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A photo shows a scorched hotel room in the Radisson Blu in Bamako, Mali, Saturday, one day after a deadly jihadist siege at the luxury hotel.

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Mali Hunts More Suspects In Extremists' Deadly Attack On Hotel

9:20am November 21, 2015

by Barbara Campbell

One day after gunmen attacked the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital and killed at least 19 people, the authorities are looking for at least three suspects, in addition to the two who died Friday.

The northern Syrian city of Aleppo — shown here pm March 3 — was once home to a thriving Jewish community. Now its Jews have fled. And for one family, reportedly the last Jews of Aleppo, getting out of Syria wasn't the end of the story.

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From Aleppo To Israel: The Struggle To Save A Jewish Family

8:53am November 21, 2015

by NPR Staff

For the Halabis — reportedly the last Jews left in the city — the knock on the door was terrifying. But it wasn't Assad's regime, or the Islamic State. It was a private businessman's rescue mission.

Pakistani women queue to cast their ballots last month at a polling station during local government elections in Lahore, one of the country's biggest cities. In other areas, local tradition can prevent women from voting.

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Will The First Pakistani Woman To Vote In Her Village Also Be The Last?

8:23am November 21, 2015

by Philip Reeves

A mother of two defied village tradition and cast her vote in local elections on Thursday. "It was necessary because it is a women's right," she says. But now she and her husband fear for their lives.

A soldier patrols outside a Brussels shopping center Saturday, after the government put the city on its highest terror alert. All metro train stations in the city are now closed.

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'Concrete Information' Of Terror Attack Puts Brussels On High Alert

8:04am November 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

With Brussels now at a Level 4 terror alert, the city has been declared to face a "serious and imminent" threat. Large public events are now being limited, and the city's metro system is closed.

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Who Is Behind The Mali Attack?

8:02am November 21, 2015

Gunmen stormed a hotel in Mali, killing more than 10 people. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Geoff Porter, President of North Africa Risk Consulting, about who has taken responsibility for the attack.

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A Week After The Attacks, The Latest From Paris

8:02am November 21, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

The latest news from Paris, just over a week since the attacks that left 130 people dead.

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On Eve Of Argentine Election, Polls Lean Right

8:02am November 21, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

If the polls are correct, Mauricio Macri will be Argentina's next president. The election of the pro-business mayor of Buenos Aires would be another sign Latin America's "pink tide" may be receding.

Global Economic Impact Of European Security Boost

8:02am November 21, 2015

Following the attacks in Paris, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with JP Morgan analyst David Kelly about how increased military action and border security by the European Union could affect the economy.

This 11-year-old boy lives with his family in a Roma settlement in Belgrade. "He and his brothers and sisters are without documents, but he had this amazing confidence," Constantine says.

Eye On The Invisible: A Photographer's Quest To Spotlight The Stateless

6:13am November 21, 2015

by Ben de la Cruz

Greg Constantine has spent 10 years documenting the world's stateless people. They live without passports, without ID cards, without dignity — but not without hope.

The giant roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, shows its three serrated lips.

Can A Parasitic Worm Make It Easier (Or Harder) For A Woman To Conceive?

2:36am November 21, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Maybe. A nine-year study in Bolivia found an unexpected association between the parasitic worms in a woman's guts and her fertility.