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Egypt Clears Aid Worker Of Abuse And Trafficking Allegations

6:59am April 18, 2017

by Jane Arraf

After three years in detention, Egypt has cleared Aya Hijazi, an Egyptian-American aid worker accused of child abuse and human trafficking. The case was emblematic of Egypt's crackdown on aid groups.

News Brief: Trump Executive Order, Pence In Japan, Sears In Trouble

6:40am April 18, 2017

President Trump plans to sign an order on "Hire American" and "Buy American." Vice President Pence meets with Japan's prime minister after Trump targeted Japan for its huge trade surplus with the U.S.

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In Japan, Pence Talks Trade And North Korea's Threat To The Region

6:35am April 18, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Vice President Mike Pence is traveling the Pacific Rim, where much of President Trump's foreign policy agenda is focused. The other major issue is trade. Pence met with Japan's prime minister.

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Facebook Cracks Down On 30,000 Fake Accounts In France

5:42pm April 17, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

Facebook is targeting 30,000 fake accounts linked to France that are being used to spread fake news, spam, hoaxes and misinformation. The company said it is trying to "reduce the spread of material generated through inauthentic activity, including spam, misinformation, or other deceptive content that is often shared by creators of fake accounts."

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Turkish Voters Narrowly Approve Referendum To Expand Presidential Powers

5:42pm April 17, 2017

by Peter Kenyon

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a referendum, giving him more power, by a narrow margin on Sunday. The opposition is demanding a recount of some ballots.

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Vice President Pence Sends Warning To North Korea Amid Rising Tensions

5:42pm April 17, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

In South Korea Monday, Vice President Mike Pence warned North Korea that U.S. patience was running out with the regime. This came a day after North Korea tried and failed to test a ballistic missile.

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Helmeted Chadian and other African police commandos, armed with dummy rifles hunt down terrorist suspects who've taken hostages in the building, during a US military led Flintlock 2017 law enforcement exercise in Ndjamena Chad, 15 March 2017.

Amid Aid Uncertainty, U.S. Counterterrorism Cooperation Continues In Africa

4:39pm April 17, 2017

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Forces from 27 countries took part last month in U.S.-led counterterrorism exercises to fight extremist violence by Boko Haram, the flow of foreign fighters and trafficking in the Lake Chad region.

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After His Family Fled Persecution, Rohingya Refugee Dreams Of His Homeland

4:30pm April 17, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

The Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, have been fleeing persecution for decades. NPR has the story of one man, who's never even seen his homeland but would like to someday.

As Tensions Grow In Region, Pence Reaffirms 'Ironclad' South Korean Relations

4:30pm April 17, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with John Park, director of the Korea Working Group at the Harvard Kennedy School, about U.S. relations with South Korea amid growing tension over the North Korean threat.

Javier Duarte, the former governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz, sits handcuffed following his arrest in Panajache, Guatemala, on Saturday.

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Mexico Catches One Of Several Fugitive Former Governors After A Half-Year Hunt

4:26pm April 17, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Javier Duarte, former governor of Veracruz state, was finally apprehended in Guatemala this weekend. He's just one of nearly a dozen ex-governors either on the lam, under investigation or in prison.