A 63-story hotel in downtown Dubai erupted in flames, 2 hours before the city was to celebrate New Year's Eve with fireworks. Steve Inskeep talks to Becky Anderson an anchor for CNN International.
Iran is eager to have punitive financial measures removed and has been working to scale back its nuclear program much faster than many predicted, according to those monitoring the process.
A hotel near the site of Dubai's planned New Year's Eve fireworks display broke out in flames Thursday. News reports said at least 20 stories were on fire. Dubai's media office reports 16 injuries.
The deal in Saudi Arabia has been no taxation and no representation. Bottom-of-the-barrel crude prices changed the first half of the equation this week, as officials cut utility and gas subsidies.
Will they accept? The five candidates are vying to replace Sepp Blatter, who presided over soccer's world governing body until his suspension in October.
It can be a provocative art show. Or teenagers going out for a walk. By law and tradition, Saudi women still face many restrictions. But they keep stretching the boundaries and the pace is picking up.
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Abdalaziz Alhamza, co-founder and spokesperson for the group "Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently," which documents ISIS atrocities, about his friend who was killed.
Fistula, an injury that can result from childbirth, causes incontinence. Health groups supported the idea of a film, but nobody wanted to back it. That didn't stop Stephanie Linus from making Dry.