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In Central Asia, Kerry talks to autocratic cast of nations

(From L) Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev, Kazak Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz...

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Pentagon chief calls on North Korea to end nuclear weapons program

PANMUNJOM, Korea — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter called on North Korea to shrink and eventually eliminate its nuclear weapons program, while acknowledging during a visit Sunday to the Demilitarized...

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Cracker salvaged from sinking Titanic auctioned for $23,000

A collector in Greece purchased what is likely ‘the most expensive biscuit ever sold’ — a cracker that survived the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic — for roughly $23,000 last week. This 103-year-old...

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Airbnb contest winner spends Halloween night in Paris catacombs

Brazilian Pedro Arruda had an unforgettable lodging experience over the weekend as the lucky winner of a Halloween contest sponsored by home-sharing company Airbnb. The prize? A sleepover in the famous...

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Questions swirl over Russian plane crash in Egypt that killed 224

A Russian presidential banner flies at half-staff on the roof of Kremlin Senate in Moscow, Russia on November 1, 2015. Sunday was declared a day of mourning after a Russian plane crashed in Egypt’s...

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Cash-strapped Greece struggles against overwhelming tide of refugees

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN, CORRESPONDENT: The glorious sunset over the island of Lesbos is misleading. The Aegean Sea is anything but tranquil these days. This night, an...

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How was Turkey’s ruling party able to pull ahead in the elections?

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Turkey’s ruling party appears to have regained control of Parliament. In national elections today, the Justice and Development Party, known as AKP,...

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Navy believes it found wreckage of missing U.S. cargo ship El Faro

The U.S. Navy search and rescue vessel USNS Apache is shown in this 2003 Navy handout photo. A search team on board the Apache believes it has located the wreckage of the missing cargo ship El Faro,...

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How easy is it to send an email in Cuba?

U.S. medical student Yasemin Lawson, 35, accesses the Internet at a Wi-Fi hotspot in Cuba’s capital Havana on Sept. 22, 2015. Cuba now has 35 nationwide Wi-Fi hotspots with more promised soon. Photo by...

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How the Islamic State group justifies brutality with an apocalyptic vision

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Now another addition to the NewsHour Bookshelf. As the U.S. steps up military efforts against the Islamic State in Syria, a question persists: How did this...

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Do Turkey’s election results signal stability or steps toward autocratic rule?

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: We turn now to Turkey, a nation at the forefront of the refugee crisis and a critical and often problematic partner to the U.S. in the American-led...

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What we know so far about the Metrojet mystery

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: So, what do we know so far? For more, I’m joined by Alan Diehl, a former investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, and the author of “Air...

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Conflicting claims fuel confusion over Metrojet disaster cause

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Officials from at least five countries are investigating why a Russian jetliner broke up in midair and crashed in Egypt this weekend. There are many...

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News Wrap: 218,000 migrants reached Europe by sea last month, says UN

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: New numbers today put the enormity of Europe’s migrant surge in stark relief. The United Nations Refugee Agency said more than 218,000 people reached the...

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When an international flight crashes, who is involved in the investigation...

The remains of a Russian airliner are seen in central Sinai near the city of Arish, north Egypt. The Airbus A321, carrying 224 passengers and crew, crashed into a mountainous area of Egypt’s Sinai...

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