NPR 2010-11-26

The president of South Korea is ordering more troops to the island that North Korea attacked on Tuesday, killing four and injuring 18. NPR's Louisa Lim reports from Yeonpyeong that some people are spending this day sifting through charred debris. Amo

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NPR 2009-07-20

White House budget director Peter Orszag is defending President Obama's plan to overhaul the nation's healthcare system and Mr. Obama's August target for passage of legislation by Congress. Some lawmakers from both parties are saying the bills are c

NPR 2010-12-20

The Senate is in session today to discuss whether to ratify START, a new arms control treaty signed by President Obama and Russian President Medvedev earlier this year. Treaties require the approval of a two-thirds majority. Vice President Joe Biden

NPR 2012-04-20

On the ground in Syria, unrelenting anger against the al-Assad regime is suggested by this amateur recording that could not be independently verified. It shows protesters gathered around UN observers in the southern province of Daraa, as the country

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Australia: Boy's body found in bag In Sydney, children playing in a suburban park discovered the body of a naked boy inside a suitcase floating in a duck pond on Wednesday. The group of 10 children pulled the dark, tartan-patterned case ashore and r

NPR 2009-09-06

The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal is acknowledging that some civilians were at least injured in an airstrike yesterday against two hijacked fuel tanker trucks. From what I have seen today in going to the hosp

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London was quiet for the first time Tuesday after three straight nights of riots, but violence broke out in the northern city of Manchester. Witnesses say hundreds of rampaging youths smashed windows, looted stores, and burned buildings in Britain's

CNN 2008-01-15

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CNN 2008-07-16

Hope you're having a great day. I'm Nicole Lapin at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Senator Barack Obama is now calling the war in Iraq a distraction that makes the country less safe. He says the most s

CNN 2008-04-04

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