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Photographer Who Vowed To Stay, Flees Violence In Syria

6:21am March 28, 2016

Morning Edition has spoken often to Saeed al-Batal, a Syrian photographer and filmmaker, who is from the besieged town of Douma. Renee Montagne talks to him about what he's doing these days.

Rescuers use a stretcher to shift a body from Gulshan-e-Iqbal park on Sunday.

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Explosion At Park In Lahore, Pakistan, Kills At Least 65

8:57pm March 27, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Hundreds more were injured in the blast that struck a public park in Lahore, eastern Pakistan. Reuters reports that the casualties included many women and children.

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Protesters Disrupt Planned Brussels Vigil

5:25pm March 27, 2016

by Melissa Block

Hundreds of people turned out for what was supposed to be a peaceful rally in Brussels for bombing victims. It turned violent when right-wing protesters stormed in to disrupt the gathering.

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Lahore Bombing Update

5:24pm March 27, 2016

A blast believed to have been detonated by a suicide bomber ripped through a park in Lahore, Pakistan, near the children's swings, killing at least 65 people who were enjoying a Sunday off.

Problems Plague European Intelligence Sharing

5:15pm March 27, 2016

In the wake of the Brussels attacks, Jeremy Shapiro of the European Council on Foreign Relations talks about the problems security agencies are facing in the European Union.

An Assyrian Christian woman prays at a church service in Tell Tamer, Syria. The service is to remember members of the community killed after about 300 people were taken captive by ISIS in March 2015.

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In Syria, Assyrian Christians Cling On After ISIS Onslaught

12:43pm March 27, 2016

by Alice Fordham

In northeastern Syria, Christians are mourning those killed by ISIS when the militants tore through a band of Assyrian villages a year ago. The towns were recaptured, but the community is scarred.

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A masked man raises a fist and the Belgian flag outside the stock exchange in Brussels on Sunday, at a square filled with memorials to the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks. Tensions mounted after the square, occupied by mourners, was invaded by far-

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Riot Police Respond To Right-Wing Protest In Brussels

10:46am March 27, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A vigil for victims was overwhelmed by black-clad right-wing protesters. Meanwhile, another arrest has been made in connection with Tuesday's attacks, this time in Italy.

With support from Russian air forces, the Syrian army drove out Islamic State militants from Palmyra on Sunday, since the extremists captured the city last May.

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Syria Says Its Troops Have Retaken Palmyra, Held By ISIS Since May

9:29am March 27, 2016

by Emma Bowman

The Russian-backed Syrian army recaptured the ancient city on Sunday, according to state TV. It's a strategic and symbolic victory for the regime against the extremist group.

Arab-Israeli colleagues react to the departure of the last Palestinian SodaStream employees from the company's plant in the Israeli city of Rahat. on Feb. 29.

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When 500 Palestinians Lose Their Jobs At SodaStream, Who's To Blame?

8:39am March 27, 2016

by Emily Harris

When the Israeli company left the West Bank amid international pressure, it left behind hundreds of Palestinian employees, too. SodaStream's CEO lays blame for the lost jobs with Israel's government.

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Belgium Immigration Challenges Have A Long Past

9:25pm March 26, 2016

Demetrios Papademetriou of the Migration Policy Institute says problems with Belgium's migration policy go back decades — and have implications for domestic terrorism.

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