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Riad Sattouf is a Syrian-French cartoonist whose graphic novel depicts his life growing up in Syria and Libya in the 1980s. His book was a bestseller in France and is now being published in English.

Syrian Author Finds 'The Arab Of The Future' In His Own Past

3:03pm October 28, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Riad Sattouf is a Syrian-French cartoonist who brings to life the Middle East in the 1980s. Published as a graphic novel, it provides a humorous and intimate view of the author's youth.

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FIFA President Sepp Blatter (right), seen here with UEFA President Michel Platini after he was re-elected in May, says Platini's European federation has sought to undermine him.

FIFA's Sepp Blatter Says U.S. Was Set To Host 2022 World Cup

12:10pm October 28, 2015

by Bill Chappell

In a wide-ranging interview with a Russian news agency, the suspended FIFA president says of Russian President Vladimir Putin that "Vladimir Vladimirovich is a good friend of Joseph Josephovich."

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Swedish School Attack Highlights Rise In Anti-Immigrant Violence

7:09pm October 27, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews Omar Mustafa, head of the Islamic Association of Sweden, about the attack on school children in Sweden, which police say was a hate crime. Mustafa says Sweden has a history of racism, and people are so afraid, some are actually considering leaving Sweden.

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Young Afghan Smuggler Hopes To Help Peers Find A Future In Europe

4:28pm October 27, 2015

by Philip Reeves

The secret networks who smuggle migrants into Europe are considered illegal. But a 24-year-old Afghan trafficker believes he's saving young people from unemployment, conflict and poverty.

Migrants walk toward Austria from a camp in Sentilj, Slovenia, on Sunday. Many migrants are from Syria and are sometimes from opposite sides of the country's war.

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For Syrian Refugees, Old Frictions At Home Can Re-Emerge In Europe

2:53pm October 27, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

Refugees from both sides of Syria's civil war are among those now streaming into Europe. It makes for some sensitive discussions along the migrant trail.

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Conservatives Gain Control Of Poland's Parliament In Historic Election

10:12pm October 26, 2015

Poland's opposition party has won parliamentary elections. It's a historic win. The party will likely have enough seats to govern alone — something that hasn't happened since democracy was restored in the country in 1989. Martin Sobczyk of The Wall Street Journal explains how the win for the "Law and Justice" party also symbolizes a shift to the right.

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Pope Francis Challenged In Synod Showing Vatican Divisions

2:38pm October 26, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Catholic bishops wrapped up a three-week gathering at the Vatican this weekend that focused on family issues, but was overshadowed by doctrinal differences.

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African Bishops' Profiles Raised In Vatican Synod

4:48am October 26, 2015

At Pope Francis' synod on the family, African bishops played a crucial role in the debate for the first time. Steve Inskeep speaks with Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Accra, Ghana.

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Stranded In Slovenia, Migrants Wait For Buses That Don't Come

5:10pm October 25, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

While European leaders hold a summit to discuss the tens of thousands of migrants and refugees streaming into the continent, many migrants remain stranded on the border between Slovenia and Austria.

Doro Steffansson, a political scientist from Germany, has joined the volunteer group No Borders, which has set up camp in the forest and been cooking for migrants in Slovenia. She tracks the flow of more than 50,000 migrants across the Croatia-Slovenia bo

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In A Slovenian Forest, Volunteers Make It Their Mission To Feed Refugees

9:58am October 25, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

The volunteers, who have come from as far away as Australia, have set up a makeshift kitchen, where they cook thousands of hot meals and shuttle them to refugee camps.

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