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Macedonia's Wiretapping Scandal Worsens Political Tensions

3:03pm May 19, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

The small Balkan country of Macedonia is in turmoil after it was revealed that the government wiretapped 20,000 people. There have been competing pro and anti-government demonstrations in the capital.

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Why Turkish Motorists Can't Get A Break On Gas Prices

2:56pm May 19, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Inflation is coming down and the foreign trade deficit is shrinking but Turks aren't seeing any relief at the pumps. Lower fuel costs have been undermined by the country's declining currency.

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Surveillance camera images issued by the Metropolitan Police show thieves entering and leaving the scene of the burglary of the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit company. Police arrested seven suspects Tuesday.

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British Police Arrest 9 Over Audacious Easter Jewelry Heist

2:40pm May 19, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"A number of large bags containing significant amounts of high value property have been recovered from one address," Scotland Yard says.

French cartoonist Luz, seen here in January, says he will leave the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo this fall.

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Longtime 'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoonist Announces He's Quitting

10:49am May 19, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"I will no longer be Charlie Hebdo, but I will always be Charlie," says Renald Luzier, the cartoonist known as Luz.

Motorist Uses Fountain As A Free Car Wash

9:00am May 18, 2015

A man in Wakefield, England, drove his car in circles under the fountain's jets. The cleaning continued until a police car drove up. No word if the driver was ticketed or if he was packing a ShamWow.

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Wiretapping Scandal In Macedonia Unleashes A Political Backlash

8:56pm May 17, 2015

Thousands of anti-government protestors took to the streets in Macedonia's capital today. NPR's Arun Rath talks with Financial Times reporter Andrew Byrne about the scandal that has sparked the unrest.

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Abuse Allegations Against French Soldiers Raise Troubling Questions

8:20pm May 17, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The U.N. Human Rights official who gave French authorities a report detailing abuse claims at a Central African Republic camp, is back at work. He faces questions about whether he broke protocol.

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Nemtsov Report Alleges Russian Military Forces Fought In Ukraine

8:05pm May 17, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

A report begun by Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov before his murder in February has been published in Moscow. It makes detailed allegations about direct Russian military involvement in the war in Ukraine, which is something the Kremlin has always denied.

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Pope Francis greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following a canonization ceremony for four nuns, including two Palestinians, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on Sunday.

Palestinian Nuns Among Latest Saints Declared By Pope Francis

2:58pm May 17, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Two nuns from 19th-century Palestine were among four sisters who were canonized by the pontiff in a ceremony at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Ice Cold U.S., Russia Relations Put Strain On Nuclear Agreements

7:31pm May 16, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

As relations between the world's two biggest nuclear powers deteriorate, the treaties and dialogue that kept Russia and the U.S. from nuclear war are fraying.

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