Witnesses report Myanmar security forces have fired into crowds, and even windows. Observers say at least 54 people have been killed and 1,800 detained since the Feb. 1 coup.
Pope Francis goes to the Iraqi city of Mosul and visits ancient Christian sites in northern Iraq on the last day of his trip to fortify local Christians and promote interfaith relations.
Togo wanted to distribute millions of dollars to its citizens in dire straits. There was just one daunting problem: How could it identify the neediest of the needy?
The pope spent the third day of his visit in the north of the country, where the Christian population is dwindling. He also prayed for the ethnic minority Yazidis, who were brutally targeted by ISIS.
Kidnappings in Nigeria are happening almost daily. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro discusses the growing industry with Bulama Bukarti, an analyst with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
NPR's Scott Simon asks Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer, Khin Maung Zaw, for an update on the trial of Myanmar's leader. She was deposed after a military coup.
On the second of a three-day trip to Iraq, Pope Francis is focusing on interfaith relations as he meets with Muslim leaders and visits a church in Baghdad.
The 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader scrapped plans to receive the injection at home, opting instead to travel to a clinic. "More people should have courage to take this injection," he said.