NPR 2011-03-30

World powers are united against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, collectively declaring today that he's got to go, but diplomats from the 40 or so countries taking part in the London gathering did not talk about arming Libya's rebels. The opposition, w

CNN 2011-03-26

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NPR 2010-04-26

President Obama is due to speak at a memorial service this hour for 29 miners killed in a mine explosion in West Virginia earlier this month. In excerpts of his eulogy, the president talks about the miners dying in pursuit of a better life. As a resu

NPR 2010-06-27

Homing in on global security challenges at their Toronto summit, leaders of the eight wealthiest nations urged Iran to stop its nuclear saber-rattling, and NPR's Jim Zarroli says the G8 also condemned North Korea's recent attack on a South Korean shi

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NPR 2009-02-01

Across Iraq today voters cast ballots in provincial elections that were seen as a test of whether their country can build on its security gains and work to forge new political coalitions. NPR's JJ Sutherland reports the voting was peaceful. Iraqi el

NPR 2010-05-22

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NPR 2010-06-21

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CNN 2012-03-21

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