Past Articles by Greg Myre
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Welcome to 'Parallels,' NPR's International News Blog From NPR's reporters around the globe, our new blog will look to make sense of a big, messy, confusing world. |
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Welcome to 'Parallels,' NPR's International News Blog From NPR's reporters around the globe, our new blog will look to make sense of a big, messy, confusing world. |
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Will Chemical Weapons Change U.S. Policy Toward Syria? The White House now believes Syria has used chemical weapons. But President Obama has shown no inclination toward military involvement in another Middle Eastern war. |
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Will Chemical Weapons Change U.S. Policy Toward Syria? The White House now believes Syria has used chemical weapons. But President Obama has shown no inclination toward military involvement in another Middle Eastern war. |
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Will Chemical Weapons Change U.S. Policy Toward Syria? The White House now believes Syria has used chemical weapons. But President Obama has shown no inclination toward military involvement in another Middle Eastern war. |
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Israel: Syria Has Been Using Chemical Weapons An Israeli military official says Syria employed the weapons in a series of recent incidents. The U.S., meanwhile, has said little on the subject and has not made similar accusations against Syria. |
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Israel: Syria Has Been Using Chemical Weapons An Israeli military official says Syria employed the weapons in a series of recent incidents. The U.S., meanwhile, has said little on the subject and has not made similar accusations against Syria. |
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Israel: Syria Has Been Using Chemical Weapons An Israeli military official says Syria employed the weapons in a series of recent incidents. The U.S., meanwhile, has said little on the subject and has not made similar accusations against Syria. |
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Boston, Bombs And Lessons From Israel The Boston bombings rocked the nation, making it hard to remember that the country has been largely terror-free at home for more than a decade. In comparison, Israel endured the equivalent of a Boston Marathon bombing every week in 2002. |
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Boston, Bombs And Lessons From Israel The Boston bombings rocked the nation, making it hard to remember that the country has been largely terror-free at home for more than a decade. In comparison, Israel endured the equivalent of a Boston Marathon bombing every week in 2002. |
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Boston Bombings Point To Growing Threat Of Homegrown Terrorism Most major terrorist attacks against the U.S. have originated abroad. But as details of the Boston Marathon bombings emerge, reports point to two young men of Chechen origin who were seemingly fully integrated into American society. |
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Boston Bombings Point To Growing Threat Of Homegrown Terrorism Most major terrorist attacks against the U.S. have originated abroad. But as details of the Boston Marathon bombings emerge, reports point to two young men of Chechen origin who were seemingly fully integrated into American society. |
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In A Long And Bloody War, A Potential Breakthrough The jailed leader of the Kurdish rebels says it's a "new era" and calls for a cease-fire in a war against Turkey that has lasted for nearly three decades. |
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In A Long And Bloody War, A Potential Breakthrough The jailed leader of the Kurdish rebels says it's a "new era" and calls for a cease-fire in a war against Turkey that has lasted for nearly three decades. |
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In A Long And Bloody War, A Potential Breakthrough The jailed leader of the Kurdish rebels says it's a "new era" and calls for a cease-fire in a war against Turkey that has lasted for nearly three decades. |
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Has The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Been Downgraded? Forging peace between these two protagonists was long seen as the holy grail of American diplomacy. But as President Obama visits, expectations are low and the conflict feels much less urgent than it used to. |
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Has The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Been Downgraded? Forging peace between these two protagonists was long seen as the holy grail of American diplomacy. But as President Obama visits, expectations are low and the conflict feels much less urgent than it used to. |
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Has The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Been Downgraded? Forging peace between these two protagonists was long seen as the holy grail of American diplomacy. But as President Obama visits, expectations are low and the conflict feels much less urgent than it used to. |
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Italian Elections Produce Murky Result, Financial Jitters The center-left was favored, but there was no clear winner as the ballots were counted. Silvio Berlusconi's center-right coalition was not expected to do well, but was leading in the upper house of Parliament. |
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Italian Elections Produce Murky Result, Financial Jitters The center-left was favored, but there was no clear winner as the ballots were counted. Silvio Berlusconi's center-right coalition was not expected to do well, but was leading in the upper house of Parliament. |
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Italian Elections Produce Murky Result, Financial Jitters The center-left was favored, but there was no clear winner as the ballots were counted. Silvio Berlusconi's center-right coalition was not expected to do well, but was leading in the upper house of Parliament. |
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Drone Program Under Scrutiny As CIA Nominee Testifies The Obama administration has relied heavily on its drone program, but prefers not to talk about it. Yet drones and interrogation practices came under scrutiny as CIA nominee John Brennan testified before a Senate committee. |
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Drone Program Under Scrutiny As CIA Nominee Testifies The Obama administration has relied heavily on its drone program, but prefers not to talk about it. Yet drones and interrogation practices came under scrutiny as CIA nominee John Brennan testified before a Senate committee. |
