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Rescuers Deliver Most, But Not All, Nigerian Schoolgirls To Safety

8:20pm April 16, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

According to the Nigerian military, all but eight of the girls kidnapped from a Nigerian boarding school have been rescued. As many as 100 girls had been abducted by militants earlier in the week.

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Tank Movement Increases Tensions In Eastern Ukraine

4:33pm April 16, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

Several Ukrainian tanks are on the move in some eastern cities, according to reports Wednesday morning. Some of the armored personnel carriers are flying Russian flags.

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Carlotta Gall began reporting on Afghanistan in November 2001, just after the U.S. started bombing the country in response to the Sept. 11 attacks.

Pakistan, The Taliban And The Real 'Enemy' Of The Afghanistan War

7:42pm April 15, 2014

In a new book, New York Times correspondent Carlotta Gall offers new information about how Pakistan has helped the Taliban in Afghanistan and may have helped hide Osama bin Laden.

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Russia's Move Into Ukraine Turns Allies Into Adversaries

7:20am April 15, 2014

Russia and Ukraine were the major contributors to the Soviet army. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Moscow and Kiev continued to cooperate. The recent crisis transformed friend into foe.

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Skiers at a resort in the Alborz mountains near the capital Tehran in January. Men and women used to ski separately in Iran. In recent years, they have been skiing together, though it is not formally authorized.

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Iran's Culture Wars: Who's Winning These Days?

1:49pm April 14, 2014

by Deborah Amos

Men and women ski on the same slopes. A rock band performs in the capital. It's all part of the constant tug-of-war between religious conservatives and those seeking more social freedoms.

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Between Friends, Family And Country, Ukrainian Police Lie Low

1:33pm April 14, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

As pro-Russia demonstrators continue their tense standoff in Eastern Ukraine, police are conspicuously absent from city streets.

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Ukraine Vows To Reclaim Occupied Towns By Force

7:33am April 14, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

Tensions are growing between pro-Russian militants and Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine. The new Ukrainian government has pledged a "very tough" response to those occupying government buildings.

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Despite Havoc, Syrian War Sparks Hope Among Kurdish Minority

7:33am April 14, 2014

by Alice Fordham

With Syria in chaos, minority Kurds there hope they can realize long-standing ambitions for autonomy. Kurds who fled to northern Iraq from Syria will press those demands when they finally go home.

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Clashes In Eastern Ukraine Reportedly Turn Deadly

7:03pm April 13, 2014

Ukraine issues an ultimatum for pro-Russian militants in the east to lay down their weapons and withdraw from buildings they have seized. Clashes between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian protesters in the eastern city of Slovyansk turned deadly. Guest host Tess Vigeland talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro.

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Drought Could Complicate Already Difficult Food Crisis In Syria

7:03pm April 13, 2014

by NPR Staff

The World Food Programme is moving about 40,000 tons of food around Syria each month, navigating conflict zones and checkpoints. And now a potential drought could hurt food production in the country.

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