To mark the 100th day of a hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, protesters rally in New York to urge US President Barack Obama to close the camp.
Israel's airstrikes into Syria come as Washington considers how to respond to indications that the Syrian regime may have used chemical weapons in its civil war.
Seven U.S. service members were killed on Saturday in one of the deadliest days for Americans in Afghanistan in recent months, as the Taliban continued attacks against foreign troops as part of their spring offensive.