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Militias Around Baghdad Defend Against Islamic State Militants

5:13pm August 09, 2014

Fears that the militant Sunni group would advance on the capital have receded, but communities close to the city remain nervous and armed. NPR's Arun Rath talks to The Guardian's Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, who was recently embedded with Iraqi Shiite militias around Baghdad.

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Without A Truce, Strikes Resume In Gaza

11:40am August 09, 2014

by Alice Fordham

Their hopes for peace dashed, Palestinians in Gaza are returning to UN shelters — despite the discomfort and uncertain safety — as fighting between Hamas and Israel resumes.

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Hate Crimes Against Jews On The Rise In Europe

11:40am August 09, 2014

Some Europeans say anti-Semitism has increased in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks with correspondents Eleanor Beardsley and Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson.

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Exasperating Detour Drives One Brit To Build His Own Road

11:40am August 09, 2014

by NPR Staff

When construction made his trip to town take 10 times longer, a businessman made a deal with a local farmer over a pint at the pub and built a private toll road.

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'We Must Act Now, And Heavily, To Contain This Disease'

6:57pm August 08, 2014

Saran Daraba Kaba, the executive secretary of the Mano River Union, talks to Melissa Block about efforts to control the spread of the Ebola virus.

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Islamic Militants Surge Across Nothern Iraq

11:15am August 08, 2014

David Greene gets the latest on the advance of the Islamic State and the humanitarian crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan from Wladimir van Wilgenburg, a reporter for the website Al-Monitor in Erbil.

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Turkey's Presidential Election Not Immune From Neighboring Turmoil

11:15am August 08, 2014

Turks vote Sunday in their first direct presidential election. The vote's backdrop is the advance of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. David Greene talks to Milliyet columnist Asli Aydintasbas.

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West Africa's Ebola Outbreak Declared International Emergency

11:15am August 08, 2014

by Nurith Aizenman

On Friday, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response.

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Following 3-Day Truce, Rocket Fire Resumes In Gaza

11:15am August 08, 2014

by Jackie Northam

Gaza militants renewed rocket fire on Israel after a three-day truce expired on Friday. Israel fired back. Negotiations in Cairo on a new border deal for the coastal strip hit a deadlock.

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Author Fine Tunes Description Of China's Investment In Africa

11:15am August 08, 2014

In an interview with Steve Inskeep, author Howard French comments on Steve's discussion this week with National Security Advisor Susan Rice about U.S. and Chinese investment in Africa.

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