Anugrah Kumar

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  Sep 7, 2014

  US Airstrikes Against ISIS in West Iraq Signal Expansion of Obama's Strategy to Combat Terror Group

  The U.S. military's first series of airstrikes in Western Iraq targeting ISIS early Sunday to protect a major dam points to the expansion of the Obama administration's strategy in Iraq, which until recently was limited to protecting U.S. offices and humanitarian responses.

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  Sep 6, 2014

  Fla., NH Senators to Introduce Resolution to Honor Slain Journalists James Foley, Steven Sotloff

  U.S. senators from Florida and New Hampshire, including Republican Marco Rubio, will introduce a resolution next week to officially honor journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff who were recently beheaded by ISIS terrorists.

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  Sep 6, 2014

  Pro-Choice Candidate for Texas Governor Reveals Her Own Abortions That Shattered Her

  Texas gubernatorial candidate and pro-choice activist Wendy Davis, a Democrat who is known for her 10-hour filibuster against abortion restrictions last year, has revealed that she ended two pregnancies in the 1990s, a period she describes as a time of "a deep, dark despair and grief."

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  Sep 6, 2014

  Obama Says NATO Allies Ready to Join US Efforts to Destroy ISIS

  U.S. President Barack Obama announced Friday that key NATO allies are prepared to "degrade and ultimately destroy" the Islamist terror group ISIS in Iraq, after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's meeting with diplomats from 10 countries on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Wales.

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  Sep 1, 2014

  Kenneth Bae, 2 Other US Prisoners in North Korea Speak to Media; Urge Visit From High US Official to Secure Release

  North Korea on Monday allowed The Associated Press and CNN to speak to three detained Americans, including Christians Kenneth Bae and Jeffery Fowle. All three said there's hope only if a high-ranking U.S. representative visits for negotiations. Bae complained of deteriorating health.

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  Sep 1, 2014

  EU to Tighten Sanctions Against Russia 'Within a Week;' Ukrainian President Urges Action Before 'Point of No Return'

  A top European Union leader said Saturday that new sanctions are likely be proposed "within a week" against Russia because of its incursion into Ukraine, whose president has warned that the conflict might turn into a full-scale war if action is not taken soon.

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  Sep 1, 2014

  Captured Suicide Bomber Reveals ISIS Filled With Foreign Fighters, Including Americans

  A 23-year-old captured suicide bomber from ISIS, who is lodged in a hospital in a Kurdish city in Iraq, spoke to Sky News and said the Sunni terror group has recruited numerous foreign fighters, including from the United States and Europe.

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  Sep 1, 2014

  Senate, House Intelligence Committee Leaders Say ISIS Wants to Strike US; Urge Obama for Action

  Republican and Democratic leaders of intelligence committees from both the Senate and House called on President Barack Obama to confront ISIS militants, warning of a possible attack on the United States or its European allies.

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  Sep 1, 2014

  UN Racism Watchdog Slams US Over Police Brutality Citing Ferguson Shooting; Urges Review of 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

  A U.N. committee that monitors racial inequality and discrimination says the fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown by a white policeman in Missouri last month illustrates a bigger problem of racism in the United States.

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  Sep 1, 2014

  Islamic Terrorists Could Attack US, Europe Within Months, Saudi King Warns

  Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah warned that the United States and Europe could be targets of Islamic terrorists within months if world leaders fail to deal with the growing terrorist threat. He appeared to be alluding to the Sunni terror group ISIS in Syria and Iraq.