FAA bans U.S. airlines from flying over Syria
Agency says extremists there have anti-aircraft weapons; separate report puts number in hundreds, warns they could easily be smuggled out by terrorists
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Assad forced to hit advancing ISIS in Syria
U.S. airstrikes against same group in neighboring Iraq give Syrian strongman an opportunity to look like the good guy
Syrian chemical weapons destroyed, but concerns continue, Obama says
The president and Secretary of State John Kerry say there are serious questions about whether Assad is still using chemical weapons
24-hour extension announced in Israel-Hamas truce
Announcement came shortly before a temporary truce in Gaza conflict was to expire
Iraqi forces retake Mosul Dam
Iraqi, Kurdish forces recapture key dam following U.S. airstrikes, President Obama confirmed; but fighting rages in nearby villages
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Ukraine: "Dozens" killed in refugee convoy shelling
Both sides trade blame for attack on civilians fleeing war-torn region; attack was on road likely to be taken by Russian aid convoy
Liberia: "Many" Ebola clinic escapees "picked up"
Official tells CBS News some who fled ransacked clinic in Monrovia back under monitoring -- but not all of them, and the danger hasn't abated
Assange speaks, but only to muddy the waters
Amid intense speculation that WikiLeaks founder might give up and leave Ecuadorian Embassy, cryptic remarks only bring more questions
Russia says humanitarian convoy for Ukraine cleared
Moscow says "all questions" about truck convoy waiting at border answered, but tensions in Ukraine's east are clearly not easing
As Iraq's civil war rages, is containing ISIS enough?
The U.S. is launching air strikes to soften the group until the Iraqis and other regional allies can neutralize it, but some urge deeper involvement
Iraq says ISIS no longer in control of key dam
Kurdish military says peshmerga forces now in full control of Mosul Dam; ISIS fighters had denied earlier claims
U.S. forces aim to help regain Mosul dam
The White House told Congress the mission would be limited and follows directive to protect U.S. military and facilities
Soldiers penetrate rebel-held town in Ukraine
The penetration may be a breakthrough in the four-month-long conflict the Ukrainian government says
After clinic attack, Ebola "totally out of control"
A mob swarmed an Ebola clinic in a Liberian slum, freeing patients and stealing infected goods; aid workers elevate the alarm
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