Drone is seen next to a television antenna above the family home of slain U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff in Pinecrest, Florida
A drone is seen next to a television antenna above the family home of slain U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff in Pinecrest, Florida September 2, 2014. The Islamic State militant group released a video on Tuesday purporting to show the beheading of a second American hostage, journalist Sotloff, raising the stakes in its confrontation with Washington over U.S. air strikes on its insurgents in Iraq. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity (UINTED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST MEDIA POLITICS)
Arthur Sotloff, father of slain journalist Steven Sotloff, leaves their family home in Pinecrest, Florida
Arthur Sotloff, father of slain journalist Steven Sotloff, leaves their family home in Pinecrest, Florida September 2, 2014. The Islamic State militant group released a video on Tuesday purporting to show the beheading of a second American hostage, journalist Steven Sotloff, raising the stakes in its confrontation with Washington over U.S. air strikes on its insurgents in Iraq. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST MEDIA)
A video purportedly shows U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff kneeling next to a masked Islamic State fighter holding a knife in an unknown location in this still image from video released by Islamic State
REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS VIDEO A video purportedly showing U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff kneeling next to a masked Islamic State fighter holding a knife in an unknown location in this still image from video released by Islamic State September 2, 2014. The Islamic State released a video purporting to show the beheading of Sotloff, a monitoring service said on Tuesday, as the militant group raised the stakes in its confrontation with Washington over U.S. air strikes on its fighters in Iraq. REUTERS/Islamic State via Reuters TV (CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST MEDIA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
File image of Shirley Sotloff, the mother of American journalist Steven Sotloff making a direct TV appeal to his captors to release him
Shirley Sotloff, the mother of American journalist Steven Sotloff who is being held by Islamic rebels in Syria, makes a direct appeal to his captors to release him in this still image from a video released August 26, 2014. The Islamic State militant group released a video purporting to show the beheading of hostage Steven Sotloff, the SITE monitoring service reported on September 2, 2014. REUTERS/AL-ARABIYA (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW MEDIA CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES. AL-JAZEERA OUT
File photo of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff
U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters August 20, 2014. The Islamic State militant group released a video purporting to show the beheading of hostage Steven Sotloff, the SITE monitoring service reported on September 2, 2014. REUTERS/The Daily Caller/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: MEDIA POLITICS HEADSHOT CIVIL UNREST IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS -- THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT
British rights activist Hall speaks to the media as he arrives for his trial at the Phra Khanong Provincial Court in Bangkok
British rights activist Andy Hall speaks to the media as he arrives for his trial at the Phra Khanong Provincial Court in Bangkok September 2, 2014. Hall went on trial in Bangkok on Tuesday after being accused of defaming Natural Fruit Co. Ltd, a leading Thai fruit company, in the first of a series of criminal and civil lawsuits filed against him by the firm. Natural Fruit accuses Hall of libel in a report published in 2013 that he helped author for Finnwatch, a Finland-based watchdog group. The report pointed to alleged ill-treatment of migrant workers at a factory owned by Natural Fruit, including low pay and the confiscation of passports. Natural Fruit denies the accusations. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: CRIME LAW BUSINESS SOCIETY IMMIGRATION POLITICS MEDIA)
British rights activist Andy Hall speaks to the media as he arrives for his trial at the Phra Khanong Provincial Court in Bangkok
British rights activist Andy Hall speaks to the media as he arrives for his trial at the Phra Khanong Provincial Court in Bangkok September 2, 2014. Hall went on trial in Bangkok on Tuesday after being accused of defaming Natural Fruit Co. Ltd, a leading Thai fruit company, in the first of a series of criminal and civil lawsuits filed against him by the firm. Natural Fruit accuses Hall of libel in a report published in 2013 that he helped author for Finnwatch, a Finland-based watchdog group. The report pointed to alleged ill-treatment of migrant workers at a factory owned by Natural Fruit, including low pay and the confiscation of passports. Natural Fruit denies the accusations. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: CRIME LAW BUSINESS SOCIETY IMMIGRATION POLITICS MEDIA)
Rescue workers talk to a journalist after a search for at least seven miners who were trapped in a gold mine after a landslide caused by heavy rains at the El Comal community in Bonanza
Rescue workers talk to a journalist after a search for at least seven miners who were trapped in a gold mine after a landslide caused by heavy rains at the El Comal community in Bonanza September 1, 2014. Some 29 miners were trapped on Thursday after heavy rains provoked a landslide at the mine in the Bonanza project, about 260 miles (420 km) northeast of Managua, which was closed about four years ago after being deemed unsafe. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA - Tags: DISASTER)
Somieari Isaac-Harry Jr, permanent secretary of Nigeria's Health Ministry in River State, addresses journalists during a break in the media briefing on updates regarding the ongoing national Ebola disease outbreak, at Health Minister's office in Abuja
Somieari Isaac-Harry Jr, permanent secretary of Nigeria's Health Ministry in River State, addresses journalists during a break in the media briefing on updates regarding the ongoing national Ebola disease outbreak, at the Health Minister's office in Abuja September 1, 2014. Nigeria has a third confirmed case of Ebola in the oil hub of Port Harcourt, bringing the country's total confirmed infections to 17, with 271 people under surveillance, Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said on Monday. Picture taken September 1, 2014. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA - Tags: HEALTH DISASTER POLITICS HEADSHOT)
Somieari Isaac-Harry Jr, permanent secretary of Nigeria's Health Ministry in River State, addresses journalists during a break in the media briefing on updates regarding the ongoing national Ebola disease outbreak, at Health Minister's office in Abuja
Somieari Isaac-Harry Jr, permanent secretary of Nigeria's Health Ministry in River State, addresses journalists during a break in the media briefing on updates regarding the ongoing national Ebola disease outbreak, at the Health Minister's office in Abuja September 1, 2014. Nigeria has a third confirmed case of Ebola in the oil hub of Port Harcourt, bringing the country's total confirmed infections to 17, with 271 people under surveillance, Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said on Monday. Picture taken September 1, 2014. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA - Tags: HEALTH DISASTER POLITICS HEADSHOT)