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Turkey Disputes Claims It Has The Most Jailed Journalists

12:18pm September 02, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Turkey has been cracking down on journalists — especially local Turkish reporters. Advocates for press freedom rank Turkey as having the greatest number of jailed journalists in the world.

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Authorities Stop Migrants In Budapest From Rail Travel

12:18pm September 02, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

The Hungarian authorities first allowed hundreds of refugees to take trains from Budapest to Germany. Then on Tuesday, they refused to allow migrants to travel — even those who had purchased tickets.

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2 Young Ghanaians Recruited By ISIS

11:18am September 02, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

At least two Ghanaians have reportedly left the country to join ISIS. The West African nation has a Muslim minority and has so far been spared of extremist insurgency, despite being in a neighborhood of states blighted by militant Islamists.

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Katrina Sparked Push To Improve Hurricane Forecasting

10:50pm September 01, 2015

by Greg Allen

In the decade since Katrina, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service have invested in new satellites and computer modeling technology that have significantly improved their ability to forecast and track hurricanes.

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An International Atomic Energy Agency inspector cuts a uranium enrichment connection at Iran's Natanz facility, 200 miles south of Tehran, in 2014. The U.S. Congress is expected to address the Iranian nuclear deal this month. One unresolved issue: How muc

An Unanswered Question About Iran's Nuclear Program

10:50pm September 01, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Congress plans to address the Iranian nuclear deal this month. One unresolved issue: How much work might Iran have done previously on weaponizing its program?

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Germans Impatient With Angela Merkel's Migrant Response

8:01pm September 01, 2015

Germany is the number one destination for the thousands of migrants reaching Europe's shores. NPR's Rachel Martin gets a German perspective from Der Spiegel editor Maximilian Popp.

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A Hungarian army officer closes the gate of Hungary's new fence on the 110-mile border with Serbia. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has taken a number of controversial steps against migrants.

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Hungary's Leader Pushes His Anti-Migrant Platform To Bolster Support

6:33pm September 01, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has adopted staunchly anti-migrant positions to try and win back supporters from the far right, which is making significant gains.

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U.N. Confirms ISIS Destroyed Temple Of Bel In Palmyra, Syria

6:25pm September 01, 2015

Following initial reports of explosions at the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, the United Nations has confirmed through satellite imagery that ISIS has destroyed one of the most visited and recognized examples of pre-Islamic architecture in the Middle East.

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'Hungarian Public Opinion Is In Shock' Regarding Migrant Crisis

6:25pm September 01, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to György Schöpflin, member of the European Parliament for Hungary, about the ongoing migrant crisis in Europe and the crowds of migrants denied access to trains in Budapest.

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Archaeologist Works To Track The Islamic State's War On Culture

5:11pm September 01, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to archaeologist Michael Danti, who is tracking the cultural heritage sites and artifacts in Palmyra, Syria, that may soon be lost forever at the hands of ISIS.

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