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A relative of one of the victims of the nightclub waits outside the morgue in Caracas on Saturday.

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17 Die After Tear Gas Leads To Stampede In Caracas Nightclub

6:32am June 17, 2018

by James Doubek

The country's interior minister said someone set off a tear gas canister after a fight broke out inside the nightclub, where more than 500 people were gathered for a graduation celebration.

Afghan Muslims celebrated the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday on Friday. An attack on Saturday disturbed the peace, leaving dozens of casualties.

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Afghan President Extends Ceasefire, Despite Suicide Bombing

5:43pm June 16, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The attack, claimed by ISIS, disrupted a historic moment when national security forces were celebrating a temporary truce between the Taliban and national security forces.

Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, photographed at a news conference in 2015, said the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their families "goes against the values of our nation."

Faith Leaders Oppose Trump's Immigration Policy Of Separating Children From Parents

3:20pm June 16, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

They condemn a border practice of tearing children away from their parents. It is an attempt to "weaponize children," Archbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski tells NPR's Weekend Edition.

Emile Cilliers, 38, was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison on two counts of attempted murder on Friday.

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Former British Army Sergeant Sentenced After Parachute Murder Attempt Of Wife

2:06pm June 16, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Out of love and deeply in debt, he devised a plan: Make it so his wife would plunge to her death, cash in on her life insurance and run away with his new girlfriend. Except his wife survived.

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How Europe Responds To Migrants

8:10am June 16, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Elizabeth Collett, director of Migration Policy Institute Europe, about the evolving responses of European countries to migrants from Africa and the Middle East.

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Finding Justice For Rape In Kenya

8:10am June 16, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Cases of child rape are usually adjudicated by family elders in eastern Kenya. But, with the help of activists, one family is trying to end the practice and force these cases into the judicial system.

Looking At U.S. Trade With China

8:10am June 16, 2018

President Trump announced tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods. China says it will retaliate. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dan Ikenson of the libertarian Cato Institute for his reaction.

A Spy Talks About His Time In Al-Qaida

8:10am June 16, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Aimen Dean about his time with al-Qaida in his new memoir, Nine Lives, My Time as the West's Top Spy Inside al-Qaeda.

Students with homemade mortars stand guard behind makeshift shields and barricades Tuesday at the National University in Managua, which has been occupied by protesters for more than a month.

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After Nationwide Strike, Nicaragua Looks No Closer To Bloodshed's End

11:14pm June 15, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

For two months, President Daniel Ortega and his supporters have been in a standoff with protesters seeking new elections. Scores have died, students have occupied schools, and peace remains elusive.

The Toronto Police Service released this image of the Banksy print Trolley Hunters, apparently stolen from an exhibit Sunday.

Unidentified Thief Caught On Camera Stealing $45,000 Banksy Print From Exhibit

5:13pm June 15, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Toronto police say Trolley Hunters was stolen from the unauthorized show Sunday — and they've released surveillance video backing it up. That hasn't quieted conspiracy theorists, though.