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A refugee family from Syria visits a new refugees facility under construction in Vancouver, Canada, on Sept. 10. The country is expected to welcome some 25,000 Syrians by the end of the year.

Above The Border, Canadians Don't Waver In Welcome For Refugees

4:42pm November 21, 2015

by Martin Kaste

While Congress and many governors try to block or slow down President Obama's pledge to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees, Canada is pressing ahead with a plan to welcome 25,000 in the next six weeks.

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French gendarmes patrol outside the Printemps department store in Paris, a city that's still on edge and on a security alert after last week's deadly terrorist attack.

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In Paris, Security Checks For Shoppers — And Children

3:10pm November 21, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

On a famous shopping street in Paris, children climb up to gaze at Christmas displays in shop windows. But inside these venerable stores, security is a top concern.

Journalists Emiliano Fittipaldi, left, and Gianluigi Nuzzi face criminal charges, along with three former Vatican officials. They're seen here at events publicizing their new books about financial dealings in the Catholic Church.

Vatican Charges 5 Over Leaked Documents, Alleging 'Organized Crime'

12:15pm November 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Those arrested include Spanish Monsignor Lucio Vallejo Balda and Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui, who served on the pope's special commission on economic reform.

Anti-terror police detain a man identified as Ahmet Dahmani, an alleged ISIS member, in Antalya, Turkey, Saturday. One of three people arrested, Dahmani is accused of scouting locations for last week's terror attacks in Paris.

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Man Suspected Of Scouting Paris Attack Spots Is Arrested In Turkey

10:20am November 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Ahmet Dahmani, 26, was arrested at a luxury hotel. Turkish police say two Syrian men were also arrested nearby, with fake passports in their possession.

A photo shows a scorched hotel room in the Radisson Blu in Bamako, Mali, Saturday, one day after a deadly jihadist siege at the luxury hotel.

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Mali Hunts More Suspects In Extremists' Deadly Attack On Hotel

9:20am November 21, 2015

by Barbara Campbell

One day after gunmen attacked the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital and killed at least 19 people, the authorities are looking for at least three suspects, in addition to the two who died Friday.

The northern Syrian city of Aleppo — shown here pm March 3 — was once home to a thriving Jewish community. Now its Jews have fled. And for one family, reportedly the last Jews of Aleppo, getting out of Syria wasn't the end of the story.

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From Aleppo To Israel: The Struggle To Save A Jewish Family

8:53am November 21, 2015

by NPR Staff

For the Halabis — reportedly the last Jews left in the city — the knock on the door was terrifying. But it wasn't Assad's regime, or the Islamic State. It was a private businessman's rescue mission.

Pakistani women queue to cast their ballots last month at a polling station during local government elections in Lahore, one of the country's biggest cities. In other areas, local tradition can prevent women from voting.

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Will The First Pakistani Woman To Vote In Her Village Also Be The Last?

8:23am November 21, 2015

by Philip Reeves

A mother of two defied village tradition and cast her vote in local elections on Thursday. "It was necessary because it is a women's right," she says. But now she and her husband fear for their lives.

A soldier patrols outside a Brussels shopping center Saturday, after the government put the city on its highest terror alert. All metro train stations in the city are now closed.

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'Concrete Information' Of Terror Attack Puts Brussels On High Alert

8:04am November 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

With Brussels now at a Level 4 terror alert, the city has been declared to face a "serious and imminent" threat. Large public events are now being limited, and the city's metro system is closed.

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Who Is Behind The Mali Attack?

8:02am November 21, 2015

Gunmen stormed a hotel in Mali, killing more than 10 people. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Geoff Porter, President of North Africa Risk Consulting, about who has taken responsibility for the attack.

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A Week After The Attacks, The Latest From Paris

8:02am November 21, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

The latest news from Paris, just over a week since the attacks that left 130 people dead.