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Deaths And Downed Helicopters In Eastern Ukraine Offensive

11:17am May 03, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The Ukrainian government says it has begun an operation to retake the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk from pro-Moscow militants. Militants there have already shot down two government helicopters.

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Hundreds of supporters of France's far-right National Front political party attend the party's annual May Day rally in front of the Paris Opera on Thursday.

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France's Far-Right's High Hopes On May Day Display

8:32pm May 01, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

The National Front party traditionally rallies in support of its anti-immigrant, nationalist ideals on May 1, International Workers Day. The far right is growing stronger throughout much of Europe.

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Kerry Turns His Attention To South Sudan's Civil War

7:35am May 01, 2014

by Gregory Warner

Secretary of State John Kerry has been consumed by the crisis in Ukraine and the Mideast peace talks. He's focusing now on the new nation of South Sudan which is being torn apart in a civil war.

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Ex-Ranger Recalls The Friendly Fire That Killed Pat Tillman

2:27pm April 30, 2014

by NPR Staff

Steven Elliott was one of the Army Rangers who accidentally fired on former NFL star Pat Tillman in Afghanistan, and he told his story recently on ESPN's Outside the Lines.

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Relatives carry a casket bearing the body of a Mount Everest avalanche victim for cremation in Kathmandu on Monday.

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Fear For Sherpas' Future Grows With Each Climbing Tragedy

9:42am April 30, 2014

by Arun Venugopal

Sherpas have a great reputation as the world's best climbers. But when something goes wrong up in the mountains, it deeply affects the small ethnic group and its communities around the world.

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What Is Plan B For Mideast Peace Negotations?

8:22am April 30, 2014

by Emily Harris

A deadline U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry set to either end or extend the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks has expired. Kerry says the next step is a pause.

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

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Egypt's Relations With U.S.: 'It's Like A Marriage. It's Not A Fling'

9:24pm April 29, 2014

In an interview with NPR, Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy pushes back against critics, insisting that his government will restore democracy and saying that the courts are acting independently.

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Couples stand on the Pont des Arts, Paris' iconic footbridge over the Seine river, where thousands upon thousands of padlocks bearing love messages are attached to the railing, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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In The City Of Love, There's No Love Lost For Tourists' Love Locks

7:40pm April 29, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

Lovebirds write their names on a padlock, attach it to something and toss the key. Sweet, right? Non, say opponents in Paris who want to ban a practice they say is damaging architecture and more.

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Ian Burrell, a rum ambassador from the U.K., samples the liquor at the Miami Rum Festival.

Rum Renaissance Revives The Spirit's Rough Reputation

11:31am April 29, 2014

by Tim Padgett

The official cheap liquor of spring breakers is becoming something much more sophisticated. And South Florida has become ground zero for the rum revolution.

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Stronger Patent Protections Sought In Pacific Rim Trade Pact

12:29pm April 28, 2014

by NPR Staff

Diverse industries, from pharmaceuticals to film, are lobbying for strict patent protections in the Trans-Pacific trade deal.

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