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Baghdad Dials Back Expectations For A Timeline On Mosul Offensive

8:18am March 25, 2015

by Deborah Amos

Iraq's second-largest city Mosul is under control of the self proclaims Islamic State. An Iraqi police general hoping for help in driving militants out got a recent visit from U.S. advisers.

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Family of passengers on the Germanwings plane that crashed Tuesday arrive at Barcelona airport.

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As Night Falls, Officials Call Off Search Operation For German Plane

7:00am March 25, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The 150 people on board Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 are feared dead. The plane left Barcelona, Spain, this morning en route to Duesseldorf, Germany, and crashed in the French Alps.

Chinese women holding toy guns dance to a revolutionary song during their daily exercises at a square outside a shopping mall in Beijing. The Chinese government is beginning to regulate public square-dancing, after the practice drew complaints about noise

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Do-Si-Don't: China To Regulate Outdoor Square-Dancing

12:50am March 25, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Older women in China are known to gather in public spaces and dance, but reports say the practice has gotten too loud and the neighbors are complaining.

A Nile Project concert in Al Azhar Park, Cairo, Egypt, 31 January, 2013.

Egyptian Singer, Meet Burundi Bassist. Play Among Yourselves!

8:23pm March 24, 2015

by Banning Eyre

The musicians who live in countries along the Nile rarely got to meet — until the Nile Project came along. Now they learn from each other, make records together and are currently touring the U.S.

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Russia Loses Bid To Deny Benefits To Spouses Of Gay U.N. Staff

6:04pm March 24, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Russia led the unsuccessful effort to overturn a plan to give benefits to the spouses of U.N. employees. Saudi Arabia, China, Egypt and 40 other nations also voted against the plan.

President Obama speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday in the East Room of the White House.

Obama Says U.S., Israel Face 'Clear, Substantive Challenge'

5:31pm March 24, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The president says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear that there will be no two-state solution. Obama says the U.S. now has to re-evaluate its Israeli-Palestinian policy.

Report: Israel Spied On U.S. Nuclear Talks With Iran

2:20pm March 24, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The Wall Street Journal says Israel spied on the talks and passed on the information to U.S. lawmakers in the hopes of undermining the deal. Israel denies spying on the talks.

ISIS Posts 'Wanted' List Of 100 U.S. Military Personnel

2:15pm March 24, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

The self-declared Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has posted names, photos and what it says are addresses of 100 U.S. military personnel, calling on its supporters to "deal" with them.

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U.S. Providing Reconnaissance Flights Over Booby-Trapped Tikrit

2:09pm March 24, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq has been conducting surveillance flights over the city since March 21 to help uproot militants with the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

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500 Mile Free Ride Beats Crowded Train Over China's New Year

11:18am March 24, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

During Chinese New Year celebrations, hundreds of millions of people head home from coastal cities to the countryside. Among them, two guys who hitched a ride home to attend their weddings.

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