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A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's Self-Defense Forces personnel rescuing climbers who were in critical condition near the top of Mt. Ontake Monday, before rescue operations were suspended.

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Japan's Mt. Ontake Is Still Erupting As Questions Emerge About Warnings

6:37pm September 29, 2014

by Bill Chappell

At least 36 people are feared dead following Saturday's eruption that caught hundreds of hikers by surprise. Another plume of ash and gas has complicated rescue efforts, which again have been halted.

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Syrian Rebels Fear Assad Will Benefit From ISIS Airstrikes

6:30pm September 29, 2014

by Deborah Amos

The U.S. says it's not coordinating its attacks on ISIS with the Syrian regime. But opponents to Syrian President Bashar Assad worry that he's benefitting from the U.S. air campaign.

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Hong Kong Protests Pick Up Steam After Weekend Clashes With Police

6:30pm September 29, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

Thousands of pro-democracy activists continued to occupy Hong Kong's business district on Monday, as protests stretched into a third day.

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Modi Galvanizes Indian Diaspora On U.S. Visit

6:30pm September 29, 2014

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rock star's welcome at Madison Square Garden over the weekend. Journalist Mitra Kalita is following his visit and speaks with Rachel Martin.

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Pro-independence Catalans protest in front of a Spanish government delegation in Barcelona Monday, after Spain's Constitutional Court suspended an independence referendum called by Catalonia.

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Spanish Court Blocks Catalonia's Independence Vote

5:17pm September 29, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Spain's central government in Madrid had appealed to the court to stop the vote, which had been approved with strong support from Catalonia's parliament and local governments.

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Aleppo Residents Trapped Between Syrian Forces And ISIS Militants

5:14pm September 29, 2014

For a view from the ground of the U.S. led airstrikes on Islamic State militants, Audie Cornish talks with Zaina Erhaim, project coordinator for the Syrian Institute for War and Peace Reporting.

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As the mayor of Cali, Colombia, epidemiologist Rodrigo Guerrero (left) meets with the police once a week to review murder statistics.

A Doctor Turned Mayor Solves A Murder Mystery In Colombia

5:12pm September 29, 2014

by Nsikan Akpan

When Rodrigo Guerrero took office, he was shocked by the murder rate. It seemed logical to blame the drug cartels. But his epidemiologist's eye led him to a different culprit.

People check their phones at a pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong on Monday.

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How Hong Kong Protesters Are Connecting, Without Cell Or Wi-Fi Networks

4:59pm September 29, 2014

by Elise Hu

Pro-democracy protesters are downloading a fast-growing app called FireChat to stay in touch. It has been used around the world during political unrest.

How Is Fujifilm Helping In The Fight Against Ebola?

4:20pm September 29, 2014

The fight against Ebola continues in Africa and here in the U.S. NPR's Arun Rath talks to The New Yorker's Joshua Hunt on Fujifilm's foray into Ebola drugs.

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Russia Moves To Protect Its 'Information Sovereignty'

4:20pm September 29, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Russia's parliament, the Duma, approved a bill on Friday that would limit foreign ownership of Russian media to less than 20 percent.

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