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Bassam Farouh, a Syrian rebel fighter, was wounded in a Russian airstrike on his hometown two months ago and is undergoing rehabilitation across the border in Turkey.

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5 Years On, Syria's Moderate Rebels Are Exhausted And Sidelined

6:53am March 01, 2016

by Alice Fordham

The Free Syrian Army was a key player in the early days of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. But many members are now feeling lost in a war that's become a morass of factions.

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Tensions Over Migrants Build Along Greece's Border With Macedonia

6:10am March 01, 2016

Thousands of migrants are stuck on the Greek side of the border. A crowd tore down a fence, and were met with tear gas from Macedonian authorities. Steve Inskeep talks to the BBC's Danny Savage.

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Fragile Truce Takes Hold In Syria, Allowing More Aid Into Besieged Areas

5:24pm February 29, 2016

by Alice Fordham

The cease-fire in Syria is mostly holding, and the United Nations hopes to get more aid to people under siege.

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Iranian Voters Back Moderates In Parliamentary Elections

4:44pm February 29, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Vote counts show Iranians backing a more reform-minded parliament, giving a boost to the nuclear deal and the path set out by the country's moderate president.

Obama Presents Navy SEAL Edward Byers, Jr. With Medal Of Honor

4:44pm February 29, 2016

In a White House ceremony, Navy SEAL Edward C. Byers, Jr. is receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions in a 2012 rescue operation in Afghanistan. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sean Naylor, who wrote the book Relentless Strike, about the Joint Special Operations Command.

Argentina Reaches Agreement To End 15-Year Bonds Dispute

4:44pm February 29, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

Argentina and its creditors have reached an agreement ending a 15-year-long dispute that barred the country from borrowing money in the bond markets.

Argentina Reaches Settlement With Hedge Funds, Ending 15-Year Dispute

4:42pm February 29, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

The agreement means the country, with its troubled economy, can once again access the international bond markets.

Members of Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry attend a ceremony for miners killed at the Severnaya coal mine in a town north of the Arctic Circle.

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36 People Killed In Coal Mine Explosions And Fire, Russia Says

3:56pm February 29, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The explosions, which occurred over several days, are being blamed on a buildup of methane gas. When the first one shook the mine in the Komi Republic in northwest Russia, 111 miners were underground.

A shopper's cart at WeFood. The supermarket sells items once destined for the trash bin at a discount.

Denmark's New Grocer Is Selling Expired Food, And It's A Hit

2:59pm February 29, 2016

by Sidsel Overgaard

Shoppers are flocking to a Copenhagen supermarket hawking perfectly edible but unsalable food items at a steep discount to the general public. It's the country's latest effort to fight food waste.

A car drives through a devastated part of the old city of Homs, Syria, on Friday.

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On Day 3, Syria's Cessation Of Hostilities Still Largely Holding

2:22pm February 29, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

But the main opposition umbrella groups is accusing the Syrian regime of repeatedly violating the truce. The U.N., meanwhile, is rushing to bring aid into besieged areas.