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'Virginity Checks' Done On Some Female Protesters, Egyptian General Says

Egyptian Army soldiers forcibly removed protesters from Cairo's Tahrir Square on March 9. Some youths were camping out at the square to press their demand for a complete break with the ousted regime of Hosni Mubarak. AP hide caption

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'Virginity Checks' Done On Some Female Protesters, Egyptian General Says

After more than a month of denials, a general has told CNN that the examinations were done. And, he's defended them. Amnesty International has reported that some women were "subjected to strip searches ... and threatened with prostitution charges."

'As A Reporter, You Have To Be Where The Story Is'

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'As A Reporter, You Have To Be Where The Story Is'

NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks about what it's like to report from inside Egypt, Libya and other scenes of conflict and revolution. Sometimes, she says, the places reporters must go are places "most people wouldn't want to wander into."

Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

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ElBaradei: Nuclear Nonproliferation System Is Broken

Mohamed ElBaradei, in the garden of his Cairo home earlier today (April 25, 2011). Jonathan Blakley/NPR hide caption

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ElBaradei: Nuclear Nonproliferation System Is Broken

The former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says nations that have the weapons need to make it clear they wish to move to a "world free from nuclear weapons." And the enrichment process must be put under international control, he says.

Steve Inskeep talks with Mohamed ElBaradei

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Prosecutor Goes To Mubarak's Hospital Bed To Resume Questioning

Some Egyptians celebrated today (April 13, 2011) outside the Sharm el-Sheikh courthouse where former President Hosni Mubarak's sons Alaa and Gamal were being questioned. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption

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Prosecutor Goes To Mubarak's Hospital Bed To Resume Questioning

The former Egyptian president collapsed under questioning Tuesday after refusing to eat or drink in the two days since authorities said they would investigate corruption during his nearly 30 years in office.

NPR's Deborah Amos in Cairo

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Criminal Investigation Of Mubarak And His Family? 'Definitely'

Many Egyptians have continued to gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square to demand reform. These men were there Sunday. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption

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Criminal Investigation Of Mubarak And His Family? 'Definitely'

The news from Egypt of an "unprecedented legal summons" that calls on former President Hosni Mubarak and his family to face an anti-corruption probe is welcomed by those opposed his regime.

NPR's Deborah Amos, from Cairo

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Secretary Clinton: Visiting Cairo's Tahrir Square Is 'Exciting And Very Moving'

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (in red) shook hands with a child as she visited Cairo's Tahrir Square earlier today (March 16, 2011). Paul J. Richards /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Secretary Clinton: Visiting Cairo's Tahrir Square Is 'Exciting And Very Moving'

"To see where this revolution happened and all that it has meant to the world is extraordinary for me," the U.S. secretary of state added.

Michele Kelemen reporting from Cairo

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Clinton Plans To Visit Egypt And Tunisia Next Week

"We have an enormous stake in ensuring that Egypt and Tunisia provide models for the kind of democracy that we want to see," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional panel. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

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Clinton Plans To Visit Egypt And Tunisia Next Week

As Egypt and Tunisia struggle to form viable governments following the exit of their longtime leaders, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to visit the two nations next week. She told Congress that she hopes to help the two countries move toward democracy.