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Near the Danish city of Ikast, some 1,500 spectators gathered on April 19 to celebrate what has become something of a national holiday at organic dairy farms around Denmark.

When Danish Cows See Fresh Spring Pasture, They Jump For Joy

2:21pm April 22, 2015

by Sidsel Overgaard

Thousands of spectators gather every April to see ecstatic cows return to fields on organic farms around Denmark. The organic industry says the event has helped fuel demand for organic foods.

Hungary Joins Poland In Condemnation Of FBI Chief's Holocaust Remarks

11:59am April 22, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

In a speech last week, James Comey had linked the two countries to the killing of Jews during the Holocaust. They have both said the killings occurred when they were occupied by the Nazis.

Armenian refugees on the deck of the French cruiser that rescued them in 1915 during the massacre of the Armenian populations in the Ottoman Empire. The photo does not specify precisely where the refugees were from. However, residents of Vakifli, the last

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Last Armenian Village In Turkey Keeps Silent About 1915 Slaughter

11:45am April 22, 2015

by Deborah Amos

The Ottomans killed some 1.5 million Armenians a century ago, and many Armenians are talking about that terrible time as the centennial begins this week. But not the Armenians in one Turkish village.

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Don the dog mugs for the camera after his joyride.

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Wilding? Ruff Ride? Dog's Road Romp On Tractor Sparks Puns

11:41am April 22, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Traffic Scotland took pains to say it was a serious event, not a joke. But that didn't stop people from putting their own spin on the story of the border collie who took control of a tractor.

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Migrants Recall Horrors Of Mediterranean Shipwreck

8:55am April 22, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Italy is considering targeted interventions against smugglers as the toll of those dying in the Mediterranean continues to rise. The weekend shipwreck off the Libyan coast may have claimed 800 lives.

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European Parliament President Urges Action On Migration Crisis

8:55am April 22, 2015

Thousands of migrants risk their lives trying to get asylum in Europe by boarding rickety boats to cross the Mediterranean. Renee Montagne talks Martin Schulz, president of the European Parliament.

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Cheers! 170-Year-Old Champagne Recovered From Shipwreck

8:55am April 22, 2015

The find offers a chance to compare old champagne to new. Chemical analysis showed the antique bottles of bubbly had six to seven times more sugar than Coke.

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<strong><a href="http://apps.npr.org/syria/">READ: With Syria Engulfed In Civil War, Here Are Four Stories Of Families Trying To Stay Together</a></strong><br />More than 200,000 refugees have settled in Europe since the start of the Syrian conflict.

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Smuggler To Desperate Migrants: 'Now I Am Sending You To Your Death'

8:03pm April 21, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

More migrants are leaving from chaotic Libya in a bid to reach Europe. The overcrowded boats are at risk of sinking, and some do. A Syrian man tells of the treacherous journey with his young son.

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More Than 800 Dead In Mediterranean Migrant Tragedy

6:25pm April 21, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Authorities have arrested two alleged smugglers who might be responsible for the deaths. Nearly 2,000 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean since the beginning of the year.

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Personnel at work in the operations room of the Italian coast guard in Rome on Sunday during the coordination of relief efforts after a ship carrying hundreds of migrants capsizes off Libyan coast occurred in the Strait of Sicily.

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Hundreds Of Migrants Feared Dead In Capsized Boat Off North Africa

5:30pm April 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The vessel, carrying would-be migrants, appears to have been headed for the Italian island of Lampedusa.