An NPR Photographer Looks Ebola In The Eye
Baby Sesay was in a care center in a village in Sierra Leone, waiting to find out if she had Ebola. Our photographer took a picture. Two days later, she was gone.
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Swedish Appeals Court Upholds Detention Order For Julian Assange
Prosecutors want to question the WikiLeaks founder, who has taken refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, over allegations that he sexually assaulted two women in 2010.
Despite A Massacre By ISIS, An Iraqi Tribe Vows To Fight Back
The Albu Nimr tribe recently had some 600 members slaughtered by ISIS in western Iraq. The Sunni tribesmen say they're regrouping but need help, which the U.S. has now pledged.
Pew Report Indicates Illegal Immigration Is Leveling Off
Immigration politics are taking center stage. Arun Rath talks to the Pew Research Center's Jeffrey Passel about the declining number of undocumented immigrants arriving from Mexico.
After Fighting Crime, Ex-Guatemala Attorney General Moves To U.S.
Steve Inskeep talks to Claudia Paz y Paz who scored convictions against organized crime and an infamous ex-general. Paz y Paz overhauled a prosecutor's office in a country better known for corruption.
Sen. Sanders Weighs In On Foreign Policy Issues
Vermont's Bernie Sanders says his main focus is on working-class Americans. But the independent senator says he might run for president — putting foreign policy issues in his hands.
Tensions In Jerusalem Strain Jordan's Relationship With Israel
Jordan is formally in charge of Jerusalem's Al Aqsa compound — on the hilltop contested by Jews and Muslims — and the kingdom is nervous that tensions could ignite a broad conflict.
With Hand-Sewn Ships, Oman Revives A Glorious Maritime Past
The rich maritime history dates back more than a millennium. There's a group dedicated to reviving it by making boats the old-fashioned way: with coconut palm fiber, shark liver oil and no nails.
U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Faces Challenges In Iraq, Syria
Robert Siegel talks to Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, about the abuses in Syria and Northern Iraq.
Oh, The Places You'll Go: Toilet Signs Try To Help (And Often Fail)
Do I squat or sit? What can I flush? Is there even a way to flush? Signs from around the world aim to answer your vital toilet questions. Sometimes they're helpful. Sometimes they're just ... weird..