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Report Criticizes US Over Afghan Civilian Deaths

A report by Amnesty International focused on 10 incidents between 2009 and 2013 that it said saw 140 civilians killed during U.S. military operations.

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. failed to properly investigate civilian killings, including possible war crimes, which occurred during its military operations in Afghanistan, the international rights group Amnesty International said Monday. NATO said it investigates all credible reports of civilian casualties, without responding to the group's

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Islamic Militants Crush Tribal Uprising In Syria

The armed revolt by the Shueitat tribe in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour was the first sign of local resistance to the Islamic State group since its fighters swept into the province.

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BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic militants have crushed a tribal uprising against their rule in eastern Syria after three days of clashes in three eastern villages near the border with Iraq, activists said Monday. The armed revolt by the Shueitat tribe in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour was the first sign of local resistance to the Islamic State group

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Ukraine Rocket Attack Leads To Mass Jail Breakout

“Extremely dangerous prisoners are now free. It is hard to know the extent of threat this poses to the city, which is flooded with weapons.”

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DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Rockets slammed into a high-security prison Monday in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, igniting a riot that allowed more than 100 prisoners to flee, authorities in eastern Ukraine said. Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovinsky said a direct rocket hit killed at least one inmate and left three others severely wounded. In

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Ethical Questions Emerge Over Who Gets Ebola Drug

It was not exactly clear how Spain got the drug, but Nigerian officials say they had asked U.S. health authorities about getting the Ebola drug and were apparently not helped.

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MADRID (AP) — In a development that raises a host of ethical issues, Spain announced it had obtained a scarce U.S.-made experimental Ebola drug to treat a Spanish missionary priest infected with the killer virus. The Health Ministry statement came less than a week after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there were virtually

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Gaza War Cease-Fire Holds As Negotiators Gather

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the cease-fire would allow humanitarian aid into battered Gaza neighborhoods and the reopening of indirect talks on a more lasting and comprehensive deal.

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CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian-brokered cease-fire halting the Gaza war held into Monday morning, allowing Palestinians to leave homes and shelters as negotiators agreed to resume talks in Cairo. The truce took effect just after midnight (2101 GMT), preceded by heavy rocket fire toward Israel. In Cairo, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the cease-fire

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US Sending Arms To Kurds In Iraq

The move to directly aid the Kurds underscores the level of U.S. concern about the Islamic State militants’ gains in the north.

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SYDNEY (AP) — The Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces who have started to make gains against Islamic militants in northern Iraq, senior U.S. officials said Monday. Previously, the U.S. had insisted on only selling arms to the Iraqi government in Baghdad, but the Kurdish peshmerga fighters had been losing

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WHO: Ebola Outbreak Is A Public Health Emergency

In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention already recommends against traveling to West Africa.

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LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization on Friday declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread. It is the largest and longest outbreak ever recorded of Ebola, which has a death rate of about 50 percent and has so far killed at least 961

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