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Pakistan Prime Minister Expected To Discuss Nuclear Security Concerns With Obama

8:01am October 22, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is in Washington this week to meet with President Obama. His visit comes amid news that the Obama administration is trying to work out a deal with Pakistan to limit its nuclear arsenal.

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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Visits Moscow In First Trip Since War Began

6:31pm October 21, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has visited Moscow in his first trip outside his country since the war began there nearly five years ago. Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that Russia's military intervention in Syria will lead to a political solution, which will keep Assad in power.

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A group of migrants is stopped by Slovenian police after crossing from Croatia on Wednesday. Slovenia has agreed to handle 2,500 migrants a day, but much larger numbers are entering the country as migrants move north in Europe before winter weather sets i

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Surge Of Migrants Hits Bottleneck In Slovenia

6:20pm October 21, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

Thousands of migrants are still flooding into Slovenia as they work their way north through the Balkans in the face of the oncoming winter.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin on Wednesday.

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After Netanyahu's Holocaust Remark, Germany Cites Its Own 'Break With Civilization'

5:43pm October 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"This is taught in German schools for good reason. It must never be forgotten," German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman says after Israel's leader claimed a Palestinian influenced Adolf Hitler.

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic enters the courtroom at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in the Hague, the Netherlands, in 2004. Despite strong political support from Russia, Milosevic was ousted and put on trial for genocide. He died in 2006 in

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Rescued By Russia: Many Are Promised, Few Are Saved

2:40pm October 21, 2015

by Greg Myre

If you're a floundering leader and Russia says it's coming to save you, that may be a sign it's already too late.

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The Brutal Tactics Of Migrant Smugglers In 'The New York Times'

2:14pm October 21, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to New York Times reporter David Kirkpatrick about his investigation into some of the 71 migrants who suffocated in the back of a truck earlier this year in Austria.

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After being offered a scholarship in Qatar, Ahmed Mohamed will move to that country. The 14-year-old is seen here at a Capitol Hill event in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.

National

Ahmed, The Clockmaking Texas Student, Will Move From U.S. To Qatar

11:17am October 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"I think I will learn a lot and also have lots of fun there," says Ahmed Mohamed. The 14-year-old and his family have accepted a scholarship for high school and college.

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar Assad during Tuesday's meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow.

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Syria's Assad Visits Moscow To Discuss Military Plans With Putin

8:16am October 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The trip was kept secret until after Tuesday's meeting — and after President Bashar Assad had safely returned home.

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a news conference at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Religion

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon In Jerusalem Urges Calm As Violence Continues

9:57pm October 20, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The secretary-general's visit comes as recent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians have left dozens dead.

A Palestinian raises a knife during clashes with Israeli police in the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem on Oct. 9. After a series of Palestinian stabbing attacks, some Israeli stores have removed knives from their shelves.

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In Israeli Shops, Knives Get Harder To Find, Demand For Guns Goes Up

7:52pm October 20, 2015

by Emily Harris

In light of recent stabbing attacks by Palestinians, some Israeli supermarkets have taken knives off their shelves. Some Israelis say it's also time for Jewish citizens to buy more guns.

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