Iraq's Yazidis Appeal For Help In Finding Their Missing Women
When the Islamic State took over large parts of northern Iraq this summer, including the areas where the minority Yazidi community lives, the U.S.
View ArticleRussia And The West: Close Encounters Of The Cold War Kind
As tensions mounted between Russia and the West over Ukraine back in March, a routine commercial flight had a close encounter with a Russian spy plane.
View ArticleFor Former U.S. Hostages, A Deal With Iran Also Remains Elusive
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. David Roeder spent more than a year as one of 52 American hostages held by Iranian revolutionaries who took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979."I spent 14 months of my...
View Article2014 A Year Of 'Unspeakable Brutality' For Children In Conflict Zones
The United Nations Children's Fund calls 2014 a devastating year for children, reporting that as many as 15 million young people are caught in conflicts in the Central African Republic, Iraq, South...
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Cuba, U.S. Agree To Prisoner Release Including American Alan Gross
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View ArticleWith The Saudi King Ailing, Succession Speculation Begins
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is ill, the kingdom is facing the lowest oil prices in years (partly by choice) and it remains locked in a regional rivalry with Iran.Yet Crown Prince Salman, stepping in...
View ArticleMideast Conflict Could Bog Down International Criminal Court
The Palestinian decision to join the International Criminal Court this month comes at a challenging time for the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal.The ICC is just over a decade old and has had...
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White House Starts Chipping Away At U.S. Embargo On Cuba
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View ArticleSyrian Opposition Groups Wary Of Russia's Invitation To Moscow
The war in Syria has been raging for nearly four years and it's been challenging for diplomats to get warring sides to agree on even temporary truces.The U.N. envoy is pressing ahead on that front,...
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Thaw Begins On U.S.-Cuba Relationship Frozen In Time
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: When President Obama gives his State of the Union speech tonight his new approach to Cuba will likely be...
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