DAILY INTERNATIONAL NEWS
September 22, 2014
From VOAnews.com |
 Kurds Battle IS in Syria as Refugee Wave Tops 130,000 Exodus across the border began last week, when Islamic State group launched ground campaign aimed at Kobane, also known as Ayn al Arab More  Kerry: Islamic State Group Threatens Entire Middle East Citing militant group's finances, areas now under its control, secretary of state says Obama administration is determined to prevent threat from reaching US More  IS Urges Attacks on Citizens of Coalition Members Radical Sunni Muslim group is targeting US, others forming international coalition to combat extremists' takeover of swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria More  Afghan President-Elect Holds First News Conference Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai declared winner of long-disputed presidential election, and election rival, Abdullah, becomes chief executive under power-sharing agreement More  Ebola Death Toll Rises, But Virus 'Contained' in Nigeria, Senegal World Health Organization says no new cases being reported in either country, but total regional death toll from disease now at nearly 2,800 More  West African Women Disproportionately Affected by Ebola Women's roles in families and the community put them at greater risk for contracting the disease, officials say More  Ukraine Pulling Back from Buffer Zone in Embattled East Kyiv officials say rebel attacks have diminished, allowing for implementation of agreement reached last week on 30-kilometer pull-back More  3 Afghan Soldiers Missing from US Training Exercise The officers, last seen at a nearby shopping mall, are not considered a threat to the public, Massachusetts official says More  Climate Protesters to Risk Arrest During Wall Street Sit-in Flood Wall Street demonstration comes after international day of action that brought some 310,000 people to New York streets in largest single protest ever climate change More  NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Arrives on Mars Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution craft will measure rates at which gases escape Martian atmosphere into space More  Saving Global Fish Stocks Starts in the Kitchen New York native Billy Marinelli, an environmentalist, is on a crusade to save Thailand's dwindling marine life from extinction More  Richmond, Virginia Torn Between Modernization, Historic Preservation Some worry mayor's revitalization plan for largely African-American district could erase its past, still buried under asphalt-paved parking lots More |
