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Monday

Europe

German Authorities Crack Down On Leader Of Anti-Islam Group

German authorities say a rise in hate speech is fueling attacks on migrants and Muslims in Germany, which is why they're aggressively pursuing the founder of one anti-Islamist movement in court.

German Authorities Crack Down On Leader Of Anti-Islam Group

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Saturday

Some Families Of Brussels Terror Victims Still Waiting For Identification

The Belgian flag flies at half-mast at the Koningin Astrid-Reine Astrid military hospital in Brussels on March 24, 2016. Some of the people wounded in the Brussels attacks are being treated there. Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Some Families Of Brussels Terror Victims Still Waiting For Identification

Critics say Belgian forensics teams are taking too long to identify victims, leaving some families in the dark about their loved ones.

Thursday

Europe

European Ministers Hold Meeting In Brussels After Terror Attacks

With pressure mounting to improve inter-agency communication, European ministers hold contentious talks in Brussels, a city reeling from the deadly terrorist attacks this week.

European Ministers Hold Meeting In Brussels After Terror Attacks

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Wednesday

Europe

Belgian Authorities Continue Search For Key Suspect In Brussels Attacks

Authorities are still searching for a suspect involved in Tuesday's airport bombing. The federal prosecutor says more is known about the bombers who killed at least 31 and wounded hundreds.

Belgian Authorities Continue Search For Key Suspect In Brussels Attacks

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Europe

Investigators Ask Public To Help Identify Possible Suspect In Belgium Attacks

Police in Belgium are searching for a man they believe is connected to Tuesday's back-to-back bombings in the airport and at a subway station in Brussels. More than 30 people are dead and at least 200 wounded after explosions struck the city during the morning rush hour.

Investigators Ask Public To Help Identify Possible Suspect In Belgium Attacks

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Friday

Wanted: Female German Astronauts

Tina Buechner da Costa (left) hopes to become Germany's female astronaut. Claudia Kessler (right), CEO of HE Space, is organizing a campaign to send the first German woman into space. Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson/NPR hide caption

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Wanted: Female German Astronauts

Aerospace engineer Claudia Kessler is searching for Germany's first female astronaut. The country's previous 11 astronauts were all men, which she says highlights German sexism in the sciences.

Wanted: Female German Astronauts

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Monday

Europe

Migrant Backlash Benefits Germany's Far-Right Party

In local German elections, voters delivered a harsh blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats over her refugee policy that saw more than a million migrants apply for asylum last year.

Migrant Backlash Benefits Germany's Far-Right Party

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Sunday

Europe

New German Law Delays Refugee Families Reuniting

Germany is determined to dissuade more asylum seekers from coming there, but a new law its parliament passed last month targets an especially vulnerable group: children.

New German Law Delays Refugee Families Reuniting

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Saturday

Europe

German Anti-Immigrant Party Gaining Election Momentum

The rise in hostile rhetoric against migrants in Germany is being linked to the country's new populist political party. The Alternative for Germany is expected to win pivotal elections on Sunday.

German Anti-Immigrant Party Gaining Election Momentum

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Tuesday

Europe

EU Welcomes Turkey's Plan To Take Back Migrants Illegally Entering Europe

Turkey's prime minister surprised European Union leaders at a summit in Brussels by linking progress in Turkey's application to join the EU to assisting Europe with the migrant crisis.

EU Welcomes Turkey's Plan To Take Back Migrants Illegally Entering Europe

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Saturday

Thursday

Europe

Donald Trump Looms Large — Even Among Observers Looking On From Germany

In Germany, the American presidential primaries are generating more interest than usual — especially in Trump, a candidate who has German roots, and whose rise has many Germans feeling alarmed.

Donald Trump Looms Large — Even Among Observers Looking On From Germany

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Monday

Europe

Pressures Of Migrant Crisis Weigh Heavy On Germany

Germany is straining to cope with the large number of asylum-seekers and is encouraging some of them to return home. Germany's Parliament has also passed new laws making deportation easier.

Pressures Of Migrant Crisis Weigh Heavy On Germany

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Friday

Discouraged By Delays In Germany, Some Migrants Opt To Return Home

Migrants and refugees seeking asylum in Sarstedt, Germany, line up Feb. 26 for lunch at the shelter where they live while their asylum applications are processed. Germany wants to send more migrants home and sent a charter plane filled with Afghan migrants back to Kabul on Wednesday. Alexander Koerner/Getty Images hide caption

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Discouraged By Delays In Germany, Some Migrants Opt To Return Home

They say they are leaving because of lengthy delays in being recognized as refugees, poor living conditions and humiliation at the hands of German authorities.

Discouraged By Delays In Germany, Some Migrants Opt To Return Home

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Saturday

Europe

Cameron Reaches New Deal On Britain's EU Status

Britain's prime minister says he has secured a deal he hopes will keep the UK in the European Union. British voters will vote later this year on whether to remain EU members.

Cameron Reaches New Deal On Britain's EU Status

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