The View From North Korea As The Country Celebrates 70 Years
NPR is in North Korea as the country celebrates 70 years of existence. From a giant celebration to the number of American journalists on hand to observe, there’s a lot going on in Pyongyang.
Amid debate on prison reform, rising voices from the inside
Debate over criminal justice reform in the United States in recent years has tackled everything from the death penalty to bail reform to restoring voting rights after a prisoner has completed their sentence. Over the past three weeks, prisoners in mor…
In China, a great leap in corporate governance
On Monday, China’s wealthiest individual, Jack Ma of tech giant Alibaba, announced his successor at the company he founded 19 years ago. Notably, in a country where 70 to 80 percent of private enterprises are still family run, Mr. Ma did not name a fa…
A bold bid in the Middle East to rewrite the diplomatic rulebook
Full details of the Trump administration’s Middle East peace policy have yet to be announced, but its driving principle is not in doubt: that because past administrations haven’t delivered Israeli-Palestinian peace, it’s time to rewrite the diplomatic …
For Karachi’s Water Mafia, Stolen H20 Is A ‘Lucrative Business’
In Pakistan’s port city, gangs siphon off water from government pipes and resell it to residents. Surprisingly, the municipal water board is now partnering with the mafia to distribute it.
Indian territory again? An old Oklahoma murder case spotlights tribal sovereignty
This lonely roadside ditch is where Mr. Jacobs died one night in August 1999 after being stabbed and beaten by Patrick Murphy. Murphy’s appeal took a while, as capital cases do, and his defenders tried to stay the verdict on grounds of mental incompet…
Trump Administration To Close Palestine Liberation Organization Office In D.C.
The decision will shutter the Palestinian diplomatic mission to the U.S. The U.S. says the PLO has not taken steps to begin ‘meaningful negotiations’ with Israel.
Finland used the swastika before the Nazis. Why do they still?
When guests, particularly foreigners, enter the soaring hangar of the Finnish Air Force Museum and find themselves confronted by a menagerie of aircraft adorned with swastikas, they are often taken aback. “We hasten to explain to visitors, our swastik…
Far-Right Party Makes Gains In Sunday’s Election In Sweden
Steve Inskeep talks to Maddy Savage, a reporter in Stockholm, about how Sweden’s ruling center-left Socialist Democrats fared poorly amid the rise of the right-wing, anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats.
In North Korea, Parade Features No Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
A military parade marked the 70th anniversary of North Korea. The pageantry lasted more than two hours, and the parade featured bands, fireworks, tanks and goose-stepping, a North Korean specialty.
PHOTOS: North Korea Celebrates 70 Years With Military Parade And Mass Games
North Korea did not mark its 70th anniversary by putting its intercontinental ballistic missiles on display. Instead, the country brought back its mass games, a highly choreographed performance.
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