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On The Eve Of Dominican Day, A Deportation Policy Draws Criticism
By Alexandra Starr The controversy over the Dominican Republic’s policy to deport thousands of people of Haitian descent is reverberating through Caribbean-American communities in New York City. » E-Mail This
Typhoon Hits Chinese Coast After Sweeping Over Taiwan
By Scott Neuman The storm killed at least 6 people in Taiwan and have thrust millions into the dark. Some 1.4 million homes in China’s Fujian province were evacuated ahead
Ex-Soviet Officer Who Became Taliban Commander Found Guilty In U.S.
By Scott Neuman Irek Hamidullin, 55, a one-time Soviet tank commander in Afghanistan, stayed behind after the Moscow’s forces were withdrawn in 1988. He went on to mastermind a 2009
He’s Just Woven The World’s Finest Panama Hat. But Who Will Buy It?
By Roff Smith We visit one of the last — and best — practitioners of this vanishing art. Like his predecessors, he lives in Ecuador, not Panama. » E-Mail This
Living In ‘The Jungle,’ Migrants In France Seek A Permanent Home
Some 3,000 migrants from the Middle East and North Africa are now camping out in the port city of Calais. Celine Schmitt of the United Nations refugee agency discusses their
Atheist Blogger Slain By Extremists In Bangladesh
By Julie McCarthy In Bangladesh, another well-known secular blogger was murdered Friday — the fourth such killing this year. Police say the 40-year-old activist was hacked to death by assailants
For A Passenger’s Brother, The Pain Of Lost Flight 370 Lingers
As pieces of an aircraft wash ashore on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, there has been conflicting information about whether the wreckage belongs to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Tom
ISIS Advances In Syria, Capturing More Than 200 People
By Alice Fordham The self-declared Islamic State has made gains in Syria, capturing a largely Christian town and abducting people along the way. » E-Mail This …read more Via: http://www.npr.org/2015/08/07/430381733/isis-advances-in-syria-capturing-more-than-200-people?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world
Week In Politics: Republican Presidential Debate And Iran Nuclear Deal
Political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times discuss the first GOP presidential debate and the Iran nuclear deal. » E-Mail This
Welcome To ‘The Jungle,’ Where Thousands Of Migrants Have Pitched Their Tents
By Ari Shapiro In the French town of Calais, some migrants are trying to build a sense of normality to the sprawling unofficial camp where thousands seek shelter. » E-Mail