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Russians flocked to Egypt's Red Sea resorts, like the one shown here in Sharm el-Sheikh on Nov. 7. But after a Russian plane was blown up, Russians have been barred from going. Russian tourists have also stopped going to Turkey, which recently shot down a

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Russians Find Favored Holiday Destinations Suddenly Off Limits

5:16pm January 02, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

Russian tourists love the beaches of Egypt and Turkey. But the recent losses of a Russian civilian plane in Egypt and a military plane along the Turkish border have changed their plans.

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Berlin's Traditional Fireworks Display Stresses Migrants

5:41am January 01, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Many of the city's residents already complain that the sounds are like a war zone on New Year's Eve. Imagine how that might affect asylum seekers who have just escaped from real wars.

Armed German police on duty at the main railway station in central Munich on New Year's Eve.

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Munich Police Warn Of Impending Terrorist Attack, Clear 2 Rail Stations

8:33pm December 31, 2015

by Merrit Kennedy

The warning comes during New Year's Eve celebrations, less than an hour before midnight local time.

Anne Frank's facsimile diaries, on display during a 2009 press conference at the Anne Frank museum in Amsterdam.

'Mein Kampf' Enters Public Domain; Arguably, Anne Frank's Diary May, Too

7:48pm December 31, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

European rights to the two stark Holocaust artifacts may both expire on Friday. Reprints of Hitler's manifesto have been received warily; the legal case around Frank's diary is significantly murkier.

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Europe's Refugee Crisis Pales In Comparison To World War II Aftermath

4:46pm December 31, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Ben Shephard, author of The Long Road Home: The Aftermath of the Second World War, about how today's crisis compares to the number of displaced people after World War II.

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Brussels Cancels New Year's Celebrations Amid Security Threat

4:45pm December 31, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with reporter Teri Schultz about the security alert in Brussels after police arrested six more people suspected of plotting a terrorist attack.

A Belgian soldier patrols Brussels' Grand Place after police say they disrupted a plot to attack during New Year's Eve celebrations in Belgium.

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Police In Belgium Arrest 6 Over New Year's Eve Terrorist Plot

10:47am December 31, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Despite a string of arrests, the city has canceled plans for its annual fireworks show. Police raids in the Brussels area also put a man suspected of having links to ISIS behind bars.

Refugees In Sweden Say Shelter Is Haunted By Ghosts

7:15am December 31, 2015

More than half the shelter residents who are seeking asylum asked to move. But they are staying after Swedish authorities said there was nowhere else to go.

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Mastermind In Russian Opposition Leader's Death Still At Large, Prosecutors Say

6:56am December 31, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Boris Nemtsov was murdered last February. Prosecutors indicted four men in the killing but they say the alleged mastermind is still at large. The opposition says the charges are part of a cover-up.

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Britain's National Archives Releases Thatcher's Secret Cabinet Papers

6:19am December 31, 2015

by Robert Smith

The documents are from Margaret Thatcher's time as prime minister. Among the daily bureaucratic memos: Ronald Reagan told Thatcher that she must read Tom Clancy novels to understand the Soviet Union.