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According to a report from the CPJ, Syria remained the deadliest country for reporters -- for the third year in a row.

The "cromnibus" spending bill produced with bipartisan support includes money to fight ISIS and Ebola, and prohibits spending on abortion.

A UNICEF statement was released to coincide with an appeal by the U.N. calling for a record $16.4 billion in humanitarian funds.

Over 200 people have died at sea in 2014 while trying to reach Yemen, which reportedly hosts 246,000 refugees from various nations.

The anti-graft rankings are based on factors including whether public leaders are punished for corruption and the prevalence of bribery.

The attack bears the hallmarks of the al Qaeda-linked al Shabab group, which has carried out a series of bombings in Somalia in the past.

A witness told Reuters that four of the victims were beheaded by the attackers while the rest were shot in the head.

Flash flooding in Morocco killed more than 30 people Monday.

Witnesses said the 28 victims were told to lie down in the mud and then were shot to death.

Al-Shabaab militants blew the victims' "heads off just like that," according to one survivor.

"The aim is to create a religious war," says Kenyan president of bus attack.

Al-Shabab, an offshoot of the defunct Islamic Courts Union, currently has control over large parts of Somalia.

Kenya has seen a huge influx of refugees as conflicts in South Sudan and Somalia continue to displace hundreds of thousands of people.

The group of soldiers, who were headed to Somalia, will now be kept under observation for 21 days and will be tested for Ebola.

The president of Kenya is accused of committing crimes against humanity by orchestrating violence after disputed elections in 2007.

Long held by the al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab, the Somali town of Barawe is once again under government control.

Terrorist group recruiters are attempting to engage young Somalis in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for jihad abroad.

Afghanistan has a trillion dollars worth of assets, but security and corruption concerns dissuade would-be investors.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is taking advantage of chaos in Yemen; U.S. drones and special forces failed to stop it.

Al Qaeda dismissed as "lies" a U.S. assessment that it is in decline, but a defiant online message issued by the network on Sunday made no mention of the ultra-hardline Islamic State group widely seen as its rival for the leadership of global jihad.

More attention is being paid now to terrorist threats, but America's wars are also breeding more extremists.