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ISIS Claims Hostage American Woman Killed In Jordanian Airstrike

2:24pm February 07, 2015

by Martin Kaste

Kayla Mueller, the 26-year-old American hostage ISIS claims was killed in an airstrike in Syria, grew up in Arizona. She was taken hostage in 2013 while leaving a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Aleppo.

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People look at a portrait of Oscar Romero at the cathedral of San Salvador, where as archbishop he resisted a brutal regime. He was murdered and the Vatican has declared him a martyr.

Oscar Romero, The Murdered Archbishop Who Inspires The Pope

11:19am February 07, 2015

by Scott Simon

Pope Francis and the Vatican have recognized Romero, who served as archbishop of San Salvador, as a martyr. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on his life, and the possibility he might become a saint.

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Jordan Rejects ISIS Claim That Strike Killed American Hostage

11:19am February 07, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

The group calling itself the Islamic State says a Jordanian airstrike killed an American hostage. U.S. officials say there's no evidence to support the claim, and Jordan calls it a "propaganda stunt."

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Jordan Signals Aggressive Campaign Against ISIS

11:19am February 07, 2015

NPR's Scott Simon talks with The Washington Post's David Ignatius from the Munich Security Conference about Jordan's response to the group known as ISIS and the worsening situation in Ukraine.

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Ukraine Crisis Tops Agenda At Munich Conference

11:19am February 07, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry are planning to meet with European leaders to discuss the crisis in Ukraine during this year's Munich Security Conference.

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Rolls of toilet paper and packages of tissue paper printed with images of pro-Beijing Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying are shown Democratic Party Vice Chairman Lo Kin-hei in Hong Kong on Saturday.

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China Seizes Toilet Tissue Featuring Likeness Of Hong Kong Leader

11:17am February 07, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The approximately 8,000 rolls, with images of the territory's unpopular Beijing-appointed chief executive, were confiscated from a factory on the mainland.

Gauguin Painting Reportedly Fetches Record $300 Million

10:10am February 07, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The oil-on-canvas entitled Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) was produced in 1892 during the first of two trips to Polynesia by the French Post-Impressionist.

The parents of Kayla Mueller, 26, released a statement saying they are hopeful she is still alive. Mueller was kidnapped in 2013 while doing humanitarian work in Syria. ISIS claims Mueller died in an airstrike Friday.

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Family Of U.S. Hostage Held By ISIS Hopeful She Is Alive

6:49am February 07, 2015

by L. Carol Ritchie

Kayla Jean Mueller's parents released a statement late Friday. Jordan called ISIS's claim "criminal propaganda;" U.S. officials say they can't confirm her death.

People wait on a bus to leave the town of Debaltseve, Ukraine, on Friday to escape the heavy fighting. Nearly 1 million Ukrainians have been displaced by battles between pro-Russian insurgents and government troops.

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Brief Cease-Fire In Ukraine Lets Civilians Escape Renewed Fighting

1:14am February 07, 2015

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Buses were allowed to carry people out of harm's way during a stay of hostilities, which have displaced some 1.6 million. Talks between Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are to continue Sunday.

An artist's conception of the two-way cycle track on Tower Hill. The track is part of London's new plan to boost its bicycle infrastructure.

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London Taxi Chief Compares Cyclists To Islamic State Militants

6:12pm February 06, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Steve McNamara later walked his comments back but says he and his group have been threatened because of their opposition to London's just-approved segregated bike lanes and dedicated traffic signals.