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Uncertainty Reigns At Start Of Iran Nuclear Talks

8:02pm February 19, 2014

by Peter Kenyon

Talks in Vienna about Iran's nuclear program kick off what could be a year of negotiations. Negotiators are seeking a deal to follow the temporary agreement now limiting Iran's nuclear program.

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Trade Issues Expected To Dominate Obama's Trip To Mexico

7:37am February 19, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

President Obama travels to Mexico on Wednesday to meet with his Mexican and Canadian counterparts. The three presidents are talking about the increased trade among their countries, 20 years since the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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U.N. Panel Accuses North Korea Of Crimes Against Humanity

11:03am February 18, 2014

A United Nations panel accuses the North Korean regime of rape, forced abortions, intentional starvation and slavery. David Greene talks to retired Australian judge Michael Kirby, chairman of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea.

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U.S. Women's Bobsled Team Features 2 Summer Olympians

11:03am February 18, 2014

by Robert Smith

Bobsled used to be an all-male sport until 2002. Even now, the women only race two-man, not four-man bobsled. Team USA features 2 summer Olympians as brakemen. Lauren Williams is a gold and silver medalist in the sprint. Lolo Jones did the hurdles in Bejing and London.

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U.S. Men's Hockey Team Triumphs Over Russia In Shootout Ending

1:13pm February 15, 2014

The American and Russian men's ice hockey teams faced off at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, and it wasn't pretty. From Sochi, correspondent Robert Smith tells NPR's Scott Simon about the game that went into overtime.

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Indian activists from the student wing of Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party protest near the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi on May 25, 2010, against Wendy Doniger's The Hindus. Penguin Books, India, said this week that it would withdraw the book and pul

Author Of Book Yanked In India Says Move Has Backfired

8:09pm February 14, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Penguin Books, India, withdrew Wendy Doniger's The Hindus: An Alternate History after a Hindu group's court challenge. The group said the book denigrated Hinduism. Doniger defended the publisher but said the Indian law that makes offending religious sentiment a crime should be changed.

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Muslim women line up at a Red Cross distribution outside the mosque in Bouar. United Nations peacekeepers guard the mosque, where thousands of Muslim residents gather each evening for safety.

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Will Helping Muslims Flee Central African Republic Aid 'Cleansing'?

7:58pm February 14, 2014

by Gregory Warner

Thousands of Muslims have resorted to hiding in mosques or even churches, afraid of being killed by Christian militias. Many are asking for help crossing the border, but the United Nations is hesitant to support the minority's exodus.

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TV producer Colleen Bell, shown here in a 2013 photo, was a big donor for President Obama before she was nominated to become ambassador to Hungary. Obama has chosen more political appointees than his predecessors.

Syria Peace Talks Appear Near Collapse

1:38pm February 14, 2014

by Alice Fordham

The Syrian peace talks in Geneva are in deep trouble. Representatives of the opposition met a delegation from Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime several times this week. But the two sides can't agree on an agenda.

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Hockey fans cheer for Russia during the men's game against Slovenia on Thursday.

In Front Of A Home Crowd, Russia Has Hockey History On Its Mind

3:07pm February 13, 2014

by Robert Smith

Team Russia — led by Alexander Ovechkin — and its fans talk constantly of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" and the team's loss four years ago in Vancouver. On Saturday, they'll meet a young and "hungry" Team USA.

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