Ethnic Violence Haunts Kenya's Presidential Election
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Kenya votes for a new president today for the first time in five years. It's an important election, in part because the country is still haunted by the ethnic violence...
View ArticleWhat Will Chavez's Death Mean For Cuba?
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The death of Hugo Chavez could mean as much for Cuba as it will for Venezuela. As we just heard, Chavez looked to Fidel Castro for inspiration, and Castro has supplied...
View ArticleVenezuelans Mourns Late President Hugo Chavez
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne.Venezuela is in a state of mourning for its late president, Hugo...
View ArticleE.U. Bailout Tax Causes Bank Run In Cyprus
Citizens of Cyprus did not react well to the news that their government wants to allow the European Union to take nearly 10 percent of their savings deposits in exchange for a $13 billion bailout....
View ArticleCyprus Proposes Exempting Smaller Deposits From Tax
The government of Cyprus is trying to ease fears over a proposed tax on bank deposits. Newly proposed legislation would exempt savers with smaller accounts. It's part of a bailout plan for that...
View ArticleYounger Generation Poised To Lead Afghanistan's Future
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne, in Kabul, Afghanistan.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep, in Washington, with David Greene.Renee's...
View ArticleSelect Young Afghans Chosen As Commandoes In Training
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: All right, through much of this week, we've been hearing from young Afghans on the future of their country after NATO troops withdraw in 2014. Yesterday, our colleague...
View ArticleMay's Unemployment Rate Expected To Hold Steady
The Labor Department on Friday reported a jobless rate of 7.6 percent as employers added 175,000 jobs and more people began to look for work last month. That's up from April's rate of 7.5 percent.
View ArticleVoters Cast Ballots In Iran's Presidential Election
It's Iran's first presidential election since the stunning vote in 2009. Back then, a surprisingly early declaration of victory for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked a wave of protests, followed by...
View ArticleInbee Park Shares Record Book Wins With Babe Zaharias
Transcript (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The talk of the sports world this morning is women's golf. A rare moment brought on by a 24-year-old from South Korea. Inbee Park won the U.S....
View ArticleNew York Hosts Major League All-Star Game
Baseball's All-Star game is being played in New York Tuesday night. The winner gets home field advantage during the World Series.
View ArticleMarket Mood Improves After Bernanke Remarks
Stock and bond markets reacted positively to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks on the economy Wednesday morning. Bernanke was on Capitol Hill delivering the Fed's twice yearly update on...
View ArticlePanama Searches Impounded North Korean Cargo Ship
Authorities in Panama are continuing to search the North Korean cargo ship stopped last week as it moved through the Panama Canal. A search of the ship, which came from Cuba, found aircraft and missile...
View ArticleWashington Stresses Seriousness Of Terrorist Threat
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne.Nineteen American diplomatic missions in the Middle East and...
View ArticleA-Rod Said To Be Facing Long Suspension From Baseball
Major League Baseball is expected to hand down suspensions to several players implicated in performance enhancing drug use. New York Yankees all star Alex Rodriguez is the most prominent name on the...
View ArticleMajor League Baseball Works To Win Fans' Trust
Monday was a historic one for Major League Baseball after 13 players were suspended for violating the league's drug policy. It's the largest group of players ever sanctioned at one time in an...
View ArticleUPS Plane Crashes Near Birmingham, Ala.; 2 Dead
A UPS cargo plane crashed near the airport in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday morning. The pilot and co-pilot were both killed.
View ArticleRegulators Monitor 'Serious Leaks' At Japanese Nuclear Plant
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant is back in the news more than two years after an earthquake and tsunami triggered a series of meltdowns. New leaks found this...
View ArticleBritish Prime Minister's Call For Action In Syria Stalls
In London, Prime Minister David Cameron had planned to get backing from Parliament Thursday – approving a possible military intervention. Instead, he's been forced to back down. The Labour Party...
View ArticleIndia Court Convicts 4 Men In Fatal Gang Rape
An Indian court has convicted four men involved in a gang rape of a woman on a New Delhi bus in December. The men are expected to be sentenced Wednesday.
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