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Boko Haram Fighters Seize Nigerian Army Base

9:36am January 05, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Suspected militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram have launched attacks on civilians in northeast Nigeria. Over the weekend, they seized another town and a military base in the remote northeast.

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Tunisian Craftsman Worries Oud Making Will Die Out

9:35am January 05, 2015

by Leila Fadel

A craftsman in the old Medina neighborhood of Tunis tries to keep alive the art of making the traditional oud — a guitar-like instrument. An oud is basically a Middle Eastern lute.

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U.S. soldiers patrol the Taji base complex, which hosts Iraqi and U.S. troops north of the capital Baghdad. Taji is one of an eventual five sites where the U.S. and allied countries aim to train 5,000 Iraqi military personnel every six to eight weeks for

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There And Back Again For U.S. Military In Iraq

12:47am January 05, 2015

by Alice Fordham

Three years after the U.S. military officially withdrew from Iraq, 2,000 U.S. troops are back restoring the old buildings they'd left behind and renewing former contacts with Iraqi officers.

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Kremlin Choreographs Politics To Make Putin Look Good, Author Says

4:40pm January 04, 2015

Author Peter Pomerantsev talks to David Greene about how the Kremlin has maintained Russian President Vladimir Putin's popularity at home despite this year's challenges.

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2014 Hashtags: #MuslimApologies Grew Out Of Both Anger And Whimsy

4:38pm January 04, 2015

Maha Hilal helped launch #MuslimApologies partly as a rebuttal to the more earnest hashtag, #NotInOurName. She tells Audie Cornish how it reflects a divisive conversation in the Muslim community.

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This design of this new anti-Ebola suit will make health workers more comfortable and could also save lives.

Dreaming Up A Safer, Cooler PPE For Ebola Fighters

4:32pm January 04, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are revamping the Ebola suit. They've come up with a design that's safer, cooler and easier to take off than the space suits currently in use in West Africa.

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An "Assembled in the USA" stamp is seen at the side of a box containing a 32-inch television set May 29 in the warehouse of Element Electronics, in Winnsboro, S.C. For the phenomenon of "reshoring," or bringing overseas jobs back to the United States, the

'Reshoring' Trend Has Little Impact On U.S. Economy, Study Finds

4:13pm January 04, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

"Reshoring," or bringing U.S. jobs back from overseas, is not as prevalent as has been reported, a consulting firm's research finds. The study found a total of 300 cases from 2013.

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An Argentine 100 pesos bank note (top), featuring an image of former first lady Eva Peron, is displayed next to a U.S. $100 note. At the official rate, $1 is about 8.5 pesos. But the so-called blue-dollar rate – which is actually the black market rat

Argentina's Approach To Inflation: Ditch The Peso, Hoard U.S. Dollars

4:10pm January 04, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

The country's inflation rate is running around 40 percent this year, according to private economists. As a hedge, Argentines are always looking for ways to get their hands on U.S. dollars.

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Turkey's new presidential palace in the capital, Ankara, has an official price tag of $615 million and more than 1,000 rooms. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ak Saray, or the White Palace, is not his palace, but that of Turkey. But not everyone is so

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Turkey's President And His 1,100-Room 'White Palace'

4:06pm January 04, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the massive presidential complex is a symbol of Turkey's growing importance. But as one opposition politician puts it: Only dictators want to live in palaces.

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Romanians burn a portrait of Nicolae Ceausescu in Denta on Dec. 22, 1989, as residents take to the streets to celebrate the downfall of the dictator.

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25 Years After Death, A Dictator Still Casts A Shadow In Romania

3:38pm January 04, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Nicolae Ceausescu ruled with an iron fist for 25 years until he was overthrown and executed on Christmas Day in 1989. A quarter-century after his ouster, the country is still dealing with his legacy.

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