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Brussels Flies Again, As Airport Renews Operations After Terror Attacks

5:10pm April 02, 2016

As the investigation continues into last month's Brussels terrorist attacks, authorities have announced the city's main airport will partially reopen to flights on Sunday.

As Leaders Gather For Nuclear Summit, A Look Back At Progress And Pitfalls

5:10pm April 02, 2016

by Scott Horsley

Six years ago, the Obama administration launched an effort with other world leaders to secure nuclear material from the hands of terrorists. What was accomplished, and what wasn't?

Assessing The Legacy Of The Nuclear Security Summit

5:10pm April 02, 2016

State Department Undersecretary Rose Gottemoeller offers the Obama administration's take on the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C.

Rahul Gandhi (center left), vice president of the All India Congress Committee, and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (center, second from left), state president for West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, visit the site of a collapsed highway overpass in Kolkata on

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After Overpass Collapse in Kolkata, Firm Charged With Culpable Homicide

12:10pm April 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The death toll in the road collapse is now at 26, NPR's Julie McCarthy reports. Several officials from the firm that built the overpass face charges of attempted murder and criminal conspiracy.

Scientists Say It's Time To End 'Parachute Research'

12:01pm April 02, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

Researchers drop in. They take specimens. And they head home and don't share. That's no way to fight an epidemic. Can they do things differently when it comes to Zika?

Police detain a group of people at the Place de la Bourse in Brussels, Belgium, Saturday. Authorities had banned all marches in Brussels after a far-right group announced its plans to hold an anti-Muslim rally in the city.

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Belgian Authorities Arrest Protesters; Airport To Reopen

11:09am April 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

On Sunday, 12 days after the deadly attacks on Brussels, the airport is partially reopening. Meanwhile, authorities are cracking down on protests and named another suspect in a foiled plot on Paris.

Pakistani religious protesters march in the capital Islamabad on Wednesday, where tens of thousands demonstrated this past week. Their demands included government assurances that the country's strict blasphemy laws would not be eased. The protesters agree

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Pakistan's Religious Right Mobilizes Anew to Defend Blasphemy Laws

10:54am April 02, 2016

by Philip Reeves

Tens of thousands of religious protesters descended on Islamabad and demanded the government keep strict blasphemy laws in place. They left only after they said the government provided assurances.

A photo of the Temple of Bel taken on March 14, 2014, in front of the remains of the historic temple as seen on Thursday.

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In Palmyra, Islamic State Left Behind Mass Grave, Destroyed Monuments

10:33am April 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Syrian soldiers took the ancient city back from ISIS last week. A mass grave with the bodies of 40 people, 23 of them women and children, was found in the area, according to Syrian media.

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#NPRreads: 3 Stories To Spring Into This Weekend

8:27am April 02, 2016

#NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and The Two-Way. Correspondents, editors and producers share the pieces that have kept them reading. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

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Postcard From Brussels

8:15am April 02, 2016

by Melissa Block

Soon after the terrorist attacks in Belgium, people created a makeshift shrine to the victims in a Brussels square. The city's archivists are documenting all the messages.