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The U.N.'s top envoy on Syria says diplomats have failed to agree on a date for a peace conference. Lakhdar Brahimi says he's still hoping such a meeting could take place in Geneva before the end of the year. He had been hoping it would take place this month, but the Syrian rebels aren't ready to attend, the U.S. and Russia have yet to agree on whether Iran should take part and there are many other roadblocks. Brahimi is raising the alarms about a conflict that has affected half of the population, with 6,000 people fleeing every day.

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The race has been widely watched in part because it could affect the future of Julian Assange. Candidates had differed on their plans for the WikiLeaks founder's spot in Ecuador's London embassy.

The EU promised to give financial aid and to renew consideration of Turkish membership in the union. Then Turkey arrested more than 1,000 migrants who were planning to sail to Greece.

Facebook and Twitter are among the 63 companies and groups behind a pointed letter calling for specific disclosures of government surveillance requests.

Dozens of people — including several U.S. troops — are dead and even more have been wounded after explosions at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The complexion of the workforce in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina has changed significantly. At Motivatit Seafoods in Houma, La., a group of Mexican workers has settled in to handle jobs that owner Kevin Voisin says he could not find enough local workers to fill.

On the producer's latest album, booming drumheads and vocal melodies that might go back centuries coexist with rhythmic sound effects and club-friendly beats.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly spent a week in Iran asking people about their government. Here's what she heard.