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ISIS Is Gone But Mosul Residents Still Suffer Dire Conditions

More than a year after the end of the battle of Mosul, the large Iraqi city still has neighborhoods in rubble and a traumatized people trying to rebuild their lives.

Flooding Displaces 800,000 In Southern Indian State

India’s southern state of Kerala may get some much needed relief in the coming days as the forecast shows less rain for the area that has been dealing with deadly monsoon floods for more than a week.

Rain Starts To Slow After Flooding Displaces 800,000 In Southern Indian State

Tens of thousands of people have been rescued, but thousands more are still stranded after massive flooding and landslides in India’s Kerala state.

Update On Deported Honduran Father

NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks reporter James Fredrick and deported Honduran immigrant John for an update on John’s life in Honduras and about his daughter, Marisol, who’s still in the U.S.

The First Indigenous Miss Panama

NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Rosa Montezuma about being the first indigenous woman to be crowned Miss Panama.

Meet India’s 94-Year-Old ‘Sexpert’

In India, a country with almost no sexual education, a 94-year-old man’s newspaper column called “Ask the Sexpert” is a leading source of information.

Congo Faces Another Ebola Outbreak

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing an Ebola outbreak. Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Dr. Joseph Fair of the International Medical Corps, who is currently in the DRC.

A champion of foster children in need of permanent families

When John Thomas and his wife, Jane, were looking to adopt, they initially were searching for a child between the ages of 3 and 5. “We learned about the unfortunate statistics of what happens to children who age out in the system: Homelessness, addict…

Imran Khan Is Sworn Into Office As Pakistan’s New Prime Minister

Khan inherits several big challenges, including Pakistan’s faltering economy, and managing relations with China and the U.S.

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Remembered

Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80. Annan served as the seventh Secretary-General, for two terms between 1997 and 2006.

Millions Of Muslim Worshipers Flock To Mecca For Hajj

The holy event starts Sunday and lasts until next Friday.

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