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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stands alongside Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel during a meeting in Brussels on Friday.

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Americans Were Among Those Killed In Brussels Attacks, Kerry Says

4:29pm March 25, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Speaking in Brussels Friday, Kerry said he was grieving with "the loved ones of those who have been very cruelly taken from us — including Americans." It's the first confirmation of American deaths.

The Rolling Stones To Play First Concert In Havana

4:26pm March 25, 2016

A historic week in Cuba will be capped by yet another historic visit to the island. The Rolling Stones will play in Havana for the first time ever.

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Tourists May Be Unable To Resist Urge To Stop At South Pacific Village

3:40pm March 25, 2016

by David Greene

Tourists buses just drive on by Paunangisu, an island village in the South Pacific. But the village hopes its new "Best public toilet in the South Pacific" will make it a place people have to go.

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Police stand at a checkpoint during a raid in the suburb of Schaerbeek in Brussels on Thursday.

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Belgian Authorities Identify Third Suspected Bomber In Brussels Attacks

2:18pm March 25, 2016

The man on the left in a widely-circulated surveillance image is 24-year-old Najim Laachraoui, according to the Belgian federal prosecutor's office.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on Friday.

ISIS' Finance Minister Has Been Killed, U.S. Defense Secretary Says

12:39pm March 25, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"We are systematically eliminating ISIL's cabinet," U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at a press conference Friday.

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Brussels' Molenbeek District In The Spotlight After Terror Attacks

11:53am March 25, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

The Molenbeek district of Brussels is home to many of the terrorists who plotted the Paris and Brussels attacks. Its people are saddened, horrified and turning inward after this week's carnage.

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There are about 1,000 genetically engineered mosquitoes in each pot. Guilherme Trivellato of the biotech company Oxitec prepares to release them in Piracicaba, Brazil, in the hope of reducing the spread of Zika and other viruses.

How Could Releasing More Mosquitoes Help Fight Zika?

11:16am March 25, 2016

by Rob Stein

A biotech company says its genetically engineered mosquitoes could help Brazil and other countries fight the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which spread Zika and other viruses.

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Two Years After ISIS Pushed Mosul Into Crisis The Situation Remains Dicey

10:20am March 25, 2016

Iraqi forces with U.S. help are making preparations for an attempt — weeks or months away — to push ISIS out of Mosul. The tentative progress shows how tough the battle might be.

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Radovan Karadzic sits in the courtroom in the Hague during the reading of his verdict at The International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia on Thursday.

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Two Decades After The War, A Genocide Conviction For Radovan Karadzic

7:26am March 25, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

A tribunal in The Hague has sentenced the former Bosnian Serb leader to 40 years in prison. NPR's Tom Gjelten, who covered the Bosnian war, explains the twists and turns in the case.

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Aid Groups Pull Back After EU Migrant Deal With Turkey

7:12am March 25, 2016

Aid agencies are suspending some of the work they do at detention centers holding migrants in Greece. International Rescue Committee's Greece country director, Panos Navrozidis, explains why.