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Malaysian Airliner Crashes In Eastern Ukraine

8:40pm July 17, 2014

by Robert Siegel

A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying nearly 300 people has crashed in eastern Ukraine, near the Russian border. It's unclear why it crashed, but the Ukrainian president is calling for an investigation.

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'Voices of Cycling' Duo Has Shared A Mic For 29 Years

11:17am July 17, 2014

Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen have covered the Tour de France, the sport's most grueling race, together for decades and have developed a rapport that viewers appreciate.

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Political Chaos Reigns 3 Years After Moammar Gadhafi's Ouster

3:16pm July 16, 2014

by Leila Fadel

Two men claim to be Libya's prime minister. At the same time, a renegade general has gathered forces and is attacking Benghazi. Libyans who can afford to are fleeing the country.

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Nigeria's Boko Haram 'More Extreme Than Al-Qaida,' Journalist Says

2:20pm July 16, 2014

Journalist Alex Perry wrote the new e-book The Hunt for Boko Haram: Investigating the Terror Tearing Nigeria Apart. He says Boko Haram doesn't have logical reasons for the atrocious acts it commits.

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Israelis, Palestinians Defy Recent Violence To Break Fast Together

10:32am July 16, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

The conflict between Israel and Gaza is in its ninth day, with no obvious end in sight. Amid the violence, some Israelis and Palestinians meet to share an end-of-fast meal.

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Young Pakistani Activist Urges Nigeria To Do More For Kidnapped Girls

10:32am July 16, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

It's been three months since Islamist extremists kidnapped more than 250 schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria. Education campaigner Malala Yousafzai appealed to the captors to free the girls.

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Iman el-Kaas' 33-year-old husband, Anas, was killed last week by an Israeli attack that hit their apartment in the Gaza Strip. She says her husband, a pharmacist, had no ties to Hamas. He is among the nearly 200 killed so far in the current conflict.

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The Violence In Gaza, Through The Lens Of One Family's Losses

8:16pm July 15, 2014

by Emily Harris

The Gaza Strip has sustained more than 1,500 Israeli airstrikes. A family with no apparent ties to Hamas lost one of two sons last week; the mother and father died in similar attacks six years ago.

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With A Deadline Days Away, Iran Nuclear Deal Might Get An Extension

7:23pm July 15, 2014

by Peter Kenyon

Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to Washington, D.C., after meeting the Iranian foreign minister about nuclear negotiations. The deadline for a deal limiting Iran's nuclear program is Sunday, but it might be extended.

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Darkened By A Bloody History, Baltics Hope To Be Bolstered By NATO

7:23pm July 15, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are now members of the EU and NATO, but they have painful memories of the Soviet occupation. The Baltic states are asking for a bigger NATO presence in their countries.

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Air Raid Sirens Keep Israelis On High Alert

7:53am July 15, 2014

Steve Inskeep talks to Israeli author Etgar Keret about tensions on the streets of Tel Aviv during the current violence with Hamas, and what the difference is between peace and compromise.

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