Salmon is a staple of sushi now, but it used to be unheard of in Japan to eat raw salmon. The story of how Norway convinced Japan to love salmon sushi.
After two years as NPR's London Correspondent, Ari Shapiro, is returning to the states to host All Things Considered. Before he left, producer Rich Preston had a once-in-a-lifetime surprise for him.
Migrants crossing Croatia are on dangerous ground. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Megan Burke of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines about the thousands of landmines there.
The chief investigator into the actions of Army Sgt. Bergdahl testified Friday that Bergdahl was not a cowardly deserter, but he left his unit to draw attention to the platoon's poor leadership.
The city of Luliang, in China's coalfields, was to become home to a $5 billion business district. But corruption, reckless pursuit of growth and overcapacity led to a crash in its industrial economy.
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Peter Van der Auweraert, senior regional expert on on humanitarian assistance at the International Organization for Migration, about the new options to get across Europe.
When Pope Francis canonizes Junipero Serra, he will become the first Hispanic American saint. Analysts see this as an effort to restore the historical balance away from "Anglo-centric" interpretation of U.S. history to the importance of Catholic missions.
David Miliband, now the president of the International Rescue Committee, recently visited the Greek island of Lesbos, where thousands of migrants are arriving by boat from Turkey.
Its branch in Yemen is taking advantage of the unrest there to get new recruits and grab land. Leaders have called jihadists back into service and is preparing for when ISIS is no longer ascendant.