In Need Of Blankets, Pain Killers, Pill Refills: Life After Cyclone Idai
In the wake of the storm, even the most basic medical and personal needs aren't easy to meet.
Africa
As Violence Escalates In Libya, U.S. Pulls Troops Out
Rachel Martin talks to Jeffrey Feltman, former U.N. under-secretary-general for Political Affairs, about the U.S. military pulling out a contingent of its troops from Libya's capital Tripoli.
News Brief: Kirstjen Nielsen, Israeli Elections, Libya Violence
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is leaving her post. Israelis go to the polls Tuesday to decide if Prime Minister Netanyahu stays in power. And, U.S. troops evacuate from Libya.
Rwandans Remember Hundreds Of Thousands Of Genocide Victims
This week it will be 25 years since the genocide in Rwanda took the lives of more than 800,000 people — mostly from the minority Tutsi tribe — over a three-month period in 1994.
Rwanda's Genocide Victims Remembered 25 Years Later
Some 800,000 Rwandans, mostly from the country's Tutsi minority, were killed in the mass slaughter. President Kagame said the country is "wounded and heartbroken, yes. But unvanquished."
American Woman And Her Driver Freed From Kidnappers, Ugandan Police Say
Police said four men abducted the pair from their vehicle at gunpoint last week and demanded $500,000 in ransom.
Suspected Rhino Poacher Killed By Elephant, Eaten By Pride Of Lions In South Africa
Park officials said all that was left at the scene were "a human skull and a pair of pants." Many on social media have called the incident karma.
Understanding The Fighting Factions In Libya
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Mansour El-Kikhia of the University of Texas at San Antonio about Gen. Khalifa Haftar, whose forces in Libya are advancing on the government in Tripoli
U.N. Urges An End To Fighting In Libya As Opposition Army Heads Toward Tripoli
Both the Libyan National Army, led by strongman Khalifa Hafter, and the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli are supported by various militias. Many are worried about a major military showdown.
Rwandan Man Convicted Of Lying About Role In Genocide
Twenty-five years after the start of the genocide in which 800,000 people were killed, a Rwandan man in Boston was convicted for lying on his asylum application about his participation.