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Marine Reflects On Second Battle Of Fallujah, 10 Years Later

8:11pm November 07, 2014

In 2004, coalition forces began what would be the bloodiest battle American troops had seen since the Vietnam War. Melissa Block talks with Greg Nichols, who was 19 years old at the time.

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Mexico Attorney General Says Missing Students Believed Dead

8:11pm November 07, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

The 43 missing students were kidnapped in Iguala, Guererro. Suspects in the disappearance say the students were killed and their bodies burned in a large dump.

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Chief warden Emmanuel de Merode calls Virunga "the greatest park on Earth" for its remarkable diversity, including rare mountain gorillas.

How Africa's Oldest National Park Can Benefit Both Gorillas And Locals

7:42pm November 07, 2014

by Tanya Basu

Virunga, a new documentary on the Congolese park, premieres Friday on Netflix. We spoke to the chief warden about endangered mountain gorillas, oil speculators and the power of tourism.

The message that greets visitors to the sites that were seized in coordinated raids in the U.S. and across Europe.

17 Arrested As European, U.S. Officials Raid Online Black Markets

4:54pm November 07, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Among those held were the alleged operator of Silk Road 2.0. Assets seized from Darknet sites, which allowed users to anonymously buy illegal products and services, included $1 million in Bitcoins.

The Berlin Wall fell on Nov. 9, 1989, 25 years ago this weekend. East Germans flooded into West Berlin after border guard Harald Jaeger ignored orders and opened the gate for the huge, unruly crowd.

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The Man Who Disobeyed His Boss And Opened The Berlin Wall

3:58pm November 07, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

A huge crowd gathered at the wall the night of Nov. 9, 1989. Border guard Harald Jaeger was told not to let anyone through. But he was worried it could turn violent. So he opened the gate.

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Siatta Scott Johnson (at right), who has guided NPR journalists through Liberia and its lingo, advises two girls on how best to carry bananas and bread.

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From 'Big Jues' To 'Tay-Tay Water,' A Quick Guide To Liberian English

3:12pm November 07, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

An NPR reporter found that Liberian English is ... kind of like English and kind of like nothing you've heard before. Just stick an "o" at the end of a phrase if you're happy, and you're on your way.

The Senkaku Islands, as they are called in Japan, sit in a strategic location between Okinawa and Taiwan.

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China, Japan Agree To Disagree On Disputed Islands

3:02pm November 07, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The move paves the way for the renewal of high-level talks between the two countries that were frozen two years ago by China.

Mumadou Traore says the Ivory Coast's French bureaucracy is a "blessing" when it comes to Ebola.

No Ebola, S'il Vous Plait, We're French: The Ivory Coast Mindset

2:44pm November 07, 2014

by Gregory Warner

The country borders Liberia and Guinea, but so far Ebola hasn't arrived. Maybe it's because of the French heritage. When the authorities tell people what to do to keep the virus out, they listen.

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Guinea Is Seeing More Ebola Cases: Can The Trend Be Stopped?

2:08pm November 07, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

The country where the outbreak began is now seeing an uptick in the number of new patients. Marc Poncin of Doctors Without Borders explains why — and what's being done to bring things under control.

The Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars are staying (and playing) in the U.S. until Ebola is under control in their homeland.

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Are Refugees Again — From Ebola

1:32pm November 07, 2014

by Aaron Cohen

They began their U.S. tour just as Ebola started spreading in Sierra Leone. They don't want to go back until the epidemic is under control. So for now, they're giving concerts and sending money home.