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Obama admits US government let down hostage families (VIDEO)

Will a new set of policies do enough to help the relatives of captives held abroad?

Obama admits US government let down hostage families (VIDEO)

Obama admits government let down hostage families

Obama admits government let down hostage families

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Israel's campaign season has been ridiculous — here are the election ads to prove it

Israel's campaign season has been ridiculous — here are the election ads to prove it

Incredible photos of Kenya burning ivory as part of its anti-poaching fight

Incredible photos of Kenya burning ivory as part of its anti-poaching fight

Thousands of Russians mourn slain opposition leader Nemtsov at funeral (PHOTOS)

'We never thought this could happen, but it did,' Gennady Gudkov, a prominent Kremlin opponent, said.

Thousands of Russians mourn slain opposition leader Nemtsov at funeral (PHOTOS)

Life under drones — in victims’ own words

‘I no longer love blue skies. In fact, I now prefer grey skies.’

Life under drones — in victims’ own words

Epic overnight negotiations end in a peace deal for Ukraine

Given how quickly the first peace deal — also brokered in Minsk — fell apart last year, it's probably not quite time to get your hopes up.

Epic overnight negotiations end in a peace deal for Ukraine
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Islamic State claims female American hostage killed in Jordanian airstrike (LIVE BLOG)

The SITE Intelligence group, which tracks extremist activity, says IS sent a tweet claiming the woman was killed in the besieged Syrian city of Raqqa.

Islamic State claims female American hostage killed in Jordanian airstrike (LIVE BLOG)

IS claims to have burned Jordanian pilot alive (LIVE BLOG)

The video released online showed images of a man purported to be Maaz al-Kassasbeh engulfed in flames inside a metal cage.

IS claims to have burned Jordanian pilot alive (LIVE BLOG)

7 natural wonders that humans could destroy within a generation

Unless things change, say goodbye to the Great Barrier Reef.

7 natural wonders that humans could destroy within a generation

IS threatens lives of 2 Japanese hostages in new video (LIVE BLOG)

The militant group says it will kill them unless it receives $200 million in ransom.

IS threatens lives of 2 Japanese hostages in new video (LIVE BLOG)

Paris shooting suspects killed, along with hostage-taker and captives in Paris 'anti-Semitic' attack (LIVE BLOG)

Hundreds of thousands are expected to rally in the streets of Paris this weekend in a show of national unity.

Paris shooting suspects killed, along with hostage-taker and captives in Paris 'anti-Semitic' attack (LIVE BLOG)

Americans, here's what you've been missing in Cuba all this time (PHOTOS)

A new era in US-Cuba relations could see a travel ban lifted. Here are some of the sights US citizens could be visiting soon.

Americans, here's what you've been missing in Cuba all this time (PHOTOS)

FBI says North Korean government was responsible for the Sony cyber attack

President Barack Obama also said the United States would "respond proportionally" to the incident.

FBI says North Korean government was responsible for the Sony cyber attack