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Sven Mary, Belgian lawyer of Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam, talks to the media outside the building of the Federal Police in Brussels on Saturday. Mary says Abdeslam is fighting extradition to France.

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Captured Paris Terror Suspect Abdeslam Facing Charges, Fighting Extradition

3:24pm March 19, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Salah Abdeslam, who had evaded capture for more than four months, has been charged with participating in a terrorist murder. His lawyer says he is refusing to be extradited back to France.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks at a ceremony Friday commemorating the 101st anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli in Canakkale, Turkey, Friday. Turkey and the European Union annouced an agreement Friday to deal with Syrian refugees. But Tu

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Why Europe Needs Turkey ... And Turkey Needs Europe

8:39am March 19, 2016

The migrant crisis is the latest example of the fraught, tangled relationship. Europe wants Turkey as a buffer that blocks spillover from Middle East chaos. Turkey wants access to Europe's markets.

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Belgium Captures Last Wanted Suspect In Paris Attacks

8:18am March 19, 2016

Belgium police have arrested a leading suspect in November's terror attacks in Paris. Twenty-six-year-old Salah Abdeslam was captured after being shot in the leg during a police raid in Brussels.

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EU Migrant Deal: Turkey To Start Denying Asylum Granted Elsewhere

8:18am March 19, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

Turkey and the European Union struck a deal intended to halt the uncontrolled influx of asylum seekers to Europe. NPR's Lauren Frayer explains how the agreement aims to level out the "irregular" flow.

Amid EU Deal, Migrants In Greece Doubtful Macedonia Border Will Open

8:18am March 19, 2016

NPR's Melissa Block asks Jan van't Land of Doctors Without Borders about conditions in Idomeni, Greece, a small town where as many as 12,000 migrants are camping at the closed border with Macedonia.

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62 Dead In FlyDubai Plane Crash In Russia

7:54am March 19, 2016

by Emma Bowman

There are no survivors after the Boeing 737-800 crashed on landing in Rostov-on-Don early Saturday, Dubai and Russian officials say. Poor weather conditions are being considered as a possible cause.

Tina Buechner da Costa (left) hopes to become Germany's female astronaut. Claudia Kessler (right), CEO of HE Space, is organizing a campaign to send the first German woman into space.

Wanted: Female German Astronauts

9:44pm March 18, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Aerospace engineer Claudia Kessler is searching for Germany's first female astronaut. The country's previous 11 astronauts were all men, which she says highlights German sexism in the sciences.

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Belgian policemen walk in a street during a police action in the Molenbeek neighborhood in Brussels on Friday.

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Paris Attacks Suspect Salah Abdeslam Is Captured During Raid In Brussels

4:59pm March 18, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Abdeslam had evaded capture for more than four months after the terrorist attacks that killed 130 people on Nov. 13.

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Police In Brussels Arrest Key Suspect In Paris Attacks Salah Abdeslam

4:24pm March 18, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

A key suspect in the Nov. 13, 2015, terrorist attacks in Paris has been captured alive in Brussels. Officials say other anti-terrorism operations are underway in Belgium.

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European Union Reaches Deal With Turkey On Migration Crisis

4:24pm March 18, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

The European Union deal with the Turkish government will result in the return of thousands of asylum-seekers to Turkey. EU leaders hope the deal will put an end to people trying to enter Europe by sea, but Human Rights organizations are deeply opposed to the plan.