2014-08-24 61c19f10481179c7d17e6d99da272e6ddf7a84b3 12 2014 West Africa Ebola virus outbreak 13 /wiki/2014%20west%20africa%20ebola%20virus%20outbreak Democratic Republic of Congo 1 /wiki/democratic%20republic%20of%20congo 2014 West Africa Ebola virus outbreak Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo /feed/2014/08/24/the-democratic-republic-of-congo-confirms-two-deaths-from-ebola-in-the-north-of-the-country-the-first-cases-reported-fr Xinhua 24 b0c91d960df826cd0f60d3b144194758183cde36 8 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2014-08/25/c_126910949.htm 2014 The Democratic Republic of Congo confirms two deaths from Ebola in the north of the country, the first cases reported from the current outbreak. 2014-08-24 1782e7e6e8aec10aaea7e32b41b5c4cca86d0bc9 10 Hoffmann-La Roche 1 /wiki/hoffmann-la%20roche Hoffmann-La Roche Hoffmann-La Roche /feed/2014/08/24/swiss-drugmaker-hoffmann-la-roche-agrees-to-acquire-american-drugmaker-intermune-for-83-billion San Francisco Chronicle 24 8e1a289f2fb37ecf355d7837b34fad8cac6ca26d 8 http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Roche-buys-Brisbane-drugmaker-InterMune-for-8-3-5709455.php 2014 Swiss drugmaker Hoffmann-La Roche agrees to acquire American drugmaker InterMune for $8.3 billion. 2014-08-24 4e518d59c3118c9a432a2ca9cbe64b7fa155dada 9 Richard Attenborough 1 /wiki/richard%20attenborough Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough /feed/2014/08/24/british-actor-director-producer-and-entrepreneur-richard-attenborough-dies-aged-90 BBC 24 b8ab8456e183f67a54a5170020736c0d50f4a7ab 8 https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28923074 2014 British actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur Richard Attenborough dies, aged 90. 2014-08-24 04defec6edba69bc137fa45e3a1cbc593bc0ba6e 8 Iranian Revolutionary guards 13 /wiki/army%20of%20the%20guardians%20of%20the%20islamic%20revolution Natanz nuclear enrichment facility 1 /wiki/natanz#nuclear_facility Iranian Revolutionary guards Natanz nuclear enrichment facility Natanz nuclear enrichment facility /feed/2014/08/24/an-israeli-made-drone-is-shot-down-near-the-natanz-nuclear-enrichment-facility-by-army-of-the-guardians-of-the-islamic-r Aljazeera 24 5de56fd5437fc3f1837d37fa0093ea9a44ad0e13 8 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/iran-israeli-drone-2014824132116380133.html 2014 BBC News 24 feeff058be3182a062cc544de9525fc10f6dd894 8 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-28920361 2014 Reuters 24 a7f09245c29f553db486ff5294dc667cf0787e0c 8 http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/24/iran-israel-drone-idINKBN0GO0J920140824 2014 An Israeli-made drone is shot down near the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility by Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution. 2014-08-24 2be6dddc73e703460d298bba3fdf284dd9ff20d5 7 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict 1 /wiki/2014%20israel-gaza%20conflict Hamas 2 /wiki/hamas Khaled Mashaal 14 /wiki/khaled%20mashaal 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict Hamas Khaled Mashaal 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict /feed/2014/08/24/during-an-interview-with-iranian-tv-hamas-leader-khaled-mashaal-rejects-resuming-negotiations-for-a-cease-fire-while-s Times of Israel 24 df2dd61294088e1ab7d6b6b7c5bc1b80b3431c72 8 http://www.timesofisrael.com/day-49-barrage-of-rockets-before-midnight-hamas-head-says-no-return-to-talks/ 2014 During an interview with Iranian TV, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, rejects resuming negotiations for a cease-fire while saying resistance is the only way of achieving demands. 2014-08-24 5d99f34aa39939a054c56392839073f8533d239e 6 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict 1 /wiki/2014%20israel-gaza%20conflict Fatah 14 /wiki/fatah Hamas 37 /wiki/hamas Palestinian Authority 2 /wiki/palestinian%20authority 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict Fatah Hamas Palestinian Authority 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict /feed/2014/08/24/the-palestinian-authority-confirms-earlier-reports-that-fatah-activists-were-shot-in-the-legs-and-arms-after-being-place Jerusalem Post 24 2a245e0759412f97aaa38024c1ae49183a858433 8 http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Palestinian-Authority-says-Hamas-shot-Fatah-men-in-legs-during-Gaza-fighting-371568 2014 