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It's That Time Again To Stock Up On Deadly Aussie Spider Venom

10:38am October 18, 2015

Deadly spiders wanted! NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Mike Drinkwater of the Australian Reptile Park about their appeal to volunteers to help catch the deadly Funnel Web spider.

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Two men stand near the port in Gwadar, Pakistan. NPR's Phil Reeves unexpectedly ended up a VIP there — and it wasn't a good feeling.

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The Shame Of Being A VIP In Pakistan

9:12am October 18, 2015

by Philip Reeves

Have you ever felt bad about something, and wanted to get it off your chest? That's how our correspondent Philip Reeves feels right now — which is why he sent this essay from Pakistan.

Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi, center, speaks in an open session of parliament while discussing the bill on Iran's nuclear deal with world powers, in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 11, 2015. Starting Sunday, the approved nuclear deal begi

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Adopting The Iran Nuclear Deal: What Does It Mean?

8:53am October 18, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

The Iran nuclear deal will begin to unfold in a series of steps that include nuclear cutbacks made by Iran and sanctions relief offered by the other countries.

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Why U.S. Engagement In Afghanistan Has Had Mixed Results

8:43am October 18, 2015

President Obama announced that the U.S. will remain in Afghanistan through 2017. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to the Afghan ambassador to the United States and a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan.

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Hunger Drives Refugees Back To Syria

8:43am October 18, 2015

Facing hunger, Syrian refugees in Jordan are forced to return to Syria to find food. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the World Food Programme.

Robi Damelin, left, is an Israeli whose son was fatally shot by a Palestinian in 2002. Bassam Aramin is a Palestinian whose daughter was shot dead by Israeli police in 2007. They belong to the Parents Circle, a group of mothers and fathers who have lost c

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In Grief, A Growing Partnership: Parents Span Israeli-Palestinian Divide

9:39pm October 17, 2015

Several people have died and dozens more been injured as violence has wracked Israel. Two parents — one Israeli, one Palestinian — who have lost children to earlier bloodshed seek a new way forward.

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Kamala in front of her menstruation shed.

A Girl Gets Her Period And Is Banished To The Shed: #15Girls

8:25pm October 17, 2015

When a teenage girl in rural Nepal gets her period, an ancient tradition may drive her to sleep outdoors. But one 15-year-old is trying to break the taboos around menstruation.

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A U.S. Policy Shift In Afghanistan — And What It Means For The Future

5:06pm October 17, 2015

Michel Martin speaks with Abderrahim Foukara, the Washington bureau chief for Al-Jazeera Arabic, about President Obama's plan to leave 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army soldiers walk as a NATO helicopter flies overhead at coalition force Forward Operating Base (FOB) Connelly in the Khogyani district in the eastern province of Nangarhar on August 13, 2015.

How U.S. Troops Will Exit Afghanistan Remains Unclear

10:06am October 17, 2015

by David Welna

Now that the Obama administration has decided to keep U.S. forces in the country longer than initially planned, the 14-year conflict will likely be handed to his successor.

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CBC's Rick Mercer On Canadian Elections

8:26am October 17, 2015

Canadian elections are just days away. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the CBC's Rick Mercer about who is running, what are the issues and does anyone in America care?