North Korea Seen Expanding Missile Base
Satellite images reveal tunneling and other construction activity at two sites near the Chinese border that are believed to house long-range missiles that could in theory reach the United States.
True Crime Podcast Leads To Arrest Of Ex-Rugby Star Over Wife’s Disappearance
When Australian Chris Dawson’s wife went missing in 1982, he claimed she’d joined a religious cult. Now he’s under arrest for her alleged murder.
As Moscow Continues To Gentrify, Its Residents Are Getting Left Behind
Moscow is full of gleaming supermarkets, but many Russians still buy food and clothing at open-air markets as they did in Soviet times. The gentrifying capital is leaving many of its residents behind.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Up Again. What Now, Climate?
The fortuitous dip in emissions of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, during the past three years is over, as economies turn up. The trend in the near future looks grim, say climate scientists.
Mexico’s New President Vows To Re-Investigate Case Of Kidnapped Student-Teachers
Mexico’s new president formed a truth commission to investigate the abduction and presumed death of 43 college students in 2014 but some wonder if there will be similar focus on other cases.
Italian Court Orders Getty Museum To Return Statue To Italy
The Getty Museum in Los Angeles says it has no intention of returning the “Statue of a Victorious Youth,” a piece of art from ancient Greece discovered off the Italian coast in the 1960s.
Turkey Wants Its Scientists Back, But At Home They Face More Restrictions, Lower Pay
Turkey is trying to attract scientists who have left the country. It’s a tough task amid the ongoing purge politics and a feeling among scientists that they don’t fit in anymore.
George H.W. Bush And His Impact On U.S.-China Ties As An Unofficial Ambassador
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Orville Schell, director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations, about what President George H.W. Bush accomplished as the unofficial U.S. ambassador to China from 1974-75.
Facebook Execs Seen Discussing Data Privacy, Competitors In Leaked Documents
“We don’t feel we have had straight answers from Facebook,” a member of Parliament says. The company had fought to keep the records private; some are marked “highly confidential.”
How a refugee turned mayor seeks to transcend politics of divisiveness
Now Ms. Saab stood in front of a man whose fellow comrades had killed and dismembered the president of Liberia just weeks before. “No, sir,” Saab said, avoiding eye contact and motioning with her other hand to Mr. Collins to stay silent. On Sunday ni…
There’s safety in the family fold for rural LGBT people in Uganda
On a small farm in eastern Uganda, a baby boy named JoJo was born. Skinny with thin lips and cute ears, JoJo grew up hanging out only with the girls, singing and braiding hair. “People used to call me names, and I hated it,” says JoJo.
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