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This photo purportedly shows an ISIS class of 2014 martial arts graduation photo, and in the background, a bridge spanning a large river.
Media
A blogger’s hobby becomes a valuable war reporting tool
A job seeker looks at recruitment advertisements at a labor market in Guangdong province, where most people speak Cantonese.
Culture
Beijing has a message for China’s Cantonese speakers — stick to Mandarin!
A man holds up a knife as he rides on the back of a motorcycle touring the streets of Tabqa in celebration after ISIS militants took over Tabqa air base in Syria, on August 24, 2014.
Conflict
This could be the end of reporting from Syria
A Ukrainian serviceman fires at pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian town of Ilovaysk, Tuesday.
Conflict
Radio and phone intercepts provide insight into the conflict in Ukraine
Yusuf Sarwar and Mohammed Ahmed ordered "The Koran For Dummies" from Amazon before leaving the UK to fight in the war in Syria.
Global Politics
No, buying ‘The Koran for Dummies’ doesn’t mean you’ll get Islam right
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on the air for August 27, 2014
John Jairo Velásquez — commonly known as "Popeye" — gives his testimony against fellow Colombian drug cartel members in 2006.
Justice
The release of ‘Popeye,’ a trusted assassin for Pablo Escobar, enrages many Colombians
Music
How a Chicago bluegrass band rocked Nigeria’s music scene
The TaHa Mosque in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Belief
The US has a wide variety of mosques, and these two guys have seen a lot of them
"Bread and Dripping," a traditional English dish, is the first course of Tom Sellers' menu at his London eatery, Restaurant Story.
Food
This English chef is bringing working-class ‘bread and dripping’ to his finest patrons