February 3, 2015 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include: 

U.S.

• U.S. Report On Spending In Afghanistan Classified For First Time (NPR)
• Immigrants see court dates cancelled as Justice Department is overwhelmed with cases (CS Monitor)
• Tossing Out Food In The Trash? In Seattle, You'll Be Fined For That (NPR)
• Internal Emails Show Al Jazeera English Banning Use of Terms 'Terrorist,' 'Militant,' 'Islamist' (National Review)
• Homeownership rate dips to lowest level in 20 years (APM Marketplace)
• U.S. regulators recall 2.1 million vehicles in new air bag issue (Reuters)
• Critics Point Out Weakness Of Visa Waiver Program (NPR)

WORLD

• Mexico tests DNA of babies who survived blast in search for parents (Reuters)
• Mexican opium farmers expand plots to supply US heroin boom  (UT San Diego)
• Russian military to get 50 intercontinental missiles (UT San Diego)
• U.S. reports 27 more strikes against Islamic State (Reuters)
• A guide to the debt standoff between Greece and the eurozone (AP)
• In northern Iraq, Kurds struggle with IS booby traps  (CS Monitor)
• Four Years After Revolution, Libya Slides Into Chaos (NPR)
• Rights group: Egypt covering up protester deaths (AP)
• Lavish freebies from Saudi king to buoy economy, markets (Reuters)
• Africa agrees to send 7,500 troops to fight Boko Haram (UT San Diego) 

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