CEO Of French Oil Giant Total Dies In Plane Accident
Christophe de Margerie, 63, and three other people died when his private plane collided with a snowplow at an airport in Moscow.
Europe
Europe's Short-Term Economic Fixes Can't Solve Long-Term Problems
Eurozone fears are bubbling and the markets are unhappy about it. New data suggest the continent may be about to enter its third recession in six years.
Latest Developments In The Ebola Story
The family of the first patient to be diagnosed in the U.S. with the deadly disease ends a 21-day observation period with no symptoms. Meanwhile, the WHO declared Nigeria Ebola-free.
Sweden's Sub Hunt Evokes Cold War Memories
Stockholm has a grainy photo of what it says shows "foreign underwater activity" in an incident eerily similar to the grounding of a Soviet submarine in the same waters in 1981.
Mars Probes Give Scientists Box Seats For Rare Comet Flyby
A "mountain-sized" comet known as Siding Spring will pass very close to the red planet, where orbiters from the U.S., Europe and India, hope to get close — but not too close — to the action.
European Slowdown Drives Roller-Coaster Week In Markets
Concerns in Europe over a slowdown in economic growth have been rattling global financial markets. NPR's Scott Simon talks with correspondent John Ydstie about the volatile week on Wall Street.
Hurricane Gonzalo Hits Bermuda; Ana To Skirt Past Hawaii
In the British island territory, Gonzalo has wiped out power to roughly half of the island's 70,000 inhabitants.
Vatican Bishops Scrap Opening To Gays, Divorced Members
Earlier this week an interim summary of the synod on family issues included conciliatory language on gays and on the taking of holy communion for divorced church members.
Pritzker Travels Europe And Asia On Commercial Diplomacy Tour
Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker recently returned from Ukraine and Turkey, and she heads next to Japan and South Korea. NPR's Scott Simon talks to her about practicing commercial diplomacy.
Egality N'est Pas La Réalité: French Women Wage Online War On Sexism
When a company told one French feminist it was "sorry" she found its ad sexist, she decided to fight back. She's launched a website where users target sexist companies and people on social media.