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Dutch Election Expected To Be Another Test For Anti-Immigrant Stance

8:49am March 13, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

Riots by Turkish immigrants raised tensions before Wednesday's general election in the Netherlands. After Brexit and the Trump win, will the fiery anti-Muslim Geert Wilders continue the populist roll?

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'Cries From Syria' Documentary Lays Bare The Conflict's Gruesome Realities

5:59pm March 12, 2017

by Lakshmi Singh

Director Evgeny Afineevsky and Syrian subject Kholoud Helmi talk about the new film, which chronicles the country's descent into civil war after initially hopeful demonstrations of the Arab Spring.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter patrol flies over a border fence by a bridge between the United States and Mexico on Oct. 18, 2016 in Hidalgo, Texas.

On Both Sides Of The Mexican Border, Fear Grows For U.S.-Bound Migrants

4:53pm March 12, 2017

Officials say Trump's tough stance has led to fewer apprehensions at the border. But amid heightened threats of family separation and terrorization, some think the journey is still worth the risks.

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Gonaives, a city in northern Haiti, is seen in May 2016. On Sunday morning, a bus crashed into a parade in the city, killing at least 34 people and injuring 17.

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Bus Plows Into Crowd In Haiti, Killing At Least 34

3:56pm March 12, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The bus was driving from Cap Haitien to Port-au-Prince when it crashed into a "rara" parade in the city of Gonaives.

Supporters of India's Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate elections results outside the party headquarters in New Delhi on March 11, 2017.

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Modi's BJP Party Wins Heart of India Voters

11:38am March 12, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

Modi's BJP Party swept the polls in two of five states.

Ousted South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye, center, arrives at her private home in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday. She vacated the presidential palace and returned to her home two days after the Constitutional Court removed her from office.

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Ousted South Korean President Leaves Presidential Palace

11:31am March 12, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Park Geun-hye returned to her home in Seoul's Gangnam District two days after her impeachment. As a private citizen, she could face criminal corruption charges.

La Belle Limonadiere, hand coloured etching (1816). Lemonade was ubiquitous in mid-17th century Paris. Where the limonadiers went, piles of spent lemon peels followed. As rats nibbled on the peels, they killed off plague-infected fleas, Tom Nealon argues

How Lemonade Helped Paris Fend Off Plague And Other Surprising 'Food Fights'

7:00am March 12, 2017

by Tove Danovich

Tom Nealon's new book searches through patchy historical records to trace subjects like how chocolate helped lead to war in the Caribbean, or the role a grain fungus played in the Crusades.

Supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walk to the Dutch consulate in Istanbul on Saturday. Turkey and the Netherlands escalated their spat on Saturday as the Dutch withdrew landing permission for the Turkish foreign minister's plane.

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Dutch Ban Turkish Official From Entry, Erdogan Hits Back With 'Nazi' Comment

11:40pm March 11, 2017

by Miles Parks

For the second time this month, the Turkish president compared a European Union ally's government to that of Nazi Germany.

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Indian Local Election Could Signal Change In Political Landscape

6:56pm March 11, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party won big in local elections. About 60 percent voted and women turned out in higher rates than men.

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Acutely malnourished child Sacdiyo Mohamed, 9 months old, is treated at Banadir hospital in Somalia on Saturday. Somalia's government has declared the drought there a national disaster.

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World Faces Largest Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945, U.N. Official Says

4:22pm March 11, 2017

by Miles Parks

Conflict and drought have ravaged four countries across North Africa and the Middle East, leaving more than 20 million people in desperate need of food.