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Russian Investigators Search Wreckage Of Aircraft Downed Over Sinai

9:52pm November 02, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Russia promises a "credible" investigation into Saturday's plane crash over the Sinai peninsula that killed all 224 people on board. Investigators are looking into what could cause the Airbus A321 to disintegrate in flight.

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Turkey's AK Party Sweeps Back Into Power In Parliamentary Election

6:44pm November 02, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Turkish voters selected the long governing AK Party back into power in surprise election results Sunday. President Erdogan called it a vote for stability, and the push for a new constitution — one that would give the increasingly authoritarian Erdogan more powers — is back on the agenda.

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'This Gulf Of Fire' Examines The Lisbon, Portugal, Earthquake In 1755

4:51pm November 02, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Mark Molesky, associate professor at Seton Hall University, about his book, This Gulf of Fire: The Destruction of Lisbon, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason.

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Red Tape Impedes European Efforts To Prosecute Migrant Smugglers

4:36pm November 02, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Finding the people smugglers responsible for the deaths of migrants at sea is hard enough. Bureaucratic obstacles and a lack of political will have also impeded Europe's crackdown on smugglers.

The balconies of St. Peter's at the Vatican in Rome. The two people arrested Monday were members of a committee convened by Pope Francis in 2013 to keep him abreast of financial reforms in the Vatican government.

Vatican Arrests 2 Advisers In Connection With Documents Leak

3:08pm November 02, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Days before the release of books that purportedly contain revelations of corruption, the Holy See charged a monsignor and a public relations expert with leaking confidential information to the media.

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Pfizer Would Cut Its Corporate Tax Bill If It Merges With Allergan

5:37am November 02, 2015

If the deal closes, Pfizer would move its headquarters to Ireland and reduce what it pays in taxes. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution.

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Gen. Philip Breedlove On How NATO Should Deal With Russia

5:11am November 02, 2015

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to General Philip Breedlove, the NATO Commander for Europe, about what some are calling its biggest military challenge since the end of the Cold War: How to confront Russia.

Supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) celebrate a decisive win in parliamentary elections Sunday.

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Turkey's Ruling Party Regains Majority In Parliamentary Elections

6:04pm November 01, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The results mark a big win for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Justice and Development Party, also known as AKP, was founded by Erdogan, and it won back the single-party rule it lost in June.

The faÃ§ade of church San Gregorio Ai Quattro Capi, with inscription in Hebrew and Latin. The quote comes from the Old Testament Book of Isaiah, complaining about the obstinacy of Jews. By placing that quote there, Catholics distorted the meaning and us

'Nostra Aetate' Opened Up Catholic, Jewish Relations 50 Years Ago

3:28pm November 01, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Last month marked the 50th anniversary of the issuance of the most radical document by the Second Vatican Council.

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The Metrojet Airbus A-321 with registration number EI-ETJ that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula is seen here last month, at an airport in Turkey. The Russian airliner crashed while carrying 224 passengers and crew, the Egyptian civil aviation authority

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Russian Passenger Plane Crashes In Sinai With 224 Aboard

2:52pm October 31, 2015

by Emma Bowman

After taking off in Egypt on a flight to St. Petersburg, Russia, the aircraft crashed in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian officials say there were no survivors.