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France Mourns Filmmaker Alain Resnais

11:11am March 03, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

Prolific French film-maker Alain Resnais died over the weekend at the age of 91. Resnais' films captured international awards over seven decades. And, he was making movies up until the very end.

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In Defiance Of Arrests, Protests Erupt Again In Venezuela

7:09pm March 02, 2014

by Arun Rath

Inflation and food shortages continue to spark violence in Venezuela. Dozens of people have been arrested, and protests renewed on Saturday. Reporter Girish Gupta explains the situation in Caracas.

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'Snow-How': The Winter Playbook At Nordic Airports

7:09pm March 02, 2014

In the U.S., airports have suffered delays due to the polar vortex, but in Nordic countries defying the snow is almost a sport. Heini Noronen-Juhola, an expert on aviation and safety, explains.

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U.N. Attempting To Find Diplomatic Solutions In Ukraine

7:08pm March 01, 2014

The standoff in Crimea is increasing in intensity and has become a focal point of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Host Arun Rath talks to NPR's Michele Kelemen about the diplomatic efforts to resolve the standoff in the region.

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Worldwide Attention Expected For Track Star's Murder Trial

11:03am March 01, 2014

South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius goes on trial next week for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Guardian reporter David Smith about the upcoming court case.

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Russia's Cossacks Ride Back From History As 'Patriots'

5:17pm February 28, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Once the marauders and cowboys of Russia's wild frontier, the horse-bound warriors are reappearing as a symbol of national pride.

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A villager holds diamonds dug out from a mine outside the village of Sam Ouandja in northeast Central African Republic in 2007.

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Jewels Lie Beneath The Violence In The Central African Republic

8:08pm February 27, 2014

by Gregory Warner

A Muslim-led coup last year triggered the violence in the majority-Christian country. But there's a deeper reason: resentment over diamonds and gold, mined by Christians and traded by Muslims.

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NATO Pressures Karzai To Sign Troop Pact With U.S.

7:30am February 27, 2014

by Sean Carberry

Without the deal, Obama told Afghan President Hamid Karzai this week that the U.S. will move ahead with plans to pull all U.S. troops out the country by the end of 2014. NATO plans to follow suit.

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Violence In South Sudan Targets Hospitals

7:30am February 27, 2014

Doctors Without Borders says patients have been shot, medical supplies looted and a hospital destroyed. David Greene talks to Sarah Maynard, a program director for the group, about the violence.

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A vehicle inside the U.S. Consulate compound in Benghazi is engulfed in flames after an attack on Sept. 11, 2012. "There is no evidence whatsoever that al-Qaida or any group linked to al-Qaida played a role in organizing or leading the attack," says New Y

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In Benghazi, U.S. Intelligence Wasn't Focused On 'Homegrown Militants'

5:14pm February 26, 2014

New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick spent months on the ground in Benghazi, Libya, trying to get to the bottom of the deadly Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate.

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