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Investigators Ask Public To Help Identify Possible Suspect In Belgium Attacks

5:44am March 23, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Police in Belgium are searching for a man they believe is connected to Tuesday's back-to-back bombings in the airport and at a subway station in Brussels. More than 30 people are dead and at least 200 wounded after explosions struck the city during the morning rush hour.

Police forces conduct searches inside the North station (Gare du Nord or Noordstation) on Tuesday in Brussels, as stations are opened again with high security measures in place.

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Brussels Attacks: What Happened, In Photos And Maps

11:12pm March 22, 2016

A European capital is shattered with a pair of weekday morning attacks. Here's a look at the bombings and their aftermath.

People walk away from Brussels airport after Tuesday's terrorist attack. Analysts say the violence may reduce travel for a while but the industry should bounce back.

Once Again, Travel Is The Target — Can Airlines Keep Bouncing Back?

7:13pm March 22, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Airline officials say travelers get attacked because aviation "brings the world together and fosters greater understanding." They predict that after a period of disruption, air travel will rebound.

Bassam Aramin, 46, grew up hating Israel and spent seven years in an Israeli prison. But he gradually came to believe that negotiation, not violence, was the only way to resolve the conflict. He has preached co-existence for more than a decade — a posit

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A Palestinian Takes A Different Road In His Fight

6:30pm March 22, 2016

by Emily Harris

Bassam Aramin grew up hating Israel and spent years in prison. Yet he's now a voice for peace, a position that did not change even when his daughter was killed by Israeli police.

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Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko speaks in court, where she was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the deaths of two Russian journalists. She says there is proof she had already been taken prisoner before they died.

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Russia Sentences Female Ukrainian Pilot To 22 Years In Prison

5:46pm March 22, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A Russian court has found Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko guilty of murdering two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine. She was accused of directing artillery fire that killed them.

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Many Ordinary Cubans Welcome Obama's Message Of Peace

5:29pm March 22, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Ordinary Cubans greeted President Obama's outreach to their nation warmly as he spoke to the Cuban people in a televised address Tuesday.

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U.S. Presidential Candidates React To Terror Attacks In Brussels

5:29pm March 22, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday spurred reactions from some of the presidential candidates in the U.S.

Brussels Attacks Highlight ISIS' Focus On Soft Targets

5:29pm March 22, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Christine Fair, a professor at Georgetown University, about ISIS' tactic of attacking soft targets.

Despite Embargo, Normalized U.S. Relations Spark Change In Cuba's Economy

5:29pm March 22, 2016

Despite the economic embargo on Cuba, the country's economy is changing thanks to its newly improved relationship with the United States. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with the Atlantic Council's Rachel DeLevie-Orey about what's happened, and what we should look for next.

To collect sap from a date palm tree, a man peels bark at the top of the tree and attaches a pot to collect the liquid.

Disease Detectives Find A Really Good Reason Not To Drink Date Palm Wine

5:16pm March 22, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Every year, little clusters of Nipah virus break out in Bangladesh. And it wasn't from the usual cause — drinking raw sap from date palm trees. So what's up?