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Surge Of Central American Migrants To U.S. Could Rival 2014 Wave

5:08pm June 01, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Thousands of migrants fleeing violence in Central America are again trekking across Mexico to seek sanctuary in the U.S. Observers say the summer surge could rival the wave of migrants who arrived in 2014. NPR explores what is behind the exodus.

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Thousands Of Central American Migrants Seek Asylum In U.S.

4:35pm June 01, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Dana Leigh Marks, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, about the increase in Central American migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.

Syrian government forces patrol Daraya, a suburb of the capital, Damascus, on Feb. 24.

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1st Aid Convoy Since 2012 Arrives In Besieged Damascus Suburb

4:10pm June 01, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

The international aid convoy reached Daraya less than a month after government forces turned away a previous delivery attempt.

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Families That Fled ISIS-Held Fallujah Tell Of Horrific Living Conditions

3:02pm June 01, 2016

Ailsa Chang talks to Elisabeth Koek of the Norwegian Refugee Council, a group that's been receiving families who escaped the Iraqi city. More than 500 families have made it to displacement camps.

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Some of the passengers' belongings and parts of the wreck of EgyptAir flight MS804 are seen as more wreckage found north of Alexandria, in Egypt on May 21. On Wednesday French and Egyptian investigators announced a ship had picked up a ping that appears t

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Ship Picked Up Pings From EgyptAir Flight Recorder, Investigators Say

2:09pm June 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A French company and an Egyptian agency say the ship Laplace has picked up signals that appear to belong to a flight recorder from EgyptAir MS804, which crashed into the Mediterranean last month.

Officers with Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation observe the carcasses of 40 tiger cubs and a binturong (also known as a bearcat) found at the "Tiger Temple" on Wednesday.

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40 Dead Tiger Cubs Found In Freezer At Thai Buddhist Temple

12:55pm June 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Thai authorities raided the temple, which operated as a zoo, after it was accused of illegal wildlife trafficking. Parks officials have been moving the temple's adult tigers to shelters elsewhere.

Artists perform in Erstfeld, Switzerland, on Wednesday at the opening of the Gotthard rail tunnel. The show was directed by German director Volker Hesse.

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Sound The Alphorns: World's Longest, Deepest Tunnel Is Officially Open

11:06am June 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Switzerland's Gotthard Base Tunnel stretches for more than 35 miles and runs a mile and a half deep under a mountain range at some points. The engineering feat was inaugurated with modern dance.

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Most Kaliningrad Residents Shake Off Moscow's Warnings Of NATO Threats

6:42am June 01, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

NATO has a missile-defense base in Romania and broke ground for a second in Poland. Russia says it's another example of NATO moving threatening weapons near its border area of Kaliningrad.

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A man performs yoga in the Babilonia favela overlooking Rio de Janeiro in 2014. The Brazilian government made a big push to impose order on the shantytowns in advance of the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics this summer. Babilonia was once considered a m

As Olympics Near, Violence Grips Rio's 'Pacified' Favelas

7:41pm May 31, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Rio de Janeiro made a big push to provide security in its shantytowns. But some, which were touted as models, are again plagued by gang violence that has terrified residents.

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American actress Angelina Jolie speaks at a conference for the prevention of sexual violence in conflict, at the Dom Armije in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 2014.

Call Me Professor Jolie Pitt: The Buzz About Her New Job

7:17pm May 31, 2016

by Tobias Denskus

Angelina Jolie was just appointed a professor for the coming semester at the London School of Economics. The development world is having a pro-con debate.