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Now this is an international baby: Born to a surrogate mom in Nepal (who was implanted with an egg from a South African donor) and now living in Israel with his parents, Amir Vogel Greengold (left) and Gilad Greengold.

Israeli Dads Welcome Surrogate-Born Baby In Nepal On Earthquake Day

12:19am April 30, 2015

by Emily Harris

Mazel tov, it's a global baby boy! The egg was from a South African donor; the sperm was from Israel. The surrogate mom lived in Nepal. And when the dads came to meet their son, an earthquake struck.

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Saudi Arabian Monarch Announces Changes To Kingdom's Line Of Succession

7:05pm April 29, 2015

by Leila Fadel

Saudi Arabia's new monarch announced a major overhaul in the kingdom's line of succession Wednesday.

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Reporter Jason Rezaian Being Held On 'Accusations,' Brother Says

7:05pm April 29, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block interviews Ali Rezaian about his brother Jason, the Washington Post bureau chief in Tehran, Iran, who has been charged in an Iranian court with espionage, among other things.

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Civilians Condemn Airstrikes For Creating Humanitarian Crisis In Yemen

12:32am April 27, 2015

by Alice Fordham

Yemenis whose lives have been torn apart by factional fighting and the Saudi-led bombing campaign hope for relief.

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Iran To Try 'Washington Post' Journalist With Economic Spying

9:24pm April 26, 2015

News reports from Iran say Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian will be tried for espionage, 10 months after his arrest. Renee Montagne talks to Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari.

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Cardin, right, confers with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. during a committee markup meeting on the proposed nuclear agreement with Iran Tuesday.

Helping Bridge Congress' Iran Divide, Sen. Ben Cardin Moves Into Spotlight

9:24pm April 26, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

After an unexpected promotion, Cardin has become the senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just as it is crafting a role for Congress to weigh in on the Iran nuclear deal.

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American journalist Ned Parker (foreground) is the Reuters bureau chief in Baghdad. He fled Iraq last week after receiving threats in response to reports on human rights abuses by Shiite militias allied with Iraq's government. He's shown here at Iraq's Fo

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An American Journalist Explains Why He Had To Flee Iraq

9:04pm April 26, 2015

by NPR Staff

Ned Parker has covered Iraq for more than a decade. But the Reuters bureau chief abruptly left the country last week after a report of human rights abuses prompted threats from a Shiite paramilitary.

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Malta's Coast Guard Rescues Migrants — And Feels The Strain

6:34pm April 26, 2015

by NPR Staff

For more than a decade, the Mediterranean island nation has responded to distress calls from desperate migrants hoping to reach safety. The difference now is in the numbers.

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Number Of The Week: Migrants En Route To Europe

10:47am April 26, 2015

For this Number of the Week, FiveThirtyEight.com's Mona Chalabi looks into the story of migrants trying to get to Europe — how many attempt the crossing, where they cross, how much it costs and more.

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Armenian Christian women pray at St. Giragos Church in southeastern Turkey. The restored church, reopened in 2011, is the largest Armenian church in the Middle East.

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Invisible For Generations, 'Hidden Armenians' Emerge In Turkey

2:56pm April 25, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Many Armenian Christians were slaughtered by the Ottomans a century ago, but some survivors were taken in by Muslim families. A growing number are now reclaiming their Armenian heritage.

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