As the parents of journalist Jim Foley struggle to cope with the brutal slaying of their son, hundreds of others continue to put their lives at risk, reporting from conflict zones around the world. What challenges do they face, and why do they do it?
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U.S. President Barack Obama returned Sunday night from his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard to attend meetings on two crises he has been managing from afar: attempts to reclaim a critical dam in northern Iraq and quelling the racially tinged riots in Ferguson, Mo. after the […]
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NATO forces will withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, which will add new security pressures on China’s western border. CCTV America’s Han Peng reports on the Chinese military effort to prevent terrorists from entering their country.
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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (alternatively translated as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham), abbreviated ISIL, ISIS, now officially calling itself simply the Islamic State is an unrecognized state and active jihadist militant group in […]
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With Sunni militants in control of much of the north and west, concern continues to mount for Iraq’s religious minitories. Christians, in particular, say they fear living under the extreme version of Islam enforced in areas held by the newly-declared “The Islamic State.” CCTV’s Tony […]
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It neighbors oil-rich Saudi Arabia but Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the Arab Region and a frontline for terrorism. The country faces record unemployment, critical food and gas shortages, and is threatened with constant violence from an al-Qaeda insurgency and political instability. […]
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In Iraq, an al-Qaeda linked group has seized a second city on the road to Baghdad. The Sunni Islamic militants took control of Tikrit Wednesday, the hometown of Saddam Hussein. The militants even freed hundreds of prisoners from its jails. Iraqi troops reportedly abandoned their […]
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The Nigerian government is under pressure to find hundreds of teenage girls who were kidnapped a month ago. Where are the girls and why have they not been found? Anand Naidoo and the Heat explore these questions and many more on this episode of The […]
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Ballots are being counted in Afghanistan a day after the country’s historic presidential vote. Partial results could come in the next few days. However, a final tally is not expected for at least another week. The election was hailed a success and more than 7 […]
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