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Russia Grants U.S. Access To Paul Whelan, Arrested On Suspicion Of Spying

Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, says it arrested Whelan last week; family members say he was visiting Moscow to attend a wedding, not to steal secrets.

Russia Grants U.S. Access To Paul Whelan, Arrested On Suspicion Of Spying

Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, says it arrested Whelan last week. Family members say he was visiting Moscow to attend a wedding, not to steal secrets.

How Rwanda’s Catholic clinics struck a contraception compromise

The Roman Catholic health center that hugs the main road here announces its faith plainly. ARCHDIOCESE OF KIGALI, reads the sign sprawled across the facade of the stout red brick building in this small town just outside Rwanda’s capital. Holographic …

Climate Change Is Bad For Peru’s Pastures … But There’s A 1,200-Year-Old Fix

Climate change has shrunk the wetlands in the Andes where livestock graze. Could reviving ancient water systems bring back the grass?

Train Accident Kills 6 People In Denmark

“Ordinary Danes on their way to work or heading home from the Christmas holidays have had their lives smashed,” Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen said.

Kenya’s Fight Against Corruption Includes Demolishing Buildings

Kenya is going after corruption and cleaning up the banks of the polluted and increasingly blocked Nairobi River. The government is tearing down malls, hotels, restaurants — anything deemed illegal.

Protests Erupt In Southern India After Women Defy Centuries-Old Temple Ban

Protests raged throughout the India state of Kerala after two women entered the Sabarimala temple. Women of menstruating age were banned from the temple until last year.

Whelan Doesn’t Fit The Profile Of A Spy, Former CIA Officer Says

Noel King talks to John Sipher, former member of the CIA’s Clandestine Service who worked in Moscow, about U.S. citizen Paul Whelan, who has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of spying.

In Mexico, A Mayor Is Murdered Within Hours Of Taking Office

Gunmen assassinated the mayor of a town in Oaxaca state as he walked to city hall. The brazen attack was the latest in a year of murders against public officials.

News Brief: Government Shutdown, Russia Detains U.S. Citizen, NASA Probe

Congressional leaders go to the White House for a border security briefing. A U.S. citizen is in Russian custody on suspicion of spying. And, NASA’s New Horizons probe makes history.

Smithsonian Showcases Senegalese Jewelry Which Is Rich In History

Senegal’s exquisite gold jewelry — and the complicated history of the women who wore it — are getting their due at an exhibit at the Smithsonian’s Museum of African Art.

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