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Gujaratis played a huge role in the expansion of Best Westerns and Days Inns across the country, according to one scholar, partly because they were willing to relocate to places like Berlin, Conn., pictured here.

Here To Stay: How Indian-Born Innkeepers Revolutionized America's Motels

2:31pm March 05, 2016

by Alexandra Starr

Indian immigrants and their children comprise about 1 percent of the U.S. population, yet they own roughly half of all American motels. And 70 percent of those moteliers hail one same state: Gujarat.

Fans of Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan celebrate after a goal against Chongqing Lifan on June 28, 2015.

Time, Money, Ambition: Inside China's Bid For Global Soccer Power

10:21am March 05, 2016

by Laura Wagner

China's Super League is signing international stars for huge sums. Given government interest, investor enthusiasm and an enormous potential fan base, could Chinese soccer be the sport's next force?

Order 23 of the USSR People's Commissar of Defense, dated March 14, 1944, on transforming Civil Air Fleet 1st Separate Aviation Regiment into Civil Air Fleet 120th Guards Separate Aviation Regiment, bearing the signature of Joseph Stalin.

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U.S. Returns Historical Documents, Stolen From Russia In Chaotic '90s

9:36am March 05, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

Cooperation is rare these days between Washington and Moscow. But the U.S. Embassy handed over 28 historical documents that had disappeared in the tumultuous years following the Soviet breakup.

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As Final Election Results Trickle In, Low Chance For Major Changes In Iran

7:26am March 05, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Reformers did well in Iran's parliamentary elections, but Iranians say the chaos in neighboring countries makes them wary of too much change beyond working on the economy.

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Iraq's Mosul Dam In Critical Need Of Repair

7:26am March 05, 2016

Engineers warn that the Mosul dam in Iraq could collapse at any time, threatening 1.5 million people. Needed repairs on the poorly built structure haven't been carried out since ISIS held it.

Around The World In One Canoe

7:26am March 05, 2016

by Stephanie Guyer-Stevens

The Hokule'a, a Hawaiian double-hulled sailing canoe, arrives back in American waters for the first time since 2014. The canoe relies only on sails for power and the wind and the stars for navigation.

Alan Kurdi's body lies on the shores of Bodrum, southern Turkey, in September 2015 after a boat carrying 23 migrants sank while reaching the Greek island of Kos.

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2 Men Linked To Drowning Death Of Syrian Toddler Are Convicted Of Trafficking

5:57pm March 04, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Syrian nationals were both sentenced to four years in prison for human trafficking, but they were found not guilty of causing the deaths of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi and four others last fall.

Photographer Robin Hammond traveled the world and gathered stories and photos from LGBT people who live in countries where their love is illegal.

When Falling In Love Can Put Your Life In Danger

5:39pm March 04, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

Photographer Robin Hammond has started "Where Love Is Illegal," an online haven for LGBT couples to share their stories.

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Turkish Courts Assign New Management To Opposition Newspaper

4:56pm March 04, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A court in Istanbul has ordered the Zaman newspaper, one of the few remaining opposition media outlets, to replace its leadership with court appointees.

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Brazil's Former President Questioned In Corruption Investigation

4:28pm March 04, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Simon Romero, Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times, about how Brazil's ex-leader was detained as part of a colossal graft investigation.