September 11, 2014 (San Diego's East County)--East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
U.S.
- Boehmer backs Obama on Syria rebels, but will GOP follow? (CBS)
- Obama addresses ISIS: "If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven" (CBS)
- Home Depot confirms security breach following Target data theft (Reuters)
- Rural hospitals pressured to close as healthcare system changes (Reuters)
- One third of all Americans are freelancers now (Reason)
- Aggressive police take hundreds of millions of dollars from motorists not charged with any crime (Washington Post)
- Immigration seen as bonanza for slumping global defense industry (Al Jazeera)
WORLD
- Twitter employees threatened by ISIS affiliated group (SFGate)
- Iraqi parliament approves new government headed by Haider al-Abadi (Reuters)
- Expert: Over 12,000 foreign fighters in Syria (UT San Diego)
- Al Qaeda announces India wing, renews loyalty to Taliban chief (Reuters)
- Arab League issues proclamation on ISIS (CBS)
- Somalia's al Shabaab name new leader after U.S. strike, warn of revenge (Reuters)
- Video from the Icelandic Volcano (Stitch)
- UK scrambles to promise more powers if Scots reject independence (Reuters)
- China kills nearly 5,000 dogs to control rabies (UT San Diego)
- After Syria and Iraq, Islamic State makes inroads in South Asia (Reuters)
- Islamic extremists grab towns in northeast Nigeria (UT San Diego)
- Hamas says any international force in Gaza would be considered occupation (JPost)
- ISIS Militants Killed Up To 770 Captured Iraqi Soldiers: Human Rights Watch (AP)
- Israel shows evidence of rocket fire from Gaza schools (Reuters)
- Germany to pay $250 Million to child Holocaust survivors (JPost)
- Egypt FM says strained relations with US due to insistence on including Islamists in politics (JPost)
- Anti-Jewish incidents at record high in Britain (JPost)
- ‘Shariah controlled zone’ in Germany: Group of young Muslims patrolling city streets (RT)
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