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Russia Denies It Plans To Take Part In Syria's Military Operations

5:17pm September 08, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Russia answered allegations about its aid to Syrian President Assad. President Putin confirmed he is providing military aid to Assad, but said "it's too early" to talk about a wider role in the war.

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Pope Francis Announces Window To Forgive Women Who Had Abortions

4:11pm September 08, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis is giving all priests a window of discretion to forgive women who have had abortions. The window is during the upcoming holy year, which will begin in December.

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Hikers on the Camino de Santiago, Spain's most famous pilgrimage path, celebrate their journey's end in the plaza in front of the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

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Safety Concerns Emerge Along World-Famous Pilgrimage Route

4:08pm September 08, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

An American woman vanished on Spain's Camino de Santiago in April. As reports of other attacks go public, police are posting safety escorts on the path that was featured in the 2011 film The Way.

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Packed Onto Trains, Migrants Make Orderly Entrance Into Austria

4:07pm September 08, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Thousands of migrants entered Austria on Sunday, as the flow of humanity from Syria and other troubled parts of the Middle East and Africa continued into Europe.

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Hungarians line up tiny shoes to donate to refugee kids on the run, on Hungary-Serbia border

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In Today's Migrant Crisis, Echoes Of Hungary's Troubled Past

2:02pm September 08, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

A Holocaust survivor, liberated 70 years ago from a concentration camp, fled Budapest in Hungary's 1956 uprising against Soviet control. He knows what it means to be uprooted and today helps refugees.

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Religion

Pope Francis Urges Church To Embrace Those Who Divorce And Remarry

12:23pm September 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The headline on the Vatican's official news site makes the point clearly: "Pope: divorced and remarried people not excommunicated."

Migrants who crossed the border from Serbia into Hungary Monday night use a fire to keep warm at dawn at a collection point Tuesday. So far in 2015, more than 367,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean to seek safety and better prospects

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U.S. Weighs Offering More Help As Migrants Arrive In Europe

10:42am September 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The migrant crisis has placed stress on infrastructure in Greece, Macedonia and Hungary. It has also highlighted divisions between European Union countries.

A row of large stones is seen in this rendering of researchers' discovery beneath part of Durrington Walls, near Stonehenge.

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Stonehenge Has A New (Old) Neighbor: Row Of Huge Stones Found Nearby

8:11am September 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The newly found Neolithic monument dates from more than 4,000 years ago, researchers say, adding a new wrinkle to the "super-henge" at Durrington Walls.

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Syrian Refugee Reflects On His Arduous Journey To Germany

8:08am September 08, 2015

The flood of Syrian refugees into Germany has offered a tableau of misery, desperation and ultimately joy. Renee Montagne talks to Syrian refugee Ahmad Akkad about his journey from Turkey to Germany.

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Exhaustian And Elation Among The Migrants In Munich

1:52pm September 07, 2015

Germany is now welcoming some of the thousands of refugees pouring into Europe. Dave Blanchard of Oregon Public Broadcasting talks to NPR's Linda Wertheimer about their arrival.

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