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Who Won The War In Afghanistan? Perhaps No One

6:20pm May 31, 2014

The U.S. is re-assessing what it has accomplished in more than 12 years of war in Afghanistan. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Hassan Abbas, professor at the National Defense University and author of The Taliban Revival.

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South Korea Repaves For A 'Woman-Friendly Seoul'

11:38am May 31, 2014

by Scott Simon

Women-only parking spaces are popping up all over Seoul, South Korea. They are wider, longer and painted pink. It's the city's effort to make a more female-friendly city.

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Smoke rises from Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 28, when three Uighurs, a mostly Muslim ethnic minority, drove a jeep into a crowd there, killing two tourists. The people inside the car died as well, after they set their vehicle on fire.

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Terror Attacks In China Take An Alarming Turn

7:39pm May 30, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

China is no stranger to ethnic violence, but militants are now using suicide attacks and targeting civilians. Beijing say foreign Islamist influence is behind the new, more sophisticated tactics.

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Republican Sen. Bob Corker, the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says he thinks President Obama hasn't responded strongly enough to the crises in Ukraine and Syria.

Sen. Corker Wants More Lasting Show Of Force In Eastern Europe

1:10pm May 30, 2014

Sen. Bob Corker, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations panel, says President Obama's recent West Point speech should be thrown "in the trash can" in favor of tougher foreign policy goals.

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Will The U.S. Arm Syrian Rebels?

12:36pm May 30, 2014

There was some anticipation this week that President Obama might endorse stronger measures to give training to Syria's rebels. The president told NPR the rebels might be better able to use U.S. aid.

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Colombian Rebel Group Becomes World's Oldest Guerrilla Army

12:36pm May 30, 2014

by John Otis

In May 1964, the Marxist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, began its fight to overthrow the Colombian government. Fifty years later, the FARC is still fighting.

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Rare Right-Wing Party Favors EU Integration, Joining Nato

12:36pm May 30, 2014

by Peter Kenyon

The Svoboda party is Ukraine's mainstream nationalist party. But as Europe's far-right parties rise up from the fringes, Svoboda is now the odd man out: anti-Putin and pro-EU.

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Scientists Find Africa's Longest Land Migration: Zebras' 350-Mile Trek

7:11pm May 29, 2014

by Christopher Joyce

Large mammal migration in Africa has generally been hindered by the subdivision and fencing of land. But this one remains possible because it takes place in a unique, multi-country wildlife corridor.

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The World Cup will come to the Arena de Sao Paola, shown here when it was under construction last fall. Brazil is also making a big push to control the local mosquitoes that can spread dengue fever.

Ready, Set, Spray! Brazil Battles Dengue Ahead Of The World Cup

7:11pm May 29, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

With more than a million visitors expected for the games, Brazilian authorities are trying to control the mosquitoes that carry the disease and stop a sudden spike of cases in Sao Paulo.

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Obama Urges China To Be Constrained Within International Rules

5:02pm May 29, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

China has confronted several of its neighbors in disputes over territory. During a speech at West Point on Wednesday, President Obama spoke of accepting Chinese power — but also limiting it.

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