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U.N. Rejects U.S. Calls For Sanctions On South Sudan

The United Nations has sounded the alarm about a potential genocide in South Sudan, but the Security Council couldn't muster the votes needed to impose an arms embargo.

A search and rescue team attends to the crash site of a Russian Defense Ministry plane after the Tupolev Tu-154, with 92 people on board, fell off of radar over the Black Sea early Sunday.

Russian Military Plane, With 92 Aboard, Crashes Into Black Sea

The Russian Defense Ministry says the Syria-bound aircraft dropped off radar early Sunday, soon after taking off from Sochi. There's no indication of any survivors, and the cause remains unknown.

In December 1951, Norfolk Prison hosted its first international debate, against Oxford University. The debater pictured, Dick Taverne, went on to be a member of Parliament. When the prison hosted debates, church groups, local business owners, even judges and politicians would come and sit in the audience alongside inmates.

After Half A Century, Inmates Resurrect The Norfolk Prison Debating Society

Between the 1930s and 1960s, a group of inmates formed the Norfolk Prison Debating Society and held a formidable record against opponents such as Oxford and Harvard. After 50 years, the team is back.

People celebrate New Year's in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square, on Jan. 1, 2011. Traditionally, the drinking doesn't begin until after midnight, when people eat 12 grapes for good luck.

In Spain, New Year's Eve Is All About The Grapes — Save The Bubbly For Later

As the clock strikes midnight, people in Spain gobble 12 grapes in quick succession, with wishes for the new year. Then, they go out to party all night long with cava, a Spanish sparkling white wine.

A man looks out at the Black Sea from the coastal city of Sochi, on Monday, a day after a military plane crashed out at sea. The Russian military plane crashed on its way to Syria on Sunday, with no sign of survivors among the 92 on board.

Search Teams Find Data Recorder From Russian Military Crash, Officials Say

A Russian military jet crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday morning with 92 people on board. Officials say they do not consider terrorism a likely cause of the crash.

Lost Teddy Bear Goes On An Adventure Before Returning Home

Airlines agent Steven Laudeman found the beloved stuffed animal. But before sending it back, he took it on a tour — including the gift shop where Teddy was photographed with other stuffed animals.

PB&J Sandwich Leads Police To Burglary Suspect

DNA helped police in Wyoming tie a man to burglary incidents. The suspect left his coffee cup at one store and a half-eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the other.

A Peer Recovery Coach Walks The Front Lines Of America's Opioid Epidemic

Charlie Oen was addicted to heroin as a teenager. At 25, he's now clean and a peer counselor in Lima, Ohio, where he tries to help people who started using drugs before he was born.

President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a historic appearance at Pearl Harbor on Tuesday. While Abe is not the first Japanese leader to visit the landmark, he's the first do so publicly and alongside a U.S. president.

At Pearl Harbor, Obama And Japan's Leader Tout Reconciliation

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Obama stood side-by-side at the site of the 1941 attack. Both leaders memorialized the dead and spoke strongly of the relationship between the two nations.

In Show Of Reconciliation, Japan's Leader Visits Pearl Harbor

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joined President Barack Obama to pay tribute to victims of the attack. Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Elise Hu about Japan-U.S. relations going forward.

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