More than a hundred thousand people, mostly Kurds, have crossed from Syria into Turkey in the past four days, fleeing a fierce offensive by Islamic State militants in the Kurdish region close to the border. Desperate civilians started to reach th… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/syria-refugees-turkey-photos_n_5861070.html
The West has slapped stringent sanctions on Russia in response to the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, believed by the U.S. and others to have been shot down with a Russia-supplied Buk missile system by eastern Ukraine rebels. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/31/business/russia-arms-trade-explained/index.html?hpt=ibu_r1
One day after Obama said he is delaying executive action on immigration, lawmakers urge him to ditch plans for an executive action and work with Congress. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/07/politics/immigration-obama-congress/index.html?hpt=ila_c2
