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Lawyers For Sept. 11 Plotters Try To Save Defendants From Death Penalty

5:30am August 03, 2016

by Arun Rath

Defense attorneys in the military commissions of the alleged 9/11 plotters are throwing up roadblock after roadblock to increase the chances of saving their clients from the death penalty. The government could make the case go a lot quicker, they say, if prosecutors took that danger off the table.

Obama Touts Benefits Of Pacific Trade Deal With Singapore's Prime Minister

6:46pm August 02, 2016

by Scott Horsley

During a meeting Tuesday with the prime minister of Singapore, President Obama touted the benefits of the Trans-Pacific trade deal. But with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both on record against the deal, Obama faces a narrow path to ratification.

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Russian Public Leans Toward Trump In U.S. Presidential Election

6:46pm August 02, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Pavel Felgenhauer, a columnist for Novaya Gazeta, about how the U.S. presidential election is being covered in Russia and how the Russian public views Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

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Which Countries Are Best At Converting National Wealth Into Well-Being

5:17pm August 02, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

How much bang for their buck do citizens actually get out of their nation's total wealth?

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Former Iraqi Ambassador On Fighting ISIS With U.S.: 'We All Have Short-Termism'

4:42pm August 02, 2016

"We need to get politics aligned with the security threat we all face. ... We're all thinking about our own elections rather than ... the strategic leadership needed," says Lukman Faily.

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Women wave flags in front of a billboard bearing a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Aug. 2 in Ankara's Kizilay Square during a protest against the failed military coup in July.

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After Failed Coup, Some Turks Call For Reinstating The Death Penalty

4:32pm August 02, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Turkey abolished capital punishment in 2004. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says public demand for restoring it can't be ignored. But doing so would hurt Turkey's bid to join the EU.

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French Prisons Separate Inmates To Prevent Radicalization

4:32pm August 02, 2016

For many French Islamist terrorists, radicalization started while serving time in French prisons. Sociologist Farhad Khosrokhavar says some young Muslims see radicalism as a way to strike back at a secular society.

Russian Athletes Await Decision On Status To Compete In Rio Olympics

4:32pm August 02, 2016

by Tom Goldman

Confusion surrounds many Russian athletes in Rio, whose status to compete in the Olympics remains unclear. Individual sports federations are trying to determine who's eligible to compete with only days left before the games begin. Some athletes have appealed their suspensions.

Muslim Sisters Face Obstacles In Efforts To Help French Army

4:32pm August 02, 2016

by Daniel Estrin

After the recent attack in Nice, two Muslim sisters wanted to help the French army. What happened when they tried to volunteer says a lot about France and young French Muslims.

Girls from India's Dawoodi Bohra Muslim gather outside their mosque in Mumbai. The sect has more than a million followers worldwide.

Petition Against Female Genital Mutilation Provokes An Angry Backlash

4:12pm August 02, 2016

by Chhavi Sachdev

It's a ritual of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community in India. An effort to get the government to outlaw the practice has sparked debate — and verbal attacks.