reshuffles government in hopes to revive the stagnant economyFrance's President Hollande is weighing his options after dissolving the government on Monday over open feuding in the Cabinet over economic policy. Hollande is to announce a new government on Tuesday.
- Boko Haram: Can it create Islamic caliphate in Africa?
The leader of Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram declared in a video that the territory controlled by the group is under Islamic law. Is Boko Haram using ISIS playbook to create an islamic state?
