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Region's Leaders Promise To Protect Iraq's Holy Sites

12:43pm June 28, 2014

Last week, Iran's president vowed to protect Shiite holy sites in Iraq, but will that be possible in the midst of a civil war? NPR's Scott Simon talks to Karim Hendili, an Arab specialist for UNESCO.

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Kerry Urges Mideast Leaders To Contain ISIS

12:43pm June 28, 2014

The U.S. can't do much in Iraq without support from the Saudis, Emiratis and other regional players, as international correspondent Jackie Northam tells NPR's Scott Simon.

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Wife Of Jailed American In Cuba Worries He'll Take 'Drastic Measures'

1:21pm June 27, 2014

David Greene talks to Judy Gross, wife of USAID contractor Alan Gross, who is serving a 15 year term in a Cuban prison for bringing satellite communications equipment into the country.

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Travel Freedom Raises Questions About U.S. Policies Toward Cuba

12:47pm June 27, 2014

by Greg Allen

After being away for decades, many members of the first generation of Cuban-American exiles are returning to their native land. But there are still many uneasy with the relaxed travel restrictions.

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Despite Losing To Germany, U.S. Advances In World Cup

7:59am June 27, 2014

by Tom Goldman

The U.S. men's soccer team moves on to the World Cup's round of 16. They lost to Germany, but advance because Portugal beat Ghana. The team will get to rest a bit before playing Belgium on Tuesday.

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For German Fans In Berlin Beer Garden, National Pride Is No Problem

7:10pm June 26, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

As the U.S. and German soccer teams faced off under heavy rain in Recife, Brazil, German fans were glued to their TVs in Berlin. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson offers their reactions to the German win.

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Airlines Suspend Flights To Pakistani City After Shooting

2:19pm June 26, 2014

by Philip Reeves

A Pakistan International Airways plane was shot at in Peshawar on Wednesday. International airlines are canceling flights to the city. The bullet came through the window and one passenger died.

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Angry At Shiite-Led Government, Sunnis Are Loath To Help Calm Iraq

5:44am June 26, 2014

by Alice Fordham

Minority Sunnis are helping the militants sweeping Iraq's north and west. The support of ordinary Sunnis shows how difficult it will be to reverse the sectarian partition that's already happening.

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A World Cup Surprise: Arias In The Heart Of The Amazon

9:30pm June 25, 2014

by Russell Lewis

The final World Cup game in the Brazilian city of Manaus is on Wednesday. For fans who made the trek to the jungle for games this tournament, many were rewarded by something else: seeing a centuries-old opera house in the heart of the Amazon.

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For A Spanish Princess, An Indictment On Laundering Charges

9:30pm June 25, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

Spanish Princess Infanta Cristina has been charged with money laundering. She faces 11 years behind bars for allegedly embezzling public money through fake charities.

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