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Militants Stage Series Of Deadly Attacks In Egypt's Sinai Peninsula

3:33pm July 07, 2015

by Merrit Kennedy

A day after militants killed more than 50 Egyptian soldiers in the northern Sinai Peninsula, details on the attack are emerging and the government is launching a massive military response.

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Waiting For An Accord, IAEA Readies To Verify Iran's Nuclear Program

1:50pm July 07, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Yukia Amanao, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told reporters that there could be a report by the end of the year on whether Iran once had a nuclear weapons program.

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Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Vienna, Austria, on Friday.

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Iran, World Powers Will Work Past Deadline Toward Nuclear Deal

10:12am July 07, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Six world powers and Iran said they will not be pressured into accepting a bad deal by a deadline. The two sides had already extended a previous deadline for a final deal in June.

President Obama delivers remarks Monday at the Pentagon after a briefing on U.S. efforts against the Islamic State.

Recent Islamic State Losses Show It Can Be Defeated, Obama Says

5:41pm July 06, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

But the president warned that the campaign against the group that controls large parts of Syria and Iraq "will not be quick."

Researchers discovered ancient animal mummies piled up in heaps inside a catacomb. Many of the mummies were in poor condition.

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Millions Of Mummified Dogs Found In Ancient Egyptian Catacombs

6:57pm July 05, 2015

by NPR Staff

Researchers have uncovered 8 million mummified animals dating back 2,500 years. Most are dogs. Archaeologist Salima Ikram says the huge number points to the likely existence of ancient puppy mills.

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Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement in front of Palais Coburg where the Iranian nuclear talks are taking place in Vienna, Austria.

Kerry: Iran Faces 'Hard Choices' To Reach Nuclear Deal With West

4:23pm July 05, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The secretary of state, who has been in talks in Vienna for the past several days, says an agreement could be done "quickly" if Tehran is prepared to compromise.

The Weinfeld Family, 2009. Photographer Frederic Brenner, who took this photo, created This Place, an exhibit that features the work of 12 internationally acclaimed photographers in Israel and the West Bank.

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Israel And The West Bank Through Fresh Eyes

12:59pm July 05, 2015

by Emily Harris

A dozen photographers were set loose with the aim of seeing an old conflict in a new light. The result is a photo exhibit now showing in Tel Aviv and coming soon to the U.S.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (not pictured) at a hotel in Vienna on Friday.

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U.N.: Report On Iran's Atomic Program Possible By Year's End

5:20pm July 04, 2015

by Scott Neuman

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano says that, "with cooperation" from Tehran, a report could be finalized before January.

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Fuel Is Crucial In The Battle Over Syria

11:56am July 04, 2015

The power map inside Syria is being redrawn, and one resource that's affecting these internal borders is fuel and oil. NPR's Eric Westervelt talks to correspondent Deborah Amos.

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Syrian Christians Face New Threat From Rebel Alliance

4:43am July 04, 2015

by Deborah Amos

Syrian Christians face new threats from a rebel coalition that is fighting both the self-declared Islamic State and the regime.

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