World

Six of Damine's 10 remaining children perform in the finale of the village's annual kabuki festival.

As A Japanese Mountain Village Shrinks, So Do Its Prospects For Kabuki

12:17pm February 23, 2016

by Elise Hu

For more than 300 years, children have performed kabuki, Japan's classical theater, in the village of Damine. But as residents age or leave for cities, Damine is running out of young performers.

Queue Listen Now

Syria's regime and opposition groups have agreed on a

World News

Syria's Regime And Rebel Group Agree To Truce That Will Begin Saturday

10:34am February 23, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Despite its potential landmark status, the "cessation of hostilities" agreement is being met with skepticism, in part because it doesn't include two powerful jihadist groups.

World News

Facebook's Zuckerberg Reinforces Plans To Expand Internet Access

6:55am February 23, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Tens of thousands of people are attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained how Facebook is helping mobile operators build the Internet where it doesn't exist.

World News

British Columnist Says It's Best The U.K. Leave The E.U.

6:47am February 23, 2016

As the United Kingdom prepares for a referendum on whether to stay in the European Union, David Greene talks to British political commentator and columnist Julia Hartley-Brewer.

World News

What It's Like To Be Young And Male In Pakistan

6:46am February 23, 2016

by Philip Reeves

Young people's attitude toward sex and relationships is profoundly unhealthy, a study shows. Attention has been paid to women's issues but less so about how young men learn to interact with women.

World News

China To Shut Down Hundreds Of Coal Mines In 2016

6:05am February 23, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

China is the world's top coal consumer but slow economic growth and pollution concerns are lessening demand. Chinese energy officials say more than 1,000 coal mines will be closed this year.

World News

Syrian Doctor's Patient Load Doubles In Aleppo During Bombings

5:29am February 23, 2016

After years of daily bombings, many doctors have fled Syria. David Greene talks to Rami Kalazi, a neurosurgeon who works in the city of Aleppo, about what it's like being a doctor in a war zone.

A U.S. Air Force MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle, carrying a Hellfire missile, lands at a secret air base after flying a mission in the Persian Gulf region on Jan. 7.

Report: Obama Administration Makes 'No Progress' On Drone Program Transparency

12:01am February 23, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

A new report concludes the White House needs to do more to increase transparency and accountability of targeted killing operations in the waning months of the Obama administration.

World News

Nonprofit Helps Unaccompanied Migrant Children Arriving In Greece

7:41pm February 22, 2016

About one of every three migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea en-route to Europe is a child. Steve Inskeep talks to Alexandra Apostolou, who works for a group that helps unaccompanied children.

Queue Listen Now

World News

British Pound Plummets As London Mayor Supports Exit From EU

7:19pm February 22, 2016

Prime Minister David Cameron renegotiated Britain's terms of membership to the European Union. A referendum is set for June on whether the United Kingdom should stay or leave the EU under the new terms. London Mayor Boris Johnson came out in support of the separation. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with John Curtice, professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde, about the views from within the country.

Queue Listen Now