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This undated image from video provided by TV Ruse shows journalist Viktoria Marinova in Bulgaria. On Tuesday, officials announced an arrest had been made in connection with her death on Saturday.

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Suspect In Rape And Killing Of Bulgarian Journalist Arrested In Germany

6:35pm October 10, 2018

by Amy Held

Viktoria Marinova's death sparked an international outcry over the dangers journalists face. Bulgarian officials say the evidence shows she was the victim of a sex crime and not targeted for her work.

A site in a Guadalajara cemetery last week, where the state wants to bury the bodies that are currently stacked up at the local morgue.

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Mexico's Morgues Are Overflowing As Its Murder Rate Rises

6:13pm October 10, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Several cities have resorted to storing dead bodies in refrigerated trailers, including Guadalajara. That sparked a national scandal, after some residents complained about the stench.

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Protesters outside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul hold portraits of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared after visiting the consulate last week. Turkish officials say a squad of Saudi men killed him.

Trump Administration Presses Saudis For Information On Missing Journalist

6:05pm October 10, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Turkish officials say a squad of Saudi men killed Jamal Khashoggi shortly after he arrived at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week. "We're going to get to the bottom of it," Trump said Wednesday.

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German Police Arrest Suspect In Rape And Killing Of Bulgarian TV Journalist

5:36pm October 10, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

Police in Germany have arrested a suspect in the killing of a Bulgarian journalist. The murder of the reporter, described as a fighter and truth-seeker, has shocked her hometown and unnerved the European Union.

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The Latest On The Disappearance And Suspected Killing Of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

5:36pm October 10, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly gets the latest on the disappearance, and suspected killing, of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi from Washington Post reporter Shane Harris.

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Is The Trump Administration Being Too Soft On Saudi Arabia's Crackdown On Dissenters?

4:22pm October 10, 2018

by Jackie Northam

The disappearance of a Saudi journalist who went into one of Saudi Arabia's consulates has prompted only muted response from the White House.

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The Donggala District Prison was torched by rioting prisoners one day after the double earthquake and tsunami disasters on Sept. 28. Donggala is close to the epicenter of the earthquake, and rattled prisoners wanted a way out.

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Why Inmates Set Free After The Indonesia Quake Are Returning To Their Prison

3:34pm October 10, 2018

by Julie McCarthy

Prisoners at the Donggala District Prison rioted as the earthquake and tsunami hit last month. The warden opened the doors — but now, after checking on their families, many inmates have come back.

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'Florida,' 'Heartland' Among National Book Awards Finalists

2:38pm October 10, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

"This year, instead of just celebrating the best American literature, we're celebrating the best literature in America," said Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation.

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with President Trump during a joint statement in Beijing last November. Rather than a frontal assault on U.S. leadership, Xi has articulated his vision of a "community of shared destiny."

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Opinion: How China Challenges America's World Leadership

10:47am October 10, 2018

by Elizabeth Economy

Chinese President Xi Jinping is ready for a change — specifically the transformation of the international system and China's role within it, writes author Elizabeth Economy.

Beckah Shae, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter popular on Christian radio, snapped selfies with the dedication plaque outside the U.S. Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem.

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For Some Americans, Jerusalem's Newest Pilgrimage Site Is The U.S. Embassy

9:08am October 10, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

The embassy draws tourists who support what it stands for: an about-face in U.S. policy, recognizing Israel's claims to the city. They say the embassy's existence reflects biblical prophecy.

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