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Strong Ties Mean Europeans Must Sacrifice For Sanctions

6:46pm March 24, 2014

Gary Hufbauer, senior researcher from the Peterson Institute for International Economics, discusses how Russia's trade relationships with Europe may complicate a sanctions regime.

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The Rarely Told Stories Of Sexual Assault Against Female Migrants

12:37pm March 24, 2014

by Steve Inskeep

Arun Rath talks with Steve Inskeep about his road trip along the U.S.-Mexico border. Sexual assault has become more common for women who make the perilous trip across the desert into the U.S.

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Malaysian Prime Minister Announces Airliner Went Down

12:25pm March 24, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

It's now believed that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 "ended" in the southern Indian Ocean, the premier said. Relatives of those onboard were informed that all lives were lost.

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With Annexation Of Crimea, Russia Takes Ukrainian Air Base

8:47pm March 22, 2014

Russian forces have taken the base at Belbek, one of the last Ukranian military strongholds in Crimea. Correspondent Gregory Warner talks with NPR's Arun Rath about what the means for the rest of Ukraine.

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U.S. Position On Crimea Music To Spain's Ears

8:47pm March 22, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

Spanish leaders say they're in the same situation as Ukraine. Spain's northeast region of Catalonia wants to break away from Madrid and plans to hold a referendum in November. The Spanish government says it is unconstitutional and refuses to recognize the result.

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Dob Cunningham (left) and his friend Larry Johnson look over the edge of Cunningham's 800-acre ranch in Quemado, Texas.

Always Watching: A Fragile Trust Lines The U.S.-Mexico Border

2:21pm March 22, 2014

by Steve Inskeep

Border Patrol agents seem to be everywhere along the U.S. side of the Mexican border, and residents are also on guard. Yet amid distrust and heavy surveillance, there is compassion.

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The Russian ship Pyotr Velikiy (Peter the Great), seen here docked in the Cypriot port of Limassol in February, is part of the team involved in escorting shipments of Syria's chemical weapons material for destruction.

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Russia-U.S. Tensions Could Stall Syrian Chemical Weapons Removal

11:18am March 22, 2014

by Geoff Brumfiel

Under international agreement, the chemicals were to be destroyed aboard a U.S. ship escorted by Russian naval vessels. As the two nations square off over Crimea, that collaboration is over for now.

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Even Turkey's President Evades Its New Twitter Ban

6:22pm March 21, 2014

by Peter Kenyon

A Turkish court is trying to ban Twitter, setting off condemnation of the government's increasingly heavy hand and prompting Turks to find a workaround for the social media site.

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Relatives of Chinese passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight comfort each other as they wait for a news briefing by airline officials at a hotel ballroom in Beijing on Thursday.

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For Flight 370 Families, Every Day Is 'Torment'

6:20pm March 21, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

It's been an excruciating wait for families of passengers on the missing Malaysian airliner. They wait for word in a Beijing hotel and have little confidence in Malaysian authorities.

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Search Planes Fail To Locate Objects Spotted By Satellite

7:45am March 21, 2014

by David Greene

There are concerns that the objects sunk to the bottom of the ocean. Officials remain optimistic and say the hunt will continue off the coast of Australia for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

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