U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel pauses during a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel pauses during a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, August 21, 2014. The sophistication, wealth and military might of Islamic State militants represent a major threat to the United States that may surpass that once posed by al Qaeda, U.S. military leaders said on Thursday. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey leave after a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey leave after a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, August 21, 2014. The sophistication, wealth and military might of Islamic State militants represent a major threat to the United States that may surpass that once posed by al Qaeda, U.S. military leaders said on Thursday. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
Guatemalan Defence Minister General Manuel Lopez speaks with the media before the funeral of the Chief of the Defence Staff General Rudy Ortiz, at Mariscal Zavala military base in Guatemala City
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Zaki Baruti speaks with the media in Clayton
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Baruti of the Universal African Peoples Organization, Shahid of the Tauheed Youth Group, and Missouri State Senator Nasheed speak with the media outside the St. Louis County Justice Center in Clayton
Zaki Baruti of the Universal African Peoples Organization (L), Anthony Shahid of the Tauheed Youth Group, and Missouri State Senator Jamilah Nasheed speak with the media outside the St. Louis County Justice Center in Clayton, Missouri, August 21, 2014. A 70,000-signature petition was delivered calling for the removal of St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch from the case of the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by police on August 9, 2014 which has sparked racial tensions and sometimes violent protests nightly. REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS)
Zaki Baruti speaks with the media in Ferguson
Zaki Baruti of the Universal African Peoples Organization speaks to the media outside the St. Louis County Justice Center in Clayton, Missouri, August 21, 2014. A 70,000-signature petition was delivered calling for the removal of St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch from the case of the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by police on August 9, 2014 which has sparked racial tensions and sometimes violent protests nightly. REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS)
British Muslims urge cooperation in Foley murder hunt
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Seven slashed in knife attack in China's Guangzhou - state media
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