Nations Salvage Deal To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The deal is the first-ever to require all nations to reduce emissions, but it doesn't include a mechanism to monitor compliance.
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Uber's Traffic Jammed In Netherlands, India And Spain
Uber says it's reached 52 countries since its 2010 launch, but our number cruncher Mona Chalabi tells NPR's Rachel Martin the tally is changing as some countries try to ban the ride-sharing service.
Survivor Of Mexican Student Attacks Tells Of Bullet-Riddled Escape
As the investigation into the presumed murder of 43 students in Mexico continues, one student who says he escaped the attacks describes how police surrounded the students' buses and began to fire.
Geminid Meteