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French-Moroccan Activist Encourages Disillusioned Youth To Keep Dreaming

7:58am April 05, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to Latifa Ibn Ziaten, a recipient of the State Department's international women of courage award. She works with youth in France, hoping to steer them away from extremism.

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Why I Love Riding On The Women-Only Car On Delhi's Metro

5:04pm April 04, 2016

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Some people say there shouldn't have to be such cars, that they put women on the periphery. I disagree.

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Greece Begins Migrant Deportations Under EU-Turkey Deal

4:28pm April 04, 2016

by Joanna Kakissis

Greece has begun deporting asylum seekers to Turkey, under the terms of a European Union deal with the Turkish government. About 200 people were deported from two Greek islands Monday morning.

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When It Comes To Radicalization In Belgium, Turks and Moroccans Are Different

4:28pm April 04, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

Turks and Moroccans immigrated to Belgium around the same time in the 1970s. And yet, when it comes radicalization, the two groups couldn't be more different. Scores of Moroccans have left for Syria, and there is not one recorded Turk who has followed the same path.

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Leaked Documents Reveal Offshore Accounts Of Putin Associates

1:57pm April 04, 2016

Investigative journalists say they have evidence that Vladimir Putin's associates and relatives have millions in offshore accounts. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Andrew Roth of The Washington Post.

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In 1955, British spy Kim Philby denied working for the Soviet Union. Eight years later, he defected to Moscow. He went on to speak to Stasi agents in East German, in an event that was captured on film.

Rare Film Emerges Of Double-Agent Kim Philby Speaking After Defection

11:59am April 04, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"It is a very, very dirty story," the notorious spy says in an archive film reel from 1981 that the BBC recently unearthed from Germany's Stasi Records Agency.

A police officer escorts a deported migrant from a small Turkish ferry carrying migrants deported from Greece as they arrive at the port of Dikili on Monday.

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EU Deports First Group Of Migrants To Turkey

10:41am April 04, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

This is part of the EU's controversial deal with Turkey. The agreement, aimed at stemming the flow of migrants into the EU, has been widely criticized by rights groups.

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Greek Authorities Begin Deporting Migrants To Turkey

8:04am April 04, 2016

The flow of migrants into Europe, more than a million in the past year, is reversing. Under a deal with the Europe Union and Turkey, Greece began mandatory returns of refugees who crossed from Turkey.

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Italian Town Celebrates Birth Of First Baby In 28 Years

7:02am April 04, 2016

The northern Italian mountain town of Ostana had a population of 84 — until now. Baby Pablo makes 85. The newspaper La Stampa says Ostana is celebrating his birth with a party.

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Critics: Belgian Plan To Deradicalize Prisons Will Create More Terrorists

6:08am April 04, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

The plan would segregate inmates deemed to be radical. Critics say such a move would not create the specter of prisons just for Muslims, but also could end up radicalizing inmates even more.

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