31-Aug-2014 15:48

Senate passes plastic bag ban; bill heads to governor - Santa Clarita Valley Signal :: http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/127046/

Russia 'cannot stand aside' in Ukraine - Putin - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/russia-cannot-stand-aside-in-ukraine-putin-1.1913241

Australia RAAF aircraft to deliver military equipment to help fight Islamic state ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2738849/Australia-RAAF-aircraft-deliver-military-equipment-help-against-barbaric-Islamic-state-terrorists.html

US airstrikes, humanitarian aid for Iraqi city under ISIS siege - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/08/31/us-airstrikes-aid-for-iraqi-city-under-siege-by-islamic-state-militants/

Ted Cruz: Let's bomb ISIS 'back to the Stone Age' - State Column :: http://www.statecolumn.com/2014/08/ted-cruz-lets-bomb-isis-back-to-the-stone-age/

Israel shoots down drone from Syria - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-shoots-down-drone-from-syria/2014/08/31/564e4656-3107-11e4-9f4d-24103cb8b742_story.html

3 Killed as Protesters Clash With Pakistan Police - TIME :: http://time.com/3238251/3-killed-as-protesters-clash-with-pakistan-police/

Lesotho's deputy premier in charge after PM flees "coup" - Reuters Africa :: http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKBN0GV0F420140831

Iraqi forces said to break Islamic State's siege - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-military-airstrikes-in-iraq-boost-morale-of-thousands-of-besieged-residents/2014/08/31/4cc50f94-30d9-11e4-9b98-848790384093_story.html

Beijing Abandons Pragmatism on Hong Kong - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/chinas-world-beijing-abandons-pragmatism-on-hong-kong-1409489939