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Two Last Names For The Price Of One
Every answer consists of two people, either real or fictional, whose last names are anagrams of each other.
Libyan-born, former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes was imprisoned fro...
Former Detainee Talks Of Desperation In Guantanamo Bay
Omar Deghayes is one of hundreds of former detainees who have been released from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay over the past several years. In his years as a detainee, he went on three hunger strikes and says he understands what current prisoners are going through.
Honduran Army soldiers patrol streets in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in April. Ga...
Violence, Hardship Fuels Central American Immigration To U.S.
While Mexican immigration to the U.S. has slowed in recent years, the number of Central Americans heading north has been on the rise. Last year, the number of illegal border-crossers caught from countries other than Mexico, mainly from Honduras and El Salvador, hit nearly 100,000 — more than double the year before.
The euro crisis and Islamophobia are making Turkey more appealing to the des...
Foreigners At Home: Turkey Beckons To Germany's Turks
After years of being treated as second-class citizens in Europe's economic powerhouse, large numbers of Turks — descendants of the first wave of immigrants — are returning to Turkey. Prospects in their homeland are looking up, while times are harder in Germany.
Syria's News Agency Blames Israel For Damascus Blasts
Several explosions shook the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Sunday. Syrian state television says the Israeli military conducted the attack. Host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Deborah Amos in Amman, Jordan, and NPR's Emily Harris in Jerusalem.
What Visa Changes Say About U.S. Immigration Priorities
The immigration overhaul bill currently circulating around the Senate would scrap a two-decade old program that distributes diversity visas to countries with historically-low rates of immigration to the U.S. But it would also introduce the merit-based visa, given to those with a job and high-level education.