Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was undergoing extensive renovation when Monday's fire broke out. Steve Inskeep talks to Bertrand Badre with the Friends of Notre Dame, which helped fund the renovations.
The building burned for hours on Monday, with smoke billowing into the sky. The cause of the cathedral's blaze was not immediately known, but the initial investigation points to an accident.
Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris burned on Monday. Its spire fell. But the French Gothic structure was not fully lost, especially in memories of beloved national symbol.
A fire has broken out in the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Flames and smoke were seen billowing high above the cathedral's roof on Monday as the spire collapsed.
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Time Magazine correspondent Vivienne Walt about the Notre Dame Cathedral fire. She says this fire was a disaster waiting to happen due to lack of funds to protect it.
Protesters are demanding a military council give up power to civilians. Four days after longtime president Omar al-Bashir was removed in a coup, protesters faced off against troops in Khartoum.
Sudan is undergoing a period of political chaos after a military coup unseated the autocratic president, Omar al-Bashir. Protesters are demanding that civilians run the government.