Woineshet Zebene Negash of Ethiopia was abducted, raped and forced to sign a marriage contract when she was just 13. Now, 15 years later, her rights have been upheld.
The report from 30 aid and human rights groups faults the U.N. Security Council for its approach to Syria, while also giving credit to current peace efforts.
The total solar eclipse on March 9 wasn't visible anywhere in North America, but Indonesia got a perfect view. Now you can see the eclipse from the other side ... that is, the view from space.
In the town of Hastings, the site of England's failure to prevent a French invasion, the town's people are involved in another battle — for Britain's future in Europe.
Two years ago, a news crew for Russian state TV was hit by mortar fire, a soundman and reporter were killed. On trial for their murder is a female military pilot serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Terrorist groups in Kenya are trying to lure smart recruits who can give orders and boost their brand on social media. A high-school teacher is battling them in the classroom.
The petition, which comes just before President Obama's historic visit to the island nation, says the embargo is "harmful to book culture" and "counter to American ideals of free expression."
The Obama White House is hosting a state dinner on Thursday in honor of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. On the menu is a variation on poutine, a late-night favorite of Quebec. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Na'eem Adam, co-founder of Poutine Week in Canada.
Countries are finding big money in an unlikely source — selling citizenship. The Planet Money team goes to the tiny island nation that started the trend to see what happens when passports become an export product like anything else.