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In Rift Over Interfaith Ban, A New Fault Line For Burmese Politics

9:50am June 30, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

Myanmar's parliament is now considering a bill that would restrict marriages of people from different religions. Critics are lambasting the proposed law as discriminatory.

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Colombia Advances In World Cup, Two Decades After Infamous Murder

6:27pm June 29, 2014

In 1994, star player Andres Escobar was killed just weeks after he scored an own goal in the Cup. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Colombian-American journalist and novelist John Rojas about the crime.

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Baghdad Sits In Limbo As Government Forces Push Back On ISIS

6:22pm June 28, 2014

Middle East correspondent Alice Fordham has the latest from Iraq, where she says Sunni militants are unlikely to conquer Baghdad outright. She speaks to NPR's Arun Rath from the Iraqi capital.

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ISIS Controls Northern Cities, But Local Forces Run Them

6:22pm June 28, 2014

NPR'S Arun Rath talks to The Guardian's Ghaith Abdul-Ahad about how Sunnis in Iraq view the insurgent group and whether there is still the possibility of a political solution to the violence there.

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Region's Leaders Promise To Protect Iraq's Holy Sites

12:43pm June 28, 2014

Last week, Iran's president vowed to protect Shiite holy sites in Iraq, but will that be possible in the midst of a civil war? NPR's Scott Simon talks to Karim Hendili, an Arab specialist for UNESCO.

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Kerry Urges Mideast Leaders To Contain ISIS

12:43pm June 28, 2014

The U.S. can't do much in Iraq without support from the Saudis, Emiratis and other regional players, as international correspondent Jackie Northam tells NPR's Scott Simon.

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Wife Of Jailed American In Cuba Worries He'll Take 'Drastic Measures'

1:21pm June 27, 2014

David Greene talks to Judy Gross, wife of USAID contractor Alan Gross, who is serving a 15 year term in a Cuban prison for bringing satellite communications equipment into the country.

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Travel Freedom Raises Questions About U.S. Policies Toward Cuba

12:47pm June 27, 2014

by Greg Allen

After being away for decades, many members of the first generation of Cuban-American exiles are returning to their native land. But there are still many uneasy with the relaxed travel restrictions.

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Despite Losing To Germany, U.S. Advances In World Cup

7:59am June 27, 2014

by Tom Goldman

The U.S. men's soccer team moves on to the World Cup's round of 16. They lost to Germany, but advance because Portugal beat Ghana. The team will get to rest a bit before playing Belgium on Tuesday.

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For German Fans In Berlin Beer Garden, National Pride Is No Problem

7:10pm June 26, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

As the U.S. and German soccer teams faced off under heavy rain in Recife, Brazil, German fans were glued to their TVs in Berlin. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson offers their reactions to the German win.

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