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Modi Galvanizes Indian Diaspora On U.S. Visit

6:30pm September 29, 2014

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rock star's welcome at Madison Square Garden over the weekend. Journalist Mitra Kalita is following his visit and speaks with Rachel Martin.

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Pro-independence Catalans protest in front of a Spanish government delegation in Barcelona Monday, after Spain's Constitutional Court suspended an independence referendum called by Catalonia.

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Spanish Court Blocks Catalonia's Independence Vote

5:17pm September 29, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Spain's central government in Madrid had appealed to the court to stop the vote, which had been approved with strong support from Catalonia's parliament and local governments.

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Aleppo Residents Trapped Between Syrian Forces And ISIS Militants

5:14pm September 29, 2014

For a view from the ground of the U.S. led airstrikes on Islamic State militants, Audie Cornish talks with Zaina Erhaim, project coordinator for the Syrian Institute for War and Peace Reporting.

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As the mayor of Cali, Colombia, epidemiologist Rodrigo Guerrero (left) meets with the police once a week to review murder statistics.

A Doctor Turned Mayor Solves A Murder Mystery In Colombia

5:12pm September 29, 2014

by Nsikan Akpan

When Rodrigo Guerrero took office, he was shocked by the murder rate. It seemed logical to blame the drug cartels. But his epidemiologist's eye led him to a different culprit.

People check their phones at a pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong on Monday.

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How Hong Kong Protesters Are Connecting, Without Cell Or Wi-Fi Networks

4:59pm September 29, 2014

by Elise Hu

Pro-democracy protesters are downloading a fast-growing app called FireChat to stay in touch. It has been used around the world during political unrest.

How Is Fujifilm Helping In The Fight Against Ebola?

4:20pm September 29, 2014

The fight against Ebola continues in Africa and here in the U.S. NPR's Arun Rath talks to The New Yorker's Joshua Hunt on Fujifilm's foray into Ebola drugs.

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Russia Moves To Protect Its 'Information Sovereignty'

4:20pm September 29, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Russia's parliament, the Duma, approved a bill on Friday that would limit foreign ownership of Russian media to less than 20 percent.

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Protesters take pictures with their mobile phones on Monday as they block the main street to the financial Central district, outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong.

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What's At Stake For Hong Kong?

2:53pm September 29, 2014

by Scott Neuman

As thousands of people throng Hong Kong's financial district to protest for democratic reforms, many wonder whether Beijing will crack down.

Protesters march as they block the main street to the financial Central district, outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong, on Monday. Protesters at times numbering in the tens of thousands have gathered to demand the right to choose the territory

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Hong Kong Tense As Democracy Activists Face Down Police

1:00pm September 29, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Thousands of protesters used umbrellas to deflect tear gas canisters as authorities tried unsuccessfully to break up demonstrations in the city's Central business district.

A Sea Lynx helicopter is pictured on a frigate in Eckernfoerde, Germany, in 2010.

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Germany Red-Faced Over Military Equipment Failures

10:36am September 29, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The country's defense minister says Germany currently can't fulfill its long-term NATO commitments because of a widespread grounding of its military planes and helicopters.