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Refugees Are Allowed Back On Hungarian Trains

10:12am September 06, 2015

Migrants in Hungary are now being allowed on trains that are heading to the Austrian border. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks to correspondent Eleanor Beardsley, who is boarding a train with them.

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Not All Irish Are Enjoying The Nation's Economic Recovery

10:12am September 06, 2015

Now that Ireland has turned its economy around, some politicians point to its success as a model of the policy of economic austerity. But that's not how it feels to many people living there.

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Abdel Mounan, an Iraqi refugee, holds his young daughter. After two days in a refugee camp in Hungary, Munan says he'd rather die than return to Iraq.

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Austria, Germany Agree To Take Migrants Stopped In Hungary

7:36am September 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Groups of the refugees earlier had left a rail station and stopped train and begun walking toward Austria. Also: The father of a 3-year-old Syrian boy who drowned in the Aegean Sea buries his family.

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Left Out Of Visa Waiver Program, Polish Visitors Ask: 'Why Not Us?'

6:54pm September 05, 2015

by Catie Talarski

Poland is a staunch U.S. ally, but it's not included in a program that waives visa requirements for visitors. Some argue this presents an expensive hurdle that keeps many from traveling to America.

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Thousands Arrive At Austrian Border, Bused Through Hungary

6:36pm September 05, 2015

Thousands of migrants, many fleeing war and poverty in Syria and Iraq, are traveling through Hungary to Austria and Germany. European leaders are struggling to cope with the humanitarian crisis.

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A woman holds her smiling baby in her arms as she arrives at the Hauptbahnhof station in Salzburg, Austria, on Saturday on their way with other migrants from Hungary via Vienna to Germany.

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Migrants Arrive In Austria, Germany After Being Bused To Border

2:32pm September 05, 2015

by L. Carol Ritchie

The refugees from Syria, Iraq and elsewhere have been blocked for days from leaving Hungary.

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In Russia, Weddings Can Be Dangerous Affairs

11:38am September 05, 2015

Police in Adygea, Russia, are creating special police detail for wedding parties, where guests celebrate by shooting guns in the air and driving recklessly.

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Busloads Of Refugees Arrive At Austria's Border

11:38am September 05, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Hundreds of migrants began walking from Budapest to the Austrian border on Friday after becoming frustrated by Hungary's closing of rail links towards Germany. Meanwhile, Austria and Germany announced that they would allow migrants into their countries.

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Images of dead bodies in Syrian prisons, taken by a Syrian forensic photographer, were displayed at the United Nations earlier this year. They were also put on exhibit at the U.S. Capitol in July.

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A Viral Syrian Moment: Will It Be Different This Time?

11:12am September 05, 2015

by Hannah Bloch

At several points in Syria's war, powerful images captured international attention and were described as possible turning points. But each time, the moment passed and the killing carried on.

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Austrians Applaud As Busloads Of Syrian Refugees Cross Border

5:54am September 05, 2015

by L. Carol Ritchie

More than 1,000 weary Syrian refugees were greeted with food and applause at the Austrian border after arriving by busloads from a long, chaotic journey through Hungary.