Africa

African Bishops' Profiles Raised In Vatican Synod

4:48am October 26, 2015

At Pope Francis' synod on the family, African bishops played a crucial role in the debate for the first time. Steve Inskeep speaks with Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Accra, Ghana.

A woman breast-feeds her child as she waits to donate milk to a milk bank in Lima. The donations are used for babies whose mothers can't provide breast milk.

To Save The Lives Of Babies And Mothers, Ask For Advice From Peru

8:01pm October 23, 2015

by Susan Brink

Each year, nearly 6 million children die of preventable and treatable conditions. Nearly 300,000 mothers die of complications from pregnancy and childbirth. Yet a new report offers reason for hope.

Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton takes her seat on Capitol Hill to testifying before the House Select Committee on Benghazi.

LISTEN: 5 Substantive Moments From The Benghazi Hearing

9:27am October 23, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

This was a high-stakes showdown for both Hillary Clinton and the Republicans leading the investigation into the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission.

World News

Benghazi, Beyond The Headlines: On A City That's Home To Half A Million

8:33pm October 22, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Omar al-Mosmary, a Libyan journalist based in Benghazi, about what life is like there today. He says every day, local newspaper headlines report violent deaths due to the civil war and terrorism, yet people are proud of their city, and the streets and shops are bustling with life.

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Breast Cancer In The Developing World: Rising Rates, Shrouded In Silence

6:08pm October 22, 2015

by Marc Silver

Women are afraid their husbands will walk out. They think, I'll die anyway, so what's the point of seeing a doctor. Or there may be no treatment within reach.

House Committee Members Grill Hillary Clinton On Benghazi

5:35pm October 22, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Hillary Clinton testifies before the House committee investigating the Benghazi attacks on Thursday, in a session expected to last most of the day.

Patrick Sitwayi, 57, lives in Upper Mcambalala and has silicosis from working in the gold mines for 22 years. Photographer Thom Pierce has been covering the miners.

Gold Miners Breathe The Dust, Fall Ill: 'They Did Not Give Me Nothing'

2:26pm October 22, 2015

by jennifer schmidt

Tens of thousands of South African miners are suffering from an incurable lung disease. Now they hope to file a class-action suit to gain compensation.

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Democrats Accuse Benghazi Committee Of Political Intentions

11:21pm October 21, 2015

by David Welna

Hillary Clinton is testifying for the first time at a public hearing Thursday of the House Select Committee on Benghazi. But Democrats say this is about trying to undermine her presidential bid.

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Her best friend disappeared on the streets of San Salvador. That's when Aby Salas stopped leaving her house except to go to school.

Being 15 Is Tough No Matter Where You Live: #15Girls

5:14pm October 21, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

Inspired by the brave teens profiled in our #15Girls series, our audience shares stories of the hardest thing about being 15.

Many fewer baby girls are born in India and China than the odds would predict.

Where The Girls Are (And Aren't): #15Girls

5:44pm October 20, 2015

by John Poole

Most of the world's girls still face discrimination at nearly every point in their lives — in some cases, even before they are born.