Victims of the July 11 attack are coming forward with details. They say the international community is not doing enough to hold South Sudan to account.
Turkey is releasing thousands of prisoners early to make room for alleged conspirators in the recent coup attempt — another sign of the ongoing massive purge.
The upcoming Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are beset with problems, including funding issues and poor ticket sales. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Stephanie Nolen, Latin America bureau chief for The Globe and Mail.
The justice minister announced that inmates who committed nonviolent crimes before July 1 — two weeks before a failed coup — would be eligible for early release.
A United Kingdom court convicted radical preacher Anjem Choudary, accused of inviting support for ISIS. His followers reportedly included one of the men who beheaded a British soldier.
There have been plenty of moments during the Olympics coverage in Rio when viewers have called out commentators for using sexist language to talk about female athletes. Language researcher Sarah Grieves of Cambridge University Press just worked on a new study that shows the problem is larger than live TV flubs.
Men's soccer in Brazil has always reigned supreme. Women were actually banned from playing in the country for decades. But the success of the women's team at the Rio Olympics is changing the narrative.
Indian Accent is a Delhi restaurant that does creative fusion twists on Indian classics. Think blue cheese naan or a traditional Indian stuffed crepe filled with hoisin duck. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to the executive chef and creative mastermind Manish Mehrotra about opening his new location in New York.
As a resident of Rio, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro says the question isn't whether Brazil can throw a good Olympics. It's whether the Olympics are good for Brazil.
With her goofy facial expressions, Fu Yuanhui has captured the world's attention — if not the gold — and is changing the way Chinese think about the Olympics and how athletes should speak and behave.