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U.S. Allies Told Don't Use ISIS As An Excuse To Crack Down On Dissent

9:22am May 12, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

At a U.N. Security Council meeting, U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power put Egypt on the spot for restricting free speech. She said attacks on the media create alienation benefiting terror groups.

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Market Grows For Fashionable But Modest Clothing

7:03am May 12, 2016

A Turkish fashion mogul has teamed up with the Islamic Fashion and Design Council to present the first Modest Fashion Week in Istanbul. Renee Montagne talks to Melanie Elturk, CEO of Haute Hijab.

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Brazil's Senate Suspends President Rouseff From Office

7:00am May 12, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Senators in Brazil voted to remove President Dilma Rouseff from office to face an impeachment trial. She will be tried for alleged manipulation of the country's budget.

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A Chinese police officer poses with Chinese tourists in front of Milan's cathedral on May 3. Chinese policemen are on patrol with Italian officers to help make Chinese visitors feel safer.

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Chinese Cops In Italy? Joint Patrols Aim To Ease Chinese Tourists' Jitters

6:28pm May 11, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

The hope is that Chinese tourists will feel safer after recent terrorist attacks. In the long run, greater cooperation could help break up illegal activities by Chinese and Italian organized crime.

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The Olympic flame gets a lift from former Brazilian volleyball player Leila Barros, who took part in this month's torch relay. The games are set to begin on Aug. 5.

Public Health Professor: Because Of Zika, Rio Olympics 'Must Not Proceed'

6:05pm May 11, 2016

by NPR Staff

If half a million tourists come to Rio, there is a risk one could catch Zika, return home and seed a new outbreak, says public health professor Amir Attaran.

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Romania Hosts First U.S. Bases As Russia Distrust Mounts

5:43pm May 11, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Mounting Romanian distrust of Russia following its actions in neighboring Ukraine and Moldova has driven Bucharest to take dramatic steps to modernize its military and host some of the first U.S. bases in a former Iron Curtain country.

As 10-Year Deal Nears End, Israel Urges U.S. To Provide More Arms Aid

5:43pm May 11, 2016

by David Welna

Israel is the top recipient, by a wide margin, of U.S. foreign military aid. As the current 10-year aid package nears its end, U.S. and Israeli officials are negotiating a new and likely even bigger aid deal. Senators from both parties are prodding the White House to get a "robust" deal done; many have arms industries that will benefit. Critics call it a give away to a prosperous nation that drains spending on the home front.

Jian Ghomeshi (left) leaves the courthouse with lawyer Marie Henein (right) after his trial arguments ended in February for a separate case also involving accusations of assault.

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Final Sexual Assault Charge Withdrawn Against Former CBC Host Jian Ghomeshi

5:10pm May 11, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Ghomeshi has signed a legal document called a "peace bond" and apologized to a woman accusing him of sexual assault, leading a Canadian court to withdraw the charge against him.

Children scavenge the garbage-strewn banks of the Yamuna River, diving into the black water for coins and small religious figures.

Can India's Sacred But 'Dead' Yamuna River Be Saved?

4:56pm May 11, 2016

by Julie McCarthy

The river enters Delhi relatively clean but by the time it flows out, it's a "toxic cocktail of sewage, industrial waste and surface runoff," says an environmentalist. Urbanization is partly to blame.

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A typical CARE package: Among its comestible treasures are canned beef and liver loaf, powdered eggs and milk, coffee, sugar, flour, dried apricots, raisins — and chocolate.

Care Packages: How The U.S. Won Hearts Through Stomachs After WWII

4:42pm May 11, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

Before they were boxes of comforting essentials sent to college students, soldiers and others far from home, care packages were a vital lifeline for thousands of displaced families in postwar Europe.