Obama asks for new war powers against ISIS After more than six months of defensive airstrikes against the Islamic State, President Obama asked Congress for the power of military action against ISIS last week.The Daily Circuit, February 17, 2015
Egypt strikes ISIS in Libya after video of mass beheading Egypt said Monday it has launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Libya after the extremist group released a grisly video showing the beheading of several Egyptian Coptic Christians it had held hostage for weeks.February 16, 2015
Ukraine cease-fire reached, along with $40 billion aid deal A new cease-fire is set to begin on Feb. 15 in eastern Ukraine, in a deal after 16 hours of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. The deal calls for the removal of heavy weapons.February 12, 2015
Obama: War powers resolution does not signal new ground war for U.S. Flanked by his vice president and the secretaries of state and defense, President Obama said he was asking Congress for authorization to launch a war against the so-called Islamic State.February 11, 2015
U.S. withdrawing most troops fighting Ebola in West Africa The White House says the U.S. and other nations have made substantial progress in fighting Ebola in West Africa and says the response is entering a new phase.February 10, 2015
20,000 foreign fighters flock to Syria, Iraq Foreign fighters are streaming into Syria and Iraq in unprecedented numbers to join the Islamic State or other extremist groups, including at least 3,400 from Western nations.February 10, 2015
Thanks to tweets, suspected ISIS backer stays in jail At a detention hearing Monday, prosecutors argued that Hamza Ahmed's tweets suggested he was willing to be a martyr and was therefore a danger to the community.February 9, 2015
NBC's Brian Williams admits his helicopter took no fire in Iraq The "NBC Nightly News" anchor and his network have for years claimed he was aboard a chopper that was hit and forced down by enemy fire in 2003. Williams now says he made a mistake.February 5, 2015
Video purports to show beheaded Japanese hostage Tokyo has called a video purporting to show one of two Japanese hostages holding a picture of his beheaded fellow captive "outrageous" and "unacceptable" after a deadline for payment of a $200 million passed on Friday.January 24, 2015
Jordan on the Frontline: An International Town Hall From PRI and America Abroad, an international town hall joining experts and audiences in the United States and in Amman, Jordan to discuss the international fight against ISIS and what to do about the Syrian civil war. Jordan is dealing with the largest refugee crisis since World War II as Syrian refugees flee the collapse of the country. What should the US do,and what should Arab countries do, about the Islamic State?January 23, 2015