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Europe's Refugee Crisis Pales In Comparison To World War II Aftermath

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Ben Shephard, author of The Long Road Home: The Aftermath of the Second World War, about how today's crisis compares to the number of displaced people after World War II.

Europe's Refugee Crisis Pales In Comparison To World War II Aftermath

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Brussels Cancels New Year's Celebrations Amid Security Threat

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with reporter Teri Schultz about the security alert in Brussels after police arrested six more people suspected of plotting a terrorist attack.

Brussels Cancels New Year's Celebrations Amid Security Threat

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Refugees In Sweden Say Shelter Is Haunted By Ghosts

More than half the shelter residents who are seeking asylum asked to move. But they are staying after Swedish authorities said there was nowhere else to go.

Refugees In Sweden Say Shelter Is Haunted By Ghosts

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Police In Belgium Arrest 6 Over New Year's Eve Terrorist Plot

A Belgian soldier patrols Brussels' Grand Place after police say they disrupted a plot to attack during New Year's Eve celebrations in Belgium. Francois Lenoir/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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Police In Belgium Arrest 6 Over New Year's Eve Terrorist Plot

Despite a string of arrests, the city has canceled plans for its annual fireworks show. Police raids in the Brussels area also put a man suspected of having links to ISIS behind bars.

Britain's National Archives Releases Thatcher's Secret Cabinet Papers

The documents are from Margaret Thatcher's time as prime minister. Among the daily bureaucratic memos: Ronald Reagan told Thatcher that she must read Tom Clancy novels to understand the Soviet Union.

Britain's National Archives Releases Thatcher's Secret Cabinet Papers

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Mastermind In Russian Opposition Leader's Death Still At Large, Prosecutors Say

Boris Nemtsov was murdered last February. Prosecutors indicted four men in the killing but they say the alleged mastermind is still at large. The opposition says the charges are part of a cover-up.

Mastermind In Russian Opposition Leader's Death Still At Large, Prosecutors Say

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Wednesday

Highflying 'Emerging Markets' Had Their Wings Clipped In 2015

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (from left), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma pose for a photo during the BRICS Summit in Ufa, Russia, in July. RIA Novosti via AP hide caption

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Highflying 'Emerging Markets' Had Their Wings Clipped In 2015

A weakening commodities market, hindered largely by the slowdown in China, has hurt economies in Latin America, Africa and elsewhere.

Highflying 'Emerging Markets' Had Their Wings Clipped In 2015

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Tuesday

A 'Celtic Curse' Has Roots Stretching Back To The Bronze Age

Geneticists found clues to a disease of iron storage in the remains of several Bronze Age inhabitants of what's now Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland. Chrisgel Ryan Cruz/Flickr hide caption

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A 'Celtic Curse' Has Roots Stretching Back To The Bronze Age

In people with hemochromatosis, iron builds up and can overload the heart and other organs. Geneticists looking at 5,000-year-old human remains say the disorder may have had evolutionary advantages.

War Crime Investigations Among France's Release Of Vichy Documents

During World War II, the Vichy regime helped Nazi Germany deport 76,000 Jews from France. Robert Siegel talks to Robert Paxton about France opening up police and ministerial archives from the regime.

War Crime Investigations Among France's Release Of Vichy Documents

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