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Pakistani religious protesters march in the capital Islamabad on Wednesday, where tens of thousands demonstrated this past week. Their demands included government assurances that the country's strict blasphemy laws would not be eased. The protesters agree

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Pakistan's Religious Right Mobilizes Anew to Defend Blasphemy Laws

10:54am April 02, 2016

by Philip Reeves

Tens of thousands of religious protesters descended on Islamabad and demanded the government keep strict blasphemy laws in place. They left only after they said the government provided assurances.

A photo of the Temple of Bel taken on March 14, 2014, in front of the remains of the historic temple as seen on Thursday.

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In Palmyra, Islamic State Left Behind Mass Grave, Destroyed Monuments

10:33am April 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Syrian soldiers took the ancient city back from ISIS last week. A mass grave with the bodies of 40 people, 23 of them women and children, was found in the area, according to Syrian media.

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PHOTOS: Giving Ex-Child Soldiers A Chance To Be Kids Again

9:17am April 02, 2016

by Erika Beras

They're trying to rebuild their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo — and one way to start is by learning capoeira, a Brazilian martial art.

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Create Prosthetics' 3-D printers give anyone in the world access to a design operation in Lake Placid, N.Y., that, for $500, creates a personalized cover for a prosthetic device.

Fashionable Prosthetics Trade Realistic Color For Personal Pizzazz

9:16am April 02, 2016

by David Sommerstein

A firm in New York is making brightly colored, personalized covers for prosthetic legs that each wearer helps design — sort of like a tattoo.

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#NPRreads: 3 Stories To Spring Into This Weekend

8:27am April 02, 2016

#NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and The Two-Way. Correspondents, editors and producers share the pieces that have kept them reading. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

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Postcard From Brussels

8:15am April 02, 2016

by Melissa Block

Soon after the terrorist attacks in Belgium, people created a makeshift shrine to the victims in a Brussels square. The city's archivists are documenting all the messages.

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Upon Reclaiming Palmyra, The Controversial Side Of Digital Reconstruction

8:15am April 02, 2016

A group of researchers is recreating monuments damaged in Syria using digital models and 3-D printers. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Roger Michel, director of the Institute for Digital Archaeology.

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Russia Boosts Troop Presence In Eastern Europe, Stoking Neighbor's Fears

8:15am April 02, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Hannes Hanso, Estonia's defense minister, about Russia's actions and intentions in NATO's Eastern region and beyond.

After 'Important' Swing State Wisconsin, Path May Narrow For Trump

8:15am April 02, 2016

The next big presidential contest is Tuesday's primary in Wisconsin. Ted Cruz is hoping to overtake Donald Trump and keep Trump's delegate lead from growing.

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Nuclear Security Summit: Obama Doubts Trump's Foreign Policy Knowledge

8:15am April 02, 2016

At the end of the nuclear security summit he hosted, President Obama slammed Donald Trump for Trump's recent comments about nuclear weapons.