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Germanwings Jet Crashes In The French Alps

10:10am March 24, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

The plane, an Airbus A320 run by a subsidiary of the German airline Lufthansa, went down with 150 people aboard. French President Francois Hollande voiced fears that there would be no survivors.

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In Royal Goodbye, Hundreds Line Up To See King Richard III's Coffin

6:58pm March 23, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

The king was the basis for one of Shakespeare's most notorious villains. He will be reburied Thursday after his skeleton was found underneath a parking lot in 2012.

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Putin Critics Said To Be On Russian 'Kill List'

3:53pm March 23, 2015

After the killing in Moscow of an opponent of President Vladimir Putin, other opposition figures in Russia are said to be on a hit list. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Corey Flintoff in Moscow.

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A photo taken on Feb. 12 shows the Eiffel Tower in Paris through thick smog.

Paris Bans Some Cars For A Day To Battle Smog

2:05pm March 23, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The French capital last week briefly dethroned New Delhi and Beijing as the world's most polluted city, according to one company that measures air quality.

Eurozone Threatened By Divide Between Greece And Germany

8:03am March 23, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

Germany, which has backed most of the bailout loans to Greece, wants Greeks to stick to austerity measures. The new Greek government says austerity has destroyed the economy.

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An actor performs during a March 9 rehearsal of Singin' in the Rain on the stage of the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. American musicals were rarely performed in France in the past, but have been a huge hit in recent years.

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Parisians Sing The Praises Of 'Singin In The Rain'

7:43am March 23, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Until a few years ago, American musical theater was rarely performed in France. But it's become a huge hit, with Singin' in the Rain as the latest sold-out success.

Lamya Kaddor teaches Islamic studies in Germany. She's written a new book, Zum Toeten Bereit (Ready To Kill), about the experience of having five former students flee to Syria to join jihadist groups.

After Students Went To Wage Jihad, Teacher Highlights Youth Radicalization

7:41pm March 21, 2015

by NPR Staff

A German-Syrian religious studies teacher was shocked when she heard that five of her former students had left Germany to join jihadist groups in Syria. "It felt like a personal defeat," she says.

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Cardinal Keith O'Brien stands at a window in a room in his home in Edinburgh, Scotland, in February 2013 when he first tendered his resignation over sexual misconduct allegations.

Pope Accepts Resignation Of Cardinal Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

1:22pm March 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Keith O'Brien, who stepped down as Archbishop of St. Andrews in Scotland two years ago, will be stripped of his privileges but not his title, the Vatican says.

400 Years Later, Spain May Have Found 'Don Quixote' Author's Grave

10:56am March 21, 2015

Archaeologists in Madrid may have discovered the long-lost remains of Miguel de Cervantes. NPR's Scott Simon asks whether or not the bones are his, and if they'll attract tourists to the site.

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A woman watches a partial solar eclipse in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday.

Solar Eclipse Wows Parts Of Europe, Middle East And Russia

4:05pm March 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The eclipse, total in some areas far north and partial for many others, lasted about 2 1/2 hours and was visible from South America to Asia.