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How A Teenager's Death Became A Political Weapon In Germany's Immigration Debate

6:17pm January 24, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Yascha Mounk, associate professor at Johns Hopkins University, about how the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl by a refugee has activated fault lines and intense debate across Germany.

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Police officers lead Amanda Knox from the Court of Appeal in Perugia, Italy, in November 2010.

Italy Ordered To Pay Damages To Amanda Knox

5:33pm January 24, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The European Court of Human Rights ordered the country to pay Knox nearly $21,000 for failing to provide legal assistance and an interpreter when police initially questioned her in a 2007 murder case.

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Denmark Has An Issue With Its Southern Border — Wild Boars

7:58am January 24, 2019

by Sidsel Overgaard

The U.S. isn't the only country worried about the security of its southern border. Denmark is building a barrier along its frontier with Germany to keep out wild boar.

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Incoming Migrants Overwhelm Spain's Refugee Centers

7:38am January 24, 2019

by Lucia Benavides

Spain is taking in more migrants than Greece or Italy — the first time that's happened since the crisis began in 2015. The numbers are expected to rise, and that's straining Spain's migrant services.

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Ancient Stone Circle In Scotland Turns Out To Be Not So Old

7:03am January 23, 2019

Scottish historians saw stones arranged in a circle, and experts dated the stones to some 4,000 years ago. The experts were informed that the stones were placed in the circle in the 1990s.

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American Held In Russia Is Denied Bail During First Court Appearance

6:37am January 23, 2019

by Lucian Kim

An American accused by Russian prosecutors of spying has appeared in a Moscow court in an unsuccessful attempt to get bail while he awaits trial. Paul Whelan was arrested at the end of last month.

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Chris Brown performs during Fashion Week last fall in Milan, Italy. The Paris prosecutor says the singer and two other individuals were arrested. Brown has been accused of rape and narcotics possession.

Chris Brown Arrested On Charges Of Rape In Paris

4:55pm January 22, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The R&B artist, along with two unnamed men, has been arrested on charges of "aggravated rape" and multiple narcotics offenses.

Paul Whelan, the American who has been detained by Russia on suspicion of espionage, stands in a glass cage for a hearing in Moscow on Tuesday.

American Held In Russia Unwittingly Got Thumb Drive With State Secrets, Lawyer Says

3:10pm January 22, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

When a Russian citizen handed him a memory stick, Paul Whelan thought it contained travel snapshots, his lawyer told reporters. Whelan was denied bail at his first court appearance.

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Russia And Japan Are Still At War — At Least On Paper

5:02am January 22, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Japan's prime minister will be in Moscow Tuesday, amid speculation that Russia and Japan might be about to sign a peace treaty. The two countries have still not officially ended World War II.

Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street on Monday to attend parliament.

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'Another Week Of Can-Kicking.' Theresa May Faces Wary Lawmakers On Brexit Deal

6:08pm January 21, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

British lawmakers urged Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday to make changes to her Brexit plans days after they defeated a previous offer.