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EU Migrants Are The Latest To Feel London's Nativist Backlash

1:47pm December 18, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Waves of newcomers have transformed London over the centuries. The East End of London has hosted migrants, and people in each wave were at first rejected before they were accepted and assimilated.

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Review: U.N. Failed To Respond To Abuse Allegations In Central African Republic

1:46pm December 18, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Nearly two years ago, there were allegations from young children at a camp where they were supposed to be protected from war. They said French peacekeepers offered them food in exchange for sex acts.

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Greece Concerned With EU's Latest Proposal To Deal With Migrants

1:38pm December 18, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

Greece and the EU are in a blame game over responsibility for handling the flood of migrants into the country. Even with more EU help, Greek authorities are relying on volunteers to help save lives.

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Senior Airman Frances Gavalis tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit at Balad Air Base, Iraq in 2008. The military destroyed uniforms, equipment and other materials in huge burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some veterans say those pits are re

Veterans Say 'Burn Pits' Created Toxic Clouds That Made Them Sick

1:36pm December 18, 2015

During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, open-air pits were used to incinerate refuse including plastics and human waste. Now, U.S. veterans are claiming these burn pits caused chronic ailments.

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Canadian Judge Marie Deschamps, chair of the Independent Review Panel on U.N. Response to Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Foreign Military Forces, at a news conference at the United Nations on Thursday.

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Independent Panel Says U.N. Failed To Respond To Abuse Allegations

12:01pm December 18, 2015

by Merrit Kennedy

Internally displaced children in the Central African Republic said French peacekeepers were offering them food in exchange for sex acts. A year and a half later, the U.N.'s response is under fire.

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U.N. Security Council Takes Aim At Islamic State's Funding Sources

10:24am December 18, 2015

It's hoped the plan will disrupt the financing of ISIS. Renee Montagne talks to Matthew Levitt, a former senior official in the Treasury Department's terrorism and financial intelligence branch.

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Mother Teresa, seen here giving her blessing to a child in 1993, will be made a saint, after Pope Francis issued a decree recognizing a second miracle attributed to her.

Pope Francis Will Make Mother Teresa A Saint

9:30am December 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Pope Francis has issued a decree attributing a second miracle to the founder of the Missionaries of Charity who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

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Unhappiness With Spain's Economy Plays A Major Role In Upcoming Election

6:14am December 18, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is said to be the most unpopular politician in Spain's recent democratic history. Still, he is likely to emerge the winner of the general elections on Sunday.

U.N. Security Council Calls For Crackdown On ISIS Funding Streams

6:48pm December 17, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The U.N. Security Council meets for the first time on the subject of how to clamp down on the various ways ISIS raises money — from oil sales to extortion.

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Choral Groups Honor Composer Alice Parker On 90th Birthday

6:48pm December 17, 2015

by Charlene Scott

Composer, conductor and teacher Alice Parker turned 90 on Wednesday. She made her name as the primary arranger for the Robert Shaw Chorale for some 20 years. She continues to compose and teach, and she's a much beloved figure in the choral music world — so much so that choral groups all over the world posted performances to YouTube on Wednesday.

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