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Saudi Arabia Builds Iraq Border Wall To Protect Against ISIS

11:25am January 21, 2015

Audie Cornish talks with Saudi Arabia expert Gregory Gause about how the country views the ISIS threat. The kingdom is building a 600-mile border wall along its northern border with Iraq.

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At Least 11 Israelis Stabbed Aboard Tel Aviv Bus

10:27am January 21, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Three of those stabbed are said to have been seriously wounded. News reports say the assailant was shot in the leg while trying to escape. Israel is calling the incident a terrorist act.

A Yemeni man walks amid the debris inside a heavily damaged house near the presidential palace on Tuesday.

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What's Going On In Yemen?

9:42am January 21, 2015

by Greg Myre

Yemen has once again been plunged into chaos as rebels reportedly have taken the presidential palace. The U.S., Saudi Arabia and Iran all have an important stake in the troubled country.

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Shanghai Officials Fired Over Stampede That Killed 36

8:40am January 21, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

It was announced that the Huangpu District's Communist Party secretary, government chief, police chief and deputy police chief were fired and 7 other officials were demoted or otherwise disciplined.

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Six-year old Hadja Sow (left) and a classmate on their first day back at school after a prolonged break because of Ebola.

School's Back On In Guinea: Reading, Writing, Temperature-Taking

8:38am January 21, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Ebola brought education to a halt in the country. This week, school doors reopened. Some parents are a little nervous about possible health risks. And some kids are actually glad to be back!

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A man carries a bag with coca leaves in December 2013 in a rural area of Corinto, department of Cauca, Colombia. The Colombian government and the FARC are attempting address the issue of "illicit cultivation" as the third point of their ongoing peace talk

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Colombia's Coca Farmers Face Uncertain Future As FARC Negotiates Peace

7:39pm January 20, 2015

As part of talks, the leftist revolutionary group is offering to help end Colombia's cocaine trade, but previous attempts to encourage coca farmers to grow something else have been disastrous.

A man walks past a makeshift memorial for French Muslim policeman Ahmed Merabet near the site where he was shot dead by gunmen, close to the headquarters of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

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In France's Muslim Community, Stories Of Heroism, And Some Fear

7:02pm January 20, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

Muslims were among the first people at the scene of last week's attacks in Paris. An employee of the kosher supermarket saved hostages, and a policeman died responding to the Charlie Hebdo shootings.

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White House Seeks More Time From Congress On Iran

2:41pm January 20, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

There is bipartisan support for sanctions — and a veto threat from the president. His chief of staff, Denis McDonough, says the White House would consider congressional action "later in the year."

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Cheerleaders with pompoms helped kick off a government campaign to eliminate Ebola from Guinea in 60 days.

Countdown To Zero: Guinea's Campaign To Conquer Ebola In 60 Days

2:34pm January 20, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

With cheerleaders and pompoms, the government is urging people to knock out Ebola by mid-March.

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Greeks Shun Mainstream Politics Without Great Alternatives

2:33pm January 20, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

Many Greeks say they plan to vote outside the political mainstream in this month's election because they want an end to the corrupt, populist politics of the past. So they're reaching out to radical parties, including the leftist Syriza Party, which is expected to win the election, after holding just four percent of parliamentary seats in 2009

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