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An aid worker takes a break on a big pile of food, which was brought to the small eastern Ukrainian city of Starobilsk by a humanitarian convoy.

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Aid Is On The Way For Eastern Ukraine, If Only It Can Pass The Checkpoints

8:38am September 04, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Both Ukraine and Russia say they're trying to send supplies to residents in eastern Ukraine. But with tensions on both sides running high, that aid may take a while to arrive.

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Legal Troubles Dog Famed Spanish Architect Santiago Calatrava

7:43am September 04, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

A Spanish court named Calatrava, designer of New York's Ground Zero transport hub, a suspect in alleged contract fraud. Prosecutors say he got $3.6 million for a convention center that wasn't built.

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A still from the surveillance camera footage shows the fainting man (top left and bottom right) lying alone in a subway car, as the few remaining occupants hurry away.

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Why Did Crowd Flee Shanghai Subway After Foreigner Fainted?

1:14am September 04, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

A widely watched video shows a foreigner fainting on a subway car and everyone around him fleeing. No one helps. It's rekindled a national debate about trust, fear and the Chinese national character.

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Hong Kong's Drive For Open Elections Runs Low On Steam

7:04pm September 03, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

Earlier this week, China insisted that the people of Hong Kong would not be allowed to nominate candidates for the territory's next leader. Occupy Central, a local democracy movement, is threatening to shut down the city's financial district in protest — but organizers acknowledge that only 3,000 people have signed pledges to participate.

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Once Bitten, Twice Decried: Uruguay Outraged By Suarez Punishment

4:26pm September 03, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Luis Suarez's sponsors are dropping him and his 2014 World Cup is over. FIFA dealt the Uruguayan soccer player an unusually harsh sentence for biting his opponent, and his home country is outraged.

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in December.

In Iraq, Coordination With Iran Not Impossible, Gen. Dempsey Says

4:26pm September 03, 2014

by Scott Neuman

"I'm not predicting that it's entirely impossible that we would at any point act collaboratively with Iran," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tells NPR.

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Europeans throw away 90 million tons of food each year, including these vegetables pulled from waste bins of an organic supermarket in Berlin. A new German website aims to connect surplus food with people who want it.

Got Leftovers To Share? In Germany, There's A Website For That

4:26pm September 03, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Europeans throw away about 90 million tons of food each year. A new German website aims to ratchet that number down a bit by connecting people with leftovers to spare with people who could use them.

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U.S. Program Helps Africans Learn Entrepreneurial Skills

8:56am September 03, 2014

David Greene talks to Enitan Kuku, who's from Nigeria, and Mildred Apenyo, who's from Uganda, about a U.S. State Department entrepreneurial fellowship for young leaders from Africa.

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Ukraine Announces Cease-Fire With Russia

8:22am September 03, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Ukraine's president says he and Russian President Putin have agreed to a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. Putin's spokesman says since Russia isn't a party to the conflict it can't agree to a ceasefire.

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State Dept. Officials Work To Verify Islamic State's Beheading Video

7:14pm September 02, 2014

In a new video released by the militant group Islamic State, American journalist Steven Sotloff appears to be killed by extremists associated with the group.

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