She bears witness to South Sudan’s turbulence, one headline at a time
On the bottom shelves of a slumping metal cabinet, beneath a wad of receipts and a lifeless old laptop, sits a first draft of South Sudan’s history, told in bold print headlines. Some days, that means bartering with soldiers to let her colleagues out …
Russian Cyber Unit Accused Of Attacking OPCW Chemical Weapons Watchdog
Dutch authorities escorted four Russian intelligence officers out of the country hours after their car was found parked near the OPCW’s building, its trunk crammed with electronics.
Meanwhile in … Laos, a drive continues to make this Southeast Asian nation a ‘chess capital’
Laos, a drive continues to make this Southeast Asian nation a ‘chess capital.’ Six years ago, the country launched a “Chess in Schools” program to train as many young Laotians as possible in the art of the game. This year Laos hosted its first interna…
BBC Looks Back On Epidemic With Documentary: ‘Zika Love Stories’
It’s been three years since the Zika epidemic swept across Brazil. Steve Inskeep talks to BBC producer William Kremer about the thousands of babies born with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads.
Chinese Leaders Aim To Shape How The World Perceives Their Country
Under President Xi Jinping, China has devoted massive resources to burnish its global image and focus overwhelming media attention on its leader. Now, “Xi Jinping is the message,” observes one expert.
No Longer Under ISIS Control, How Has Raqqa Changed?
About a year after the battle to force ISIS out of the Syrian city of Raqqa, a trip there shows progress in clearing the rubble but still great destruction and uncertainty.
Fugitive Who Used Helicopter To Escape Caught In France
The repeat offender has fascinated the country, and is known there as the “jailbreak king.” Rédoine Faïd was serving a 25-year-sentence for a botched armed robbery in 2010 that killed a policewoman.
Culture shift: What’s behind a decline in drinking worldwide
Ben Wright, author of “Order, Order! The Rise and Fall of Political Drinking,” says it’s part of a larger shift in behavior among British politicians, driven by public scrutiny over social media and more women in politics who have upset the “old boys’ …
Concern Grows After Internationally Known Saudi Commentator Goes Missing
A prominent U.S.-based Saudi journalist has gone missing in Istanbul after visiting the Saudi consulate there. It raises concern he’s caught up in the Kingdom’s crackdown on free speech.
All for one? How key undecided senators may approach Kavanaugh vote
As the hours ticked by on the Kavanaugh hearing last Thursday, Sen. Susan Collins (R) of Maine was holed up in her Capitol office, watching. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Jeff Flake of Arizona, along with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, j…
Breaking a taboo: Jerusalem elections and the Palestinian vote
It’s only a little after 10 a.m., but the sun is already baking the sprawling limestone plaza in front of Jerusalem’s City Hall and Palestinian Ramadan Dabash, a civil engineer, builder, and community activist from traditionally Arab East Jerusalem, is…
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