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Islamic State held on Turkey border

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US-led air strikes hold back Islamic State in the key Turkey-Syria border town of Kobane.

US-led air strikes hold back Islamic State in the Turkey-Syria border town of Kobane. Plus, Walmart cuts healthcare benefits for 30,000 workers, citing rising Obamacare costs.

US-led air strikes hold back Islamic State militants in the key Turkey-Syria border town of Kobane. The world's largest retailer, Walmart, cuts healthcare benefits for 30,000 of its part-time workers, citing the rising costs of complying with Obamacare rules. We find out why Dubai has introduced the eco-mosque to the Middle East, the first of its kind in the Islamic world. And we hear about the latest sticky-fingered attempts at cash-machine fraud. Plus, as Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrates his 62nd birthday and is compared to the Greek hero Hercules, we ask whether the best leaders, in politics or business, are the most worshipped.

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