Europe

The Tricky Nature Of Putting Science On Trial

6:33pm October 11, 2014

The appeal for seven Italian scientists convicted of manslaughter after downplaying the possibility of an imminent earthquake has began. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with reporter David Wolman about the trial.

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Malala Yousafzai poses for photographs in New York. Yousafzai, who survived being shot by the Taliban because she advocated education for girls, has been been named one of two recipients for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Pakistani Teen Malala Yousafzai Shares Nobel Peace Prize

5:00pm October 11, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The activist who was shot by Taliban militants for promoting education for girls shares the prize with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian campaigner against the exploitation of children.

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Despite New Sources, Europe Still Relies On Russian Oil

2:20pm October 11, 2014

Suma Chakrabarti, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, tells NPR's Scott Simon about efforts to reduce Europe's energy dependence on Russia.

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Half-Year After Takeover, Russia Controls Crimea

2:20pm October 11, 2014

Six months after it was annexed by Russia, most nations still consider Crimea part of Ukraine. But Morning Edition's David Greene tells NPR's Scott Simon the republic is clearly dominated by Russia.

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The broadcast tower at Alexanderplatz looms over the city center. A crossing point of tourists, commuters, shoppers, lovers, artists and bums, Alexanderplatz was rebuilt by the communist authorities of former East Germany in the 1960s. Today, it's a popul

In Berlin, Remaking The City Can Rekindle Old Frictions

10:54pm October 10, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

City planners rushed to erase divisions between East and West Berlin after the wall came down in 1989. But the fate of communist-era buildings can still provoke friction a quarter-century later.

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A health worker for Doctors Without Borders checks patients at a mobile clinic in the village of Zere in the Central African Republic.

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Doctors Without Borders Changed The Way We Heal The World

4:35pm October 09, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

It's no surprise the group called for a big response to Ebola back in June. Doctors Without Borders, the world's first humanitarian medical group, has a history of speaking up when others are silent.

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A vehicle that picks up hospital waste arrives at Teresa Romero Ramos' house in Alcorcon, outside Madrid, on Wednesday. The Spanish nurse was the first case of human-to-human Ebola contagion in Europe.

Hospital: Condition Of Spanish Nurse With Ebola Is Deteriorating

1:08pm October 09, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The hospital declined to elaborate on details of Teresa Romero Ramos, 44, who was admitted earlier this week after apparently contracting the disease from a patient she was treating.

A black flag belonging to the so-called Islamic State is seen in the Syrian town of Kobani on Thursday, as seen from the Turkey-Syria border near the southeastern town of Suruc.

Turkey: Unilateral Ground Operation Against ISIS 'Unrealistic'

12:24pm October 09, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says his country cannot be expected to go it alone to protect Kurds inside Syria against militants with the self-declared Islamic State.

A stencil of an early human's hand in an Indonesian cave is estimated to be about 39,000 years old.

Indonesian Cave Paintings As Old As Europe's Ancient Art

9:58am October 09, 2014

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Figures found on the walls of a prehistoric cave in Indonesia are at least 35,400 years old or more, scientists say. That might mean the earliest art developed independently in different regions.

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Faithful hold candles during a vigil prayer in preparation for the synod on the family on Oct. 4, at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

In 'Season Of Mercy,' Will Vatican Rethink Communion For Divorcees?

9:58am October 09, 2014

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis hasn't ruled out changing church doctrine that bars divorced and remarried Catholics from receiving Holy Communion. There are fierce opponents, while others favor simplifying annulment.

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