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In Eastern Ukraine, A Cease-Fire In Name Only

8:16am March 16, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Sporadic fighting continues in a handful of strategic spots. Both the Ukrainian military and separatists and their Russian allies claim their opponents have failed to pull back their heavy weapons.

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After Attacks, Is Europe Still Safe For Jews?

8:14am March 16, 2015

Jews have been feeling increasingly vulnerable, journalist Jeffrey Goldberg says. In an article for The Atlantic, he wonders whether anti-Semitic attacks mean Europe is no longer safe for Jews.

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Brazilians Stage Massive Protests Against President Dilma Rousseff

8:12am March 16, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest her leadership. It's been only four months since she was re-elected, and it already looks like her presidency is in deep trouble.

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Arab States And Iran's Nuclear Talks

8:12am March 16, 2015

by Deborah Amos

As talks with world powers over Iran's nuclear program resume, there are plenty of sources of opposition to a deal. Arab allies in the region see Iran as a threat to their own power and influence.

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British Teens On Their Way To Syria Are Returned Home

8:12am March 16, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Three British teenagers were stopped on their way to Syria and sent back to the U.K. This comes weeks after case where three girls crossed into Syria.

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Nuclear Talks Resume With Iran

6:22pm March 15, 2015

NPR's Arun Rath talks with international correspondent Peter Kenyon about the resumption of nuclear talks with Iran, as Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iran's foreign minister in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Girls mourn a family member killed in a suicide bombing attack near two churches in Lahore, Pakistan, on Sunday.

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Suicide Bombers Target Sunday Services At 2 Pakistani Churches

4:10pm March 15, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The attack is the latest in a series targeting the country's Christian minority. Irate protesters attacked people whom they suspected of being behind the explosions, killing at least one person.

People gather in Copacabana beach during a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday.

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Massive Protests Against Brazil's President Seek Her Ouster

3:59pm March 15, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro says protesters don't just want Dilma Rousseff gone: They are demanding the ruling party be booted as well. Some estimates say 1 million people protested across Brazil.

Kerry To Resume Talks Over Iran's Nuclear Program

2:42pm March 15, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Today's meeting in Switzerland comes a week after 47 Senate Republicans signed an open letter to Iran suggesting any deal reached would lapse the day President Obama leaves office.

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'We Have To Negotiate In The End' With Syria's Assad, Kerry Says

1:18pm March 15, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The comments were made to CBS. The U.S. has previously said the Syrian leader "needs to go." But nearly four years into the Syrian civil war, there are few signs of that happening.