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Updated: 22 Nov 06:23
US healthcare bill clears Senate test
22 Nov 06:12
The US Senate narrowly votes to hold a full debate on a landmark bill designed to overhaul America's healthcare system.
Azeri president threatens Armenia
22 Nov 05:47
Azerbaijan's president warns he is ready to use force to wrest control of Nagorno Karabakh from Armenia if new peace talks fail.
China mine blast deaths reach 87
22 Nov 05:16
The death toll from a mine blast in north-eastern China more than doubles to 87, with 21 people still missing, report state media.
Jackson glove sells for $350,000
22 Nov 04:56
The glove worn by Michael Jackson for his first Moonwalk dance in 1983 sells at auction for $350,000 (212,000).
Polls open in Romanian election
22 Nov 04:43
Polls open in Romania in the first round of presidential elections aimed at putting an end to weeks of political wrangling.
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Updated: 22 Nov 06:06
Outrage Over Death Sentences For Iran's Dissenters
21 Nov 13:00
Iranian media reported this week that five people arrested in the protests following Iran's presidential election have been sentenced to death. Tehran says the prisoners had connections to "counter-revolutionary groups," but activists say Iran is going too far in persecuting dissenters. Host Scott Simon talks to Hadi Ghaemi, director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
Week In Review With Daniel Schorr
21 Nov 13:00
This week, the Senate faced a crucial vote on health care. The Obama administration fended off criticism over Sept. 11 trials in New York, and Hamid Karzai was sworn in for another term as president of Afghanistan. Host Scott Simon reviews the week in the news with NPR Senior News Analyst Dan Schorr.
Afghanistan-Bound, Americans Pretend To Be There
21 Nov 13:00
While President Obama weighs his options on Afghanistan, one thing is clear: The U.S. is beefing up its civilian presence there. The aid effort has been hobbled from the start, and many experts consider it a weak link in the struggle to build a stable society in the conflicted country. Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew insists that the U.S. is now recruiting the right kind of people, but before those people head to Afghanistan, they get trained to work with the military at a base in Indiana.
Setbacks Stall Finish Of China's Massive Dam Project
21 Nov 05:01
The massive reservoir behind China's Three Gorges Dam was supposed to be filled to capacity this month. But landslides on the reservoir and water shortages downstream have delayed the process. Questions have been raised about the dam, which is the world's largest hydropower project, and what it might mean for the Yangtze River.
Museum: Galileo's Fingers, Tooth Found
20 Nov 22:06
Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday.
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