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Protesters In Brazil Highlight Discontent With Government Corruption

4:51pm March 18, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Brazil's wave of street protests reflects deep discontent with the country's culture of corruption. Dozens of public officials are implicated in a scandal involving the state-run oil company.

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Police In Brussels Arrest Key Suspect In Paris Attacks Salah Abdeslam

4:24pm March 18, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

A key suspect in the Nov. 13, 2015, terrorist attacks in Paris has been captured alive in Brussels. Officials say other anti-terrorism operations are underway in Belgium.

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European Union Reaches Deal With Turkey On Migration Crisis

4:24pm March 18, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

The European Union deal with the Turkish government will result in the return of thousands of asylum-seekers to Turkey. EU leaders hope the deal will put an end to people trying to enter Europe by sea, but Human Rights organizations are deeply opposed to the plan.

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Migration Policy Institute Director: EU-Turkey Deal Reflects 'Political Panic'

4:24pm March 18, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Elizabeth Collett, director of the Migration Policy Institute in Europe, about the recent deal struck between the EU and Turkey to return new asylum-seekers who arrived in Greece back to Turkey.

Critics Urge Obama To Focus On Human Rights In Historic Cuba Trip

4:24pm March 18, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

President Obama once said he would go to Cuba only if the human rights situation on the island improved. Critics say he's crossed his own red line by going now when political arrests are up.

French President Francois Hollande (center right) shakes hands with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, (center left) before a meeting during an EU summit in Brussels on Friday.

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Turkey And The EU Strike Controversial Migration Deal In Brussels

1:42pm March 18, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The European Union and Turkey have reached agreement on a plan aimed at stemming the massive flow of people into Europe. It likely will impact the fates of tens of thousands of migrants and refugees.

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EU Nears Deal With Turkey To Limit Migration

8:59am March 18, 2016

After some opposition, European Union leaders at the summit in Brussels are finalizing an agreement with Turkey aimed at helping Syrian refugees fleeing war.

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One social media misstep from Snoop Dogg; inadvertent fame for a tiny Romanian village.

Snoop Dogg Makes Romanian Village Famous With Instagram Mistake

9:44pm March 17, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The rapper presumably meant to tag his location as Bogotá, Colombia, but instead checked in at Bogata, Romania, a small village which had some fun with the mistake.

People watch a TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul on Tuesday.

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North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles Off Its East Coast

8:36pm March 17, 2016

by Elise Hu

The latest missile firing comes amid heightened tensions on the peninsula, following wide international condemnation for the North's January nuclear test.

After the pigeons are fitted with pollution sensors, they are released into different parts of London. Londoners can then get live air quality readings via Twitter.

Pigeons Are London's Newest Pollution Fighters

7:57pm March 17, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

Pigeons have a bad reputation. But London's Pigeon Air Patrol is monitoring pollution levels. A flock of racing pigeons equipped with sensors launched this week. The results, naturally, are tweeted.

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