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Iranian Nuclear Talks Continue As Preliminary Deadline Looms

9:48am March 31, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

NPR's Audie Cornish learns the latest in the nuclear talks with Iran and six world powers taking place in Lausanne, Switzerland. Their deadline to reach a preliminary agreement is midnight Tuesday.

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Iran Talks Shed Light On Nuclear Tensions Between India, Pakistan

6:23pm March 30, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Frank O'Donnell, a doctoral candidate at King's College London, about how nuclear powers India and Pakistan manage their bilateral relationship.

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After a car attempted to crash a gate outside the NSA Monday morning, Maryland state police blocked the freeway entrance that accesses the agency's headquarters in Fort Meade, Md.

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1 Person Killed After Car Tried To Ram Security Gate At NSA

2:24pm March 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A vehicle that was intercepted near the security gate of the National Security Agency's headquarters at Fort Meade, Md., was fired upon Monday morning, killing one suspect and injuring another.

Secretary of State John Kerry (left), and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (right) wait for the start of a meeting at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotelin Lausanne, Switzerland, on Sunday to discuss a nuclear deal on Iran.

Iran, West Said To Be Closing Gap On Nuke Deal As Deadline Looms

2:26am March 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The two sides are reportedly close to a deal ahead of a Tuesday deadline, but diplomatic sources caution that an agreement could still fall apart. Shipping uranium to Russia is a point of contention.

Expert: Iranians In Favor Of Nuclear Deal

10:56am March 28, 2015

A potential nuclear deal with Iran would have big implications for national politics in both the U.S. and Iran. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Najmeh Bozorgmehr of the Financial Times about the talks.

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U.S. Plays Delicate Dance As Deadline Nears In Iranian Nuclear Talks

8:07pm March 27, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

As nuclear talks with Iran approach a deadline, the U.S. must ease sanctions enough in order to make a deal with Iran while not letting it off the hook completely.

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Testing The Standards: Do Gender Differences Matter For Combat?

8:01pm March 26, 2015

by Tom Bowman

The man who designed the training experiment to determine if female Marines should be allowed into combat positions is not a Marine himself, but a civilian scientist.

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Co-Pilot's Actions In French Alps Crash Raise Questions About Cockpit Doors

8:01pm March 26, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Prosecutors in France say the co-pilot of the Germanwings plane locked the pilot out of the cockpit. Cockpit doors were hardened to resist unauthorized entry after Sept. 11.

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National Guardsman, Cousin Arrested For Trying To Join Islamic State

8:01pm March 26, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

An Illinois National Guardsman and his cousin were arrested for allegedly conspiring to provide support to the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

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People examine the rubble following an air strike near the airport in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Thursday. Saudi Arabia said it carried out bombing raids in neighboring Yemen as Houthi rebels, allied with Iran, continued their offensive in the country. Yeme

How Yemen's Chaos Stretches Beyond Its Borders

3:31pm March 26, 2015

by Greg Myre

The U.S. has lost a key base for counterterrorism operations. The proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia is heating up. And one more Middle Eastern state has dissolved into chaos.