Merkel Expected To Push For Global Cohesiveness In New Year’s Speech
Angela Merkel is still the chancellor of Germany and could stay in that job until 2021– although you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise, given the speculation over who is to be her successor.
News Brief: Government Shutdown, Migrant Children, Congo Elections
The government shutdown enters its 10th day. Volunteers in El Paso, Texas, staff pop-up medical clinics to screen migrant children at the border. Ballots are counted in Congo’s presidential election.
Votes Are Being Counted In Congo’s Presidential Election
Never before has Congo had a democratic transfer of power, but Congolese finally voted Sunday in a long-delayed presidential election. Voters were choosing a successor to President Joseph Kabila.
Bangladesh PM Wins 3rd Term After Violent Election, Accusations Of Rigging
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her ruling alliance handily won Sunday’s general election, which saw at least 17 people killed during voting. The main opposition party rejects the results.
Congolese Hold Their Breath, Wondering If This Presidential Election Will Be Credible
Election day delays kept polling stations open for hours after they were supposed to close in the capital Kinshasa, with one of the big issues attributed to new voting machines.
American Flown To Nebraska After Possible Ebola Exposure
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is monitoring an American health care worker who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus after treating patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Colin O’Brady, First To Trek Unassisted Across Antartica: ‘I’m A Little Bit Tired’
NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Colin O’Brady, the first person to trek across Antarctica completely unassisted.
What 3 Deaths Among Thousands Tell Us About Afghanistan In 2018
Thousands of civilians, soldiers and police were killed this year in suicide attacks, bombings and airstrikes. The lives and deaths of three Afghan men shed light on the challenges the country faces.
Congolese Head To Polls, Except In Some Ebola-Hit Areas
Congolese finally vote today in a long-delayed presidential election, the first democratic transfer of power in a country plagued by violence. Voting was postponed again in Ebola-hit areas.
Journalist Dies In Self-Immolation, Prompting Protests In Tunisia
NPR’s Leila Fadel talks with Chaima Bouhlel about protests in Tunisia after the self-immolation of a journalist. Bouhlel is a former president of Al Bawsala, a local watchdog group.
Nicaraguan Government Cracks Down On Dissenters
As Nicaragua cracks down on dissenters and journalists, the U.S. has imposed sanctions and the Organization of American States branded Daniel Ortega’s leftist government a dictatorship.
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