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Culture
A Japanese American magician named ‘Honesty’ tricks out Cambridge crowds
A militant Islamist fighter uses a mobile to film his fellow fighters taking part in a military parade along the streets of Syria's northern Raqqa province on June 30, 2014.
Media
The extremists who killed James Foley are as brutal as they are Internet savvy
A woman holds up a placard during a peace rally in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square.
Conflict
After he criticized the Gaza-Israel war, a young Israeli and his girlfriend face isolation
Syrian activist Qusai Zakarya stands as he is recognized by US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at UN headquarters in New York on May 22, 2014.
Conflict
‘In a dark place like Syria, just saying the truth is something more valuable than you can imagine’
Shelter
Justice
How one young boy fleeing violence in Central America faced danger at a US detention facility
A sign outside a shop remembers James Foley in his hometown of Rochester, New Hampshire. Islamic State militants killed the journalist in a brutal videotaped beheading in revenge for US air strikes in Iraq.
Conflict
They’ll never admit it, but many countries pay ransoms to get their hostages back
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on the air for August 21, 2014
The Soviet foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov, saying farewell to his German counterpart, Joachim von Ribbentrop (right), after a visit to Berlin during the Nazi-Soviet alliance that lasted from 1939 to 1941.
Conflict
This pact between Hitler and Stalin paved the way for WWII
Healthy corals use chemical signals, or smells, to attract fish. New research has found that corals also send out "distress" signals when they're in trouble.
Environment
Coral reefs can communicate with fish, and many of them are crying for help
Sille Kongstad's bicycle-powered hearse.
Culture
Which European city has recently adopted the bicycle-powered hearse?
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Justice
A Trinidadian immigrant reflects on her hometown of Ferguson, Missouri
A wedding scene from South African soap opera 'Generations'.
Arts
South Africa’s most popular soap opera fires its cast