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Catholicos Karekin II (R, front), the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin walk to attend a commemoration ceremony marking the centenary of the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in Yerevan, Armenia.

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Armenians Mark A Century Since World War I Massacre

12:51pm April 24, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Francois Hollande of France were among those who attended a ceremony in the Armenian capital. German lawmakers vote to call the event "genocide."

An artist's rendering of DNA double helix molecules and chromosomes.

Critics Lash Out At Chinese Scientists Who Edited DNA In Human Embryos

12:34pm April 24, 2015

by Rob Stein

By editing the genes in embryos in the lab, Chinese scientists showed that it's possible to change hereditary traits that cause a blood disorder. But the work also created unintended mutations.

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Kidnappers In Mexico Now Target Undocumented Migrants

12:27pm April 24, 2015

David Greene talks with Sarah Stillman of The New Yorker about her report on kidnappers in Mexico who are grabbing thousands of Central American migrants every year, as they travel to the U.S.

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Europe Grapples With How To Deal With Influx Of Migrants

12:27pm April 24, 2015

Thousands cross the Mediterranean hoping to escape civil instability or economic hardship. Renee Montagne talks to Joel Millman of the International Organization for Migration about Europe's response.

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Aid Workers Hear Migrants' Accounts Of Shipwrecks

12:27pm April 24, 2015

The charity Save the Children has been hearing from migrants who have survived the dangerous journey to Europe from across the Mediterranean. Text messages come in every day about boats in distress.

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European Leaders Vow To Do More To Help Arriving Migrants

12:27pm April 24, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

At a summit in Brussels, they pledged more money and military resources to saving lives of migrants who try to cross the Mediterranean. They also introduced a plan to target traffickers' boats.

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Safeena Husain says: "I educate girls." Her efforts have brought 80,000 Indian girls into school; last week she received a Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship (above).

She Got 80,000 Girls To Attend School And Won A $1.25 Million Prize

11:07am April 24, 2015

by Marc Silver

A harsh encounter in an Indian village inspired Safeena Husain to found a group called Educate Girls. And now she has been honored with a Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.

Clinton Foundation Linked To Russian Effort To Buy Uranium Company

10:46am April 24, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Jo Becker of The New York Times about Russia's foray into the U.S. uranium market and how the Clinton Foundation may have facilitated and benefited from it.

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In this photo made available Thursday, April 23, 2015, migrants crowd and inflatable dinghy as the Italian Coast Guard approaches them, off the Libyan coast, on Wednesday.

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EU Leaders Pledge More Ships To Patrol Mediterranean For Migrants

10:04am April 24, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Days after 900 were feared drowned in a single accident, the European Union is struggling to forge a new policy to combat the flow of people setting off mostly from Libya in overcrowded boats.

The grave of the 27-year-old Indian woman who died on Monday from head and spinal injuries.

A Young Mother's Death Raises Questions Without Answers

9:15am April 24, 2015

by Wilbur Sargunaraj

The official cause of death was an accident. Friends believe her husband had beaten her. Yet no one will speak up — part of the hush that descends over domestic abuse in India.