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In Dapchi, Mourning After Mass Kidnapping Of Schoolgirls

5:49pm March 11, 2018

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Last month, 110 school girls were allegedly abducted by the extremist group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. The attack mirrors the high-profile mass kidnapping of girls from Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014.

At SXSW, London Mayor Sadiq Khan To Touch On Policymakers' Role In Tech Revolution

5:49pm March 11, 2018

London Mayor Sadiq Khan will address this year's South By Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the mayor about the themes of his speech.

Diplomacy And Damage Control: Tillerson Tours Africa After Trump's Comments

5:49pm March 11, 2018

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is on a five-country tour of Africa. NPR's Michel Martin asks Linda Thomas Greenfield, the former assistant secretary for African Affairs, about challenges he'll face.

Tillerson Addresses China's Growing Investment In Africa

5:49pm March 11, 2018

During his trip to Africa, Tillerson will address China's influence in the region. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the director of the China Africa Research Initiative, Deborah Brautigam.

A man casts his vote at a polling station in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, during parliamentary elections in Colombia on March 11. The elections are the first that FARC will partake in as a legal political party. (Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images)

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Former FARC Rebels Face The Ballot In Colombia Congressional Elections

4:33pm March 11, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

After signing a peace deal with the Colombian government in 2016, the FARC are running a total of 74 candidates for Senate and House of Representative seats.

After the traditional Sufi gathering ended at the Mauj Darya Shrine, men leaned on the protective barrier surrounding the construction work and finished their joints before leaving.

A New Rail Line In Lahore May Damage Heritage Sites, Activists In Pakistan Warn

2:03pm March 11, 2018

With help from China, Pakistan's government is building a 16-mile-long metro in Lahore to ease traffic. But it comes with a catch. It passes near many of the city's historical buildings.

Military personnel outside Bourne Hill police station in Salisbury, England, Sunday, as police and members of the armed forces probe last week's suspected nerve agent attack on Russian double agent spy Sergei Skripal.

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Public Health Advice Issued To U.K. Restaurant Goers Following Ex-Spy Poisoning

1:49pm March 11, 2018

by Amy Held

Health officials asked anyone who frequented a Salisbury restaurant and pub around the time Sergei and Yulia Skripal were found poisoned to wash their clothes and possessions.

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon addresses members of the far-right National Front at the party congress in Lille, France, Saturday.

Steve Bannon Takes Anti-Establishment Message Overseas: 'Let Them Call You Racists'

11:03am March 11, 2018

by Amy Held

During a stop on his European tour, Bannon told a conference of the far-right National Front party in France, "Let them call you xenophobes. Let them call you nativists. Wear it as a badge of honor."

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China Removes Presidential Term Limits

8:16am March 11, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

China's legislature has voted to remove presidential term limits from its Constitution. That change allows China's current president, Xi Jinping, to potentially rule indefinitely.

North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions And Abilities

8:16am March 11, 2018

NPR's Renee Montagne talks with Siegfried Hecker, a former director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, about North Korea's nuclear program.