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Air Base In Saudi Arabia Is Latest Drone Secret To Be Revealed The Obama administration wanted to keep the existence of the base secret. It has been used to target al-Qaida members in Yemen. |
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Air Base In Saudi Arabia Is Latest Drone Secret To Be Revealed The Obama administration wanted to keep the existence of the base secret. It has been used to target al-Qaida members in Yemen. |
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Air Base In Saudi Arabia Is Latest Drone Secret To Be Revealed The Obama administration wanted to keep the existence of the base secret. It has been used to target al-Qaida members in Yemen. |
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Israel Bombs Military Target Outside Damascus, Syria Says The Syrians say two workers have been killed and five injured at a military facility. The attack is likely to escalate concerns in the volatile region. |
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From Timbuktu, Reports That Most Manuscripts Were Saved It now appears that most ancient manuscripts at a library in Mali survived an attempt by Islamic radicals to destroy them. Local residents apparently removed them earlier, according to reports from Timbuktu. |
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From Timbuktu, Reports That Most Manuscripts Were Saved It now appears that most ancient manuscripts at a library in Mali survived an attempt by Islamic radicals to destroy them. Local residents apparently removed them earlier, according to reports from Timbuktu. |
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From Timbuktu, Reports That Most Manuscripts Were Saved It now appears that most ancient manuscripts at a library in Mali survived an attempt by Islamic radicals to destroy them. Local residents apparently removed them earlier, according to reports from Timbuktu. |
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Israel Bombs Military Target Outside Damascus, Syria Says The Syrians say two workers have been killed and five injured at a military facility. The attack is likely to escalate concerns in the volatile region. |
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Israel Bombs Military Target Outside Damascus, Syria Says The Syrians say two workers have been killed and five injured at a military facility. The attack is likely to escalate concerns in the volatile region. |
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Ancient Manuscripts In Timbuktu Reduced To Ashes A famed library and research center held books and manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. Residents say Islamist radicals torched them before fleeing the town. |
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Ancient Manuscripts In Timbuktu Reduced To Ashes A famed library and research center held books and manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. Residents say Islamist radicals torched them before fleeing the town. |
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Ancient Manuscripts In Timbuktu Reduced To Ashes A famed library and research center held books and manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. Residents say Islamist radicals torched them before fleeing the town. |
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A Brief History Of Women In Combat Militaries have a habit of turning to women and expanding their role in times of war. |
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A Brief History Of Women In Combat Militaries have a habit of turning to women and expanding their role in times of war. |
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Women In Combat: 5 Key Questions The Pentagon's announcement that it is lifting the ban on women in combat raises a host of questions. We answer a few. |
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Women In Combat: 5 Key Questions The Pentagon's announcement that it is lifting the ban on women in combat raises a host of questions. We answer a few. |
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Secretary Clinton On Benghazi Attack: 'I Take Responsibility' The partisan feuding in Washington has eased over the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya. But as the secretary of state testifies, Libya and other countries in the region remain unsettled. |
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As Hillary Clinton Testifies, How Will Libya Shape Her Legacy? The partisan feuding in Washington has eased over the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya. But as the secretary of state testifies, Libya and other countries in the region remain unsettled. |
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As Hillary Clinton Testifies, How Will Libya Shape Her Legacy? The partisan feuding in Washington has eased over the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya. But as the secretary of state testifies, Libya and other countries in the region remain unsettled. |
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Netanyahu Claims Victory In Close Israeli Election The Israeli prime minister appears likely to get a third term, though it's not clear what a coalition government might look like. |
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Netanyahu Claims Victory In Close Israeli Election The Israeli prime minister appears likely to get a third term, though it's not clear what a coalition government might look like. |
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Netanyahu Claims Victory In Close Israeli Election The Israeli prime minister appears likely to get a third term, though it's not clear what a coalition government might look like. |
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Getting Personal, Armstrong Recounts Difficult Talk With His Kids Armstrong turns emotional when he recalls how he had to explain to his children that the allegations against him were true. |
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Getting Personal, Armstrong Recounts Difficult Talk With His Kids Armstrong turns emotional when he recalls how he had to explain to his children that the allegations against him were true. |
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The second part of Oprah Winfrey's interview with Lance Armstrong airs Friday evening, one night after he confessed to using drugs. |
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The second part of Oprah Winfrey's interview with Lance Armstrong airs Friday evening, one night after he confessed to using drugs. |
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Did This Man Order The Hostage Takings In Algeria? Algerian Mokhtar Belmokhtar has been a prominent Islamist fighter for years. He was considered a top figure in al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, though he apparently had a falling out with the group last year. |
