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German College Student Ditches Apartment To Ride The Rails

10:14am August 23, 2015

NPR's Rachel Martin reports on a young woman who has given up her home and is spending a year living on trains, criss-crossing Germany. She plans to turn her experience into a college thesis.

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People wait for a train in the foreground as members of a police forensics team take part in an investigation next to a Thalys train on the platform at Arras train station, northern France on Saturday.

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Suspect In Train Attack Known To Authorities In 3 Countries

9:14am August 23, 2015

by Scott Neuman

A 26-year-old Moroccan identified as Ayoub El-Khazzani, has been named by police as the Kalashnikov-wielding man who was subdued by passengers aboard a high-speed train on Saturday.

Three men who helped to disarm an attacker on a train from Amsterdam to France, from left to right, Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Chris Norman, a British man living in France, pose with medals they received for their bravery at a restaurant in Arras,

Americans Hailed As Heroes For Subduing Gunman On Train In Belgium

4:48pm August 22, 2015

by Scott Neuman

An Air Force serviceman, a U.S. National Guardsman and a Sacramento State University student brought down the gunman. One was slashed several times with a box cutter and remains in the hospital.

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Italian Coast Guard Rescuing Thousands Of Migrants In Mediterranean

4:12pm August 22, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Italian coast guard, assisted by a Norwegian vessel, has already rescued 1,200 migrants from a flotilla of vessels off the coast of Libya.

Emergency services attend the scene on the A27, where seven people died after a plane crashed into cars on the major road during an aerial display at the Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex.

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Jet At British Airshow Crashes On Busy Road, Killing 7

3:05pm August 22, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Hawker Hunter fighter jet, long out of service with the royal air force and navy, failed to complete an acrobatic loop and plowed into the A27 at West Sussex.

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Two U.S. Soldiers Help Subdue Gunman On French Train

10:46am August 22, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

A gunman opened fire on a high speed train that was traveling between Amsterdam and Paris. According to French officials, two Americans subdued the shooter.

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Police work outside a train north of Paris where three people were wounded in an attack by a Kalashnikov-wielding gunman. The suspect was reportedly subdued by two U.S. Marines, one of whom was seriously wounded.

Gunman On French Train Wounds 3; Americans Among Passengers Who Subdued Him

11:53pm August 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Authorities say a gunman opened fire aboard a high-speed Amsterdam-to-Paris train. They say the suspect is a Moroccan, 26.

Greek Prime Minister Resigns To Pave Way For New Elections

3:39pm August 21, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

After less than seven months in office, the Greek prime minister announced Thursday he will resign to pave the way for early elections on September 20.

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Macedonian special police guard the border as more than a thousand migrants wait at Macedonia's border with Greece.

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Macedonia Declares State Of Emergency To Block Surge Of Migrants

3:20pm August 21, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Macedonia has been a hub for migrants traveling through Greece to more affluent European Union nations. Many people are escaping the violence in Syria.

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Greek Islanders Struggle To Aid Refugees Without Losing Tourists

3:04pm August 21, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

Many residents on Kos feel sympathy for refugees that have arrived on their shores, but locals also worry that the crisis could destroy the tourist industry which provides the bulk of their income.

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