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Hunger Still Haunts North Korea, Citizens Say

8:44pm December 10, 2012

by Louisa Lim

A U.N. report says North Korea has more food than in previous years. But North Koreans who spoke to NPR say conditions are still dire. Food has become too expensive for many North Koreans, and people are dying of hunger, they say.

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The National Intelligence Council's Global Trends 2030 report predicts that by the year 2030, a majority of the world's population will be out of poverty.

The World In 2030: Asia Rises, The West Declines

8:44pm December 10, 2012

by Tom Gjelten

The planet may also be racked by wars over food and water; and individuals, equipped with new lethal and disruptive technologies, will be capable of causing widespread harm. The scenarios are the work of the National Intelligence Council, comprising the 17 U.S. government intelligence agencies.

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The U.S. Role In Egypt's Battle For Democracy

2:08pm December 10, 2012

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi authorized the military to secure the country ahead of a controversial referendum on a draft constitution — a move that some compared to martial law. The opposition is split over what to do — vote down the constitution or boycott the vote altogether.

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Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama arrives at a polling station to cast his vote.

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Voters Decide How To Share Ghana's Boom

9:39pm December 08, 2012

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

As its economy prospers, the country has gained an enviable reputation in its often-turbulent West African neighborhood. It's admired for being a relative oasis of stability and peace in the region — despite tensions in the build-up to the vote.

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Egyptian President Gives Up Extra Powers

6:51pm December 08, 2012

An Egyptian official says President Mohammed Morsi has annulled a decree that gave him sweeping new powers last month. Host Guy Raz speaks with NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson from Cairo.

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The Belvedere on Marie Antoinette's estate.

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Getting The Royal Treatment En Route To Versailles

2:39pm December 08, 2012

by Eleanor Beardsley

Any ordinary commuter or tourist can be a royal for a day traveling on France's Versailles trains. Each of the cars of the 30 trains is decorated to resemble spaces at the sprawling and opulent Palace of Versailles.

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Nurse Who Took Prank Call At U.K. Hospital Is Dead

11:50pm December 07, 2012

by Vicki Barker

A nurse at a London hospital who took a hoax call about Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge was found dead on Friday. Jacintha Saldhana let through a call from an Australian radio station purporting to be the Queen calling about the ailing Duchess.

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Egyptian Protesters Display Newfound Unity

6:58am December 07, 2012

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The power grab by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and the drafting of the country's constitution have caused the mostly secular opposition to come together for the first time since the revolution drove President Hosni Mubarak from power.

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Mothers and their children sit among their washing in a refugee camp on the border between Syria and Turkey near the northern city of Azaz on Wednesday. The internally displaced faced further misery as heavy rain was followed by a drop in temperatures.

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'It's A Disaster': Life Inside A Syrian Refugee Camp

10:20pm December 06, 2012

by Deborah Amos

At one camp near the town of Atma, near the border with Turkey, some private aid is getting through, but it's not nearly enough. There's a shortage of tents, water and food — all amid falling temperatures.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a speech at Dublin City University in Ireland on Thursday. She also met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss Syria.

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U.S., Russia Try To Find Common Ground On Syria

6:40pm December 06, 2012

by Michele Kelemen

The Americans and the Russians have been at odds over Syria since the fighting began 20 months ago. But there's a sense of urgency now as the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad looks increasingly unstable.

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