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Cameron: We Have To 'Step Up Our Help' To Syrian Opposition

8:41am May 13, 2013

British Prime Minister David Cameron meets at the White House with President Obama on Monday. Steve Inskeep talks to Cameron about the options for dealing with the Syrian conflict.

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Kerry's Agenda: Priorities Emerge With Travel

8:29am May 12, 2013

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State John Kerry has been in office for less than three months and as he travels the globe, his priorities are becoming clearer. He's trying to find a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis, revive Israeli Palestinian talks and convince China to use its influence with North Korea to resolve that issue diplomatically.

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Syrian Conflict Raises Thorny Issues Beyond The Mideast

8:28am May 12, 2013

The conflict in Syria has had repercussions far beyond its borders, with refugees streaming into neighboring states and countries around the world choosing sides. NPR commentator Ted Koppel weighs in on what the ongoing upheaval in Syria could mean for the rest of the world.

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Could Syria's Civil War Become A Large Regional Crisis?

8:26am May 12, 2013

Two Israeli airstrikes outside of Damascus in one weekend signal escalating tensions between Syria and its neighbors. The Syrian government has said the attacks "open the door to all possibilities," giving rise to concerns that the conflict could spill over the border.

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Pakistani men lined up to vote in Rawalpindi on Saturday. Men and women cast ballots separately as millions went to the poll.

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Pakistanis 'Defy Violence' To Vote In Landmark Election

11:17pm May 11, 2013

by Mark Memmott

Though the campaign was marred by violence and there were more attacks on Saturday, voters turned out in large numbers.

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The Philosophy, Economics Behind Sourcing Retail

10:11am May 11, 2013

Host Scott Simon talks to Michael Preysman, founder and CEO of Everlane, an online clothing retailer based in San Francisco that provides information to consumers about where its products are made.

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Benghazi Investigator Reacts To Criticism Of His Report

7:25pm May 10, 2013

Robert Siegel speaks with former top diplomat Thomas Pickering, who led the State Department's investigation into the September 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Pickering's report was criticized by witnesses at this week's congressional oversight hearing about the administration's handling of the attacks.

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Former Guatemalan Dictator Found Guilty Of Genocide

7:23pm May 10, 2013

by Carrie Kahn

The genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt ended Friday with a conviction. A panel of judges found him guilty after a six-week proceeding. Rios Montt, however, denies responsibility for massacres and other crimes committed against Mayans during his 1982-1983 rule.

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U.S. Point Man On Syria Meets With Rebels Inside Syria

8:10am May 10, 2013

Ambassador Robert Ford crossed into northern Syria on Wednesday. The secret visit was confirmed by Syrian activists at the media office at the Bab al-Salama crossing on the Turkish frontier.

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Saifulzul Husseini (right) works in Dashti Barchi, a Hazara neighborhood of Kabul. He believes that ethnicity should be listed on the new identity card.

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Afghans Confront Sensitive Issue Of Ethnicity

11:43am May 09, 2013

by Sean Carberry

Afghanistan is set to issue new national IDs that will have a person's ethnicity embedded in it electronically — but not printed on it. That's renewed debate over a divisive issue in a country made up of many different groups.

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