Deadly violence as forces struggle to contain ISIS
Bombing in northern Iraqi city appears to target Kurdish forces that are still no match for the well-armed, well-financed extremists
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Airlines on alert as volcano erupts in Iceland
Authorities close airspace in the area after Bardarbunga volcano has small eruption under ice of Europe's largest glacier
As ISIS rampages in Mideast, U.S. eyes potential for domestic threat
There's no credible information pointing to ISIS plot against homeland, but officials have incomplete intel and that worries them
Italian villa that inspired "Pinocchio" is for sale
Our noses aren't growing: For $25 million, you can own magnificent estate where author Carlo Collodi conceived the wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy
Extorting ransoms has become a cash cow for ISIS
Expert says European governments may be encouraging terrorists by paying for hostages' release, but should the U.S. be more flexible in its no-negotiation policy?
Obama administration considering targeting ISIS in Syria
Despite previous statements that U.S. military action against ISIS would be limited to Iraq, the fight against ISIS now "knows no borders"
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Sunnis pull out of Iraq talks after mosque attack
It's not clear whether Shiite militiamen or ISIS extremists carried out attack in volatile province that killed more than 60 people
Interpol investigating Thai "baby factory" case
Authorities say Japanese businessman has fathered 16 babies by Thai surrogate mothers, wants to sire hundreds more
Alter egos: World War I re-enactors
A look at a group of World War I re-enactors and their day jobs
Pentagon: Chinese fighter jet conducted "dangerous intercept" of U.S. plane
Chinese jet made several close passes by the Navy P-8 Poseidon plane, coming within 30 feet of it at one point, Pentagon says
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The most compelling images from this week's news
How many Americans have joined ISIS?
While U.S. can only confirm small number of Americans have joined terror groups in Syria, officials suspect actual number may be in the dozens
Inside Nigeria's Kano Emirate
The Kano Emirate is one of several principalities that made up the Sokoto Caliphate across northern Nigeria and the southern Sahara and Sahel where Boko Haram operates
Syria death toll passes 191,000, U.N. says
"Tragically it is probably an underestimate of the real total number of people killed during the first 3 years of this murderous conflict"
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