The Palestinian Authority confirms earlier reports that Fatah activists were shot in the legs and arms after being placed under house arrest by Hamas. Hamas alleges the attacks were carried out by members acting on their own. 2014-08-24 5284c791e51190c4191a2eff79ba65d9f5aa2d7b 5 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict 1 /wiki/2014%20israel-gaza%20conflict Gaza Strip 14 /wiki/gaza%20strip Israel 2 /wiki/israel Israeli military 37 /wiki/israel%20defense%20forces 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict Gaza Strip Israel Israeli military 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict /feed/2014/08/24/an-israeli-airstrike-levels-a-seven-story-apartment-building-in-gaza-injuring-20-people-and-displacing-over-40-families Fox News 24 55e6b6e158844d5ecc0f757515a21ab81a905342 8 http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/08/24/israel-steps-up-gaza-strikes-as-netanyahu-says-hamas-is-being-crushed/ 2014 An Israeli airstrike levels a seven story apartment building in Gaza, injuring 20 people and displacing over 40 families. Due to warnings by the IDF to evacuate the building, there were no fatalities in the strike. 2014-08-24 9c5b2d393e462f1b447ba6832228515c2834dd4c 4 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict 1 /wiki/2014%20israel-gaza%20conflict Erez 2 /wiki/erez Israel 37 /wiki/israel Palestinians 14 /wiki/palestinians 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict Erez Israel Palestinians 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict /feed/2014/08/24/four-arab-israeli-taxi-drivers-are-injured-two-seriously-after-they-came-under-mortar-and-rocket-attack-at-the-erez-bo Times of Israel 24 4138b1994fdbde155d445857ab78f581105ee373 8 http://www.timesofisrael.com/waiting-to-transport-sick-drivers-at-gaza-crossing-come-under-attack/ 2014 Four Arab-Israeli taxi drivers are injured, two seriously, after they came under mortar and rocket attack at the Erez border crossing while waiting to transport critically injured Palestinians for treatment at Israeli hospitals. 2014-08-24 abd38519e925d340e91a1f992c4f955664d8d51e 3 Al-Qaida 37 /wiki/al-qaida American 14 /wiki/american%20people Peter Theo Curtis 2 /wiki/peter%20theo%20curtis civil war 1 /wiki/syrian%20civil%20war Al-Qaida American Peter Theo Curtis civil war Civil war /feed/2014/08/24/peter-theo-curtis-an-american-citizen-is-released-by-an-al-qaida-linked-group-after-two-years-in-captivity AP 24 0a3e8aec4e50f9b8af77e08bfb829fbc339743ae 8 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AMERICAN_FREED_SYRIA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 2014 Peter Theo Curtis, an American citizen, is released by an al-Qaida-linked group after two years in captivity. 2014-08-24 36f03a29be1d86e1c4bee60200a6dd4b521c406f 2 Al-Thawrah 14 /wiki/al-thawrah Ar-Raqqah Governorate 71 /wiki/ar-raqqah%20governorate Bashar al-Assad 37 /wiki/bashar%20al-assad Islamic State 2 /wiki/islamic%20state%20of%20iraq%20and%20the%20levant civil war 1 /wiki/syrian%20civil%20war Al-Thawrah Ar-Raqqah Governorate Bashar al-Assad Islamic State civil war Civil war /feed/2014/08/24/fighters-from-the-islamic-state-seize-al-thawrah-airbase-the-last-remaining-stronghold-of-bashar-al-assad-s-government BBC 24 0b5e9fb2d76db100e2070dd0b13c95692d13569d 8 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-28918792 2014 Fighters from the Islamic State seize Al-Thawrah airbase, the last remaining stronghold of Bashar al-Assad's government in Ar-Raqqah Governorate. 2014-08-24 8498ed4c88bbf7b57de7e948fea08b52aeb70d55 1 Iraq 71 /wiki/iraq Islamic State 37 /wiki/islamic%20state%20of%20iraq%20and%20the%20levant Syria 14 /wiki/syria Turkish 2 /wiki/turkey civil war 1 /wiki/syrian%20civil%20war Iraq Islamic State Syria Turkish civil war Civil war /feed/2014/08/24/after-more-than-18-months-of-requests-turkey-comes-under-heavy-international-pressure-to-secure-its-borders-to-the-infl The Guardian 24 742a3695533f6af60a1f406cb8b2401fa314e6e0 8 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/23/isis-islamic-state-surges-to-turkish-border 2014 After more than 18 months of requests, Turkey comes under heavy international pressure to secure its borders to the influx of foreign fighters, oil, and weapons crossing into Syria to fight for ISIS. ISIS fighters have been moving towards the Turkey-Syria border using armored cars looted from Iraqi military bases.