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'The World Has Changed': UN High Commissioner On Refugee Crisis

5:21am October 30, 2015

Antonio Guterres, who has served as United Nations high commissioner for refugees since 2005, will step down at the end of this year. Steve Inskeep talks to him about Syria and Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II.

China Announces End To One-Child Policy

10:56pm October 29, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

China announced Thursday it is officially ending its one-child policy. All couples will now be allowed to have two children.

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Palestinian shoppers walk near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, under the watchful eye of Israeli police and wall-mounted security cameras. Amid the recent violence, there's talk of placing cameras inside the city's most contested religious site, kn

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Proposed Cameras At Jerusalem Shrine Put The Focus On Mutual Mistrust

10:03pm October 29, 2015

by Emily Harris

A new proposal to install surveillance cameras at Jerusalem's most contested holy site reveals that, like much of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, even the idea is subject to interpretation.

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Online Project Provides Full Scope Of Mexico's Brutal Drug History

8:36pm October 29, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Dulce Ramos, editor of the website Animal Politico, about NarcoData, which examines decades of information about drug trafficking and organized crime in Mexico.

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America's Halloween Obsession Exported Back To U.K.

7:27pm October 29, 2015

by Leila Fadel

Ireland brought the tradition of Halloween to America with turnip carving. Then America ran with it, turned turnip carving into pumpkin carving and now British farmers are rolling out pumpkins for the season like never before. Halloween has overtaken Valentine's day as the UK's third largest retail event.

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Zanele Themba (on the left with the pink backpack strap) admires American teens because they "know what they want and go for it." She's posing with classmates from the Sapphire Secondary School who participated in a model U.N. in Johannesburg.

South African Teens Share Their Dreams And Their Slang: #15Girls

5:19pm October 29, 2015

by Shoks Mnisi Mzolo

We found out when we talked to some of the 500 high schoolers who came to Johannesburg for a model U.N. We also learned a few of their favorite phrases.

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What's The Scariest Halloween Costume Of Them All?

5:15pm October 29, 2015

by Susan Brink

It's a bloodsucking creature. But it's not a vampire. Or a vampire bat. Here's a look at the eight deadliest animals on earth (and a costume primer).

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For the first time, Iran joins the U.S. and more than a dozen other world and regional powers to discuss ending the civil war in Syria. Iran is the Syrian regime's major backer.

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'The World Has Changed': UN High Commissioner On Refugee Crisis

China Announces End To One-Child Policy

Proposed Cameras At Jerusalem Shrine Put The Focus On Mutual Mistrust

Online Project Provides Full Scope Of Mexico's Brutal Drug History

America's Halloween Obsession Exported Back To U.K.

South African Teens Share Their Dreams And Their Slang: #15Girls

What's The Scariest Halloween Costume Of Them All?

Turkish Police Crack Down On Media Ahead Of Elections

The Unintended Consequences Of China's Birth Policy In 'One-Child'

Iran Joins International Talks On Syrian Conflict In Vienna