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Haunting Sounds At Night, Kids' Puppet Show Clock By Day

7:42pm January 19, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

A rooster crowing in the dead of night? A sinister ice-cream truck playing a creepy tune as it trundles through the streets of Moscow? No, it's the musical automaton clock at the Puppet Theater.

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As Elections Approach, Greece Teeters On Austerity Question

7:32pm January 19, 2015

Six days from parliamentary elections, Greece is weighing whether to continue its EU-imposed — and unpopular — austerity program. Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou discusses the issue.

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Europe Moves Against Terror Cells. Should There Be More Coordination?

1:35pm January 19, 2015

Steve Inskeep talks with Peter Neumann, director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence at King's College in London.

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Reports Of Racism Fall Through France's Information Gap

12:57pm January 18, 2015

There were 1,274 incidents of racism in France in 2013, the nation's government reports, but it's not clear who was affected and how. NPR's Rachel Martin learns more from data analyst Mona Chalabi.

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Guards Watch Muslim, Jewish Sites As Dark Mood Descends On Paris

12:57pm January 18, 2015

Police continue making arrests in Europe, saying they've halted terrorist plots. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston discusses the latest on the investigation into the attacks in Paris with NPR's Rachel Martin.

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Ireland's Health Minister Leo Varadkar, 36, who has publicly come out as gay.

Prominent Irish Government Minister Comes Out As Gay

10:59am January 18, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Leo Varadkar, speaking to Irish radio, also says he supports an upcoming referendum to approve same-sex marriage in the traditionally conservative Catholic country.

Smoke rises over the new terminal of Donetsk airport in Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine, where government troops have launched an offensive to capture the area from Russian-backed separatists.

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Ukraine Launches Major Offensive To Retake Donetsk Airport

10:10am January 18, 2015

by Scott Neuman

After a night of intense shelling by government forces, much of the airport has reportedly been retaken from Russian-backed separatists.

Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov (right), was arrested on charges of terrorism last year in Crimea shortly after Russia seized it from Ukraine. He's shown here at a hearing at Moscow's Lefortovo District Court on Dec. 26, 2014.

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Russia's Prominent Prisoners Reflect Tension With Its Neighbors

5:50am January 18, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Russia is jailing three prominent figures from Ukraine and Estonia on what critics say are highly questionable charges. The cases also reflect the friction between Russia and its neighbors.

Belgian paratroopers guard outside a Jewish school in the central city of Antwerp on Saturday, a day after authorities made several arrests of alleged Islamist extremists who they say were plotting attacks.

Greece Arrests Four In Latest Anti-Terror Raids

4:15pm January 17, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The arrests are said to include Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who is believed to have been the mastermind behind a foiled plot to conduct attacks in Belgium.

France Approves Secret Burials For 'Charlie Hebdo' Attackers

2:28pm January 17, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Said Kouachi has reportedly already been buried at the city of Reims, where he lived before the deadly attack. His brother, Cherif, is to be buried at his hometown of Gennevilliers, outside of Paris.