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"What we've got to do is understand this is a battle of moderation and modernity versus extremism and reactionary politics," Blair said.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, currently in New York for a U.N. meeting, does not plan to meet with President Obama.

Al Qaeda's affiliate on the ground in Syria has already reportedly lost 30 fighters.

Maryland's move into "alternative investments" cost taxpayers more than $1 billion in unrealized returns, says a new study.

After overnight airstikes in Syria, Obama said the next step to combat ISIS will be equipping and training moderate Syrian opposition forces.

“We did not request the regime’s permission,” Jen Psaki, spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department said Tuesday.

The U.S. and its Arab allies began strikes at around 8:30 p.m. EDT Monday.

The U.S. and five Middle East allies hit ISIS targets in Syria Monday night.

U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Saxby Chambliss commended the president for launching airstrikes against ISIS in Syria.

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio was honored at the 8th Annual Clinton Global Citizen Award ceremony in New York Sunday night.

At least 50 people were killed in the airstrikes, which targeted various militant groups across Syria, including ISIS and the Nusra Front.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius questioned the legality of airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria, then said "it is possible to act."

Improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, reportedly caused the most American and British deaths between 2003 and 2011 in Iraq.

The jet — a Sukhoi Su-24 — had reportedly traveled 2,600 feet west of the border into Israel before turning around.

Most companies manufacturing the tools for torture are state-owned, and advertise themselves online and in trade shows, according to a report.

Economics professor Ilham Tohti, 44, stood trial for two days last week on separatism charges in the western region of Xinjiang.

The U.S. government warned the Syrian regime prior to launching airstrikes on ISIS strongholds in the country.

The two Palestinians, who had remained at large since the abductions in June, were being pursued by the Israeli military since July.

The U.S., along with some of its Arab allies, began bombing the stronghold of the Islamic State group in Syria early Tuesday morning.

The award is more than double the previous record of $14 million given to a whistleblower in 2013.

Ebola cases in West Africa have increased to 5,800 and the virus has killed more than 2,800 people so far.

After narrowly escaping being scrapped in defense cuts, the venerable A-10 Thunderbolt will now fly in the fight against ISIS.

An al Qaeda splinter group named Jound al Khilafa, or "Soldiers of the caliphate," claimed responsibility for the abduction.

British journalist John Cantlie appears to narrate the second video in the Islamic State group's propaganda "lecture series."

The event will be emceed by prominent members of the Indian American community.

Airstrikes by the U.S. and several Arab allies killed at least 20 ISIS militants, but also reportedly claimed the lives of eight civilians.

A five-week series of town meetings on the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, are open only to residents.

The Department of Treasury issued new rules that make it harder for U.S. corporations to avoid taxes by moving their headquarters abroad.

About 100 Americans have joined Islamic State group abroad, the Obama administration announced on Monday.