Couple Spends Millions To Save Migrants In The Mediterranean
With record numbers fleeing the Middle East and Africa in overcrowded boats, the Catrambone family is conducting private rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Plane's Steep Decline Confounds Crash Investigators
French authorities have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from Germanwings flight 9525. The search for remains and the flight data recorder resumed at daylight in a rugged area of the French Alps.
Investigators Lack Answers In French Alps Plane Crash
The plane took off from Barcelona, Spain, headed to Dusseldorf, Germany, on Tuesday. All 150 people on board were killed. The cockpit voice recorder has been found but not the flight data recorder.
As Night Falls, Officials Call Off Search Operation For German Plane
The 150 people on board Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 are feared dead. The plane left Barcelona, Spain, this morning en route to Duesseldorf, Germany, and crashed in the French Alps.
Germanwings Jet Crashes In The French Alps
The plane, an Airbus A320 run by a subsidiary of the German airline Lufthansa, went down with 150 people aboard. French President Francois Hollande voiced fears that there would be no survivors.
In Royal Goodbye, Hundreds Line Up To See King Richard III's Coffin
The king was the basis for one of Shakespeare's most notorious villains. He will be reburied Thursday after his skeleton was found underneath a parking lot in 2012.
Putin Critics Said To Be On Russian 'Kill List'
After the killing in Moscow of an opponent of President Vladimir Putin, other opposition figures in Russia are said to be on a hit list. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Corey Flintoff in Moscow.
Paris Bans Some Cars For A Day To Battle Smog
The French capital last week briefly dethroned New Delhi and Beijing as the world's most polluted city, according to one company that measures air quality.
Eurozone Threatened By Divide Between Greece And Germany
Germany, which has backed most of the bailout loans to Greece, wants Greeks to stick to austerity measures. The new Greek government says austerity has destroyed the economy.
Parisians Sing The Praises Of 'Singin In The Rain'
Until a few years ago, American musical theater was rarely performed in France. But it's become a huge hit, with Singin' in the Rain as the latest sold-out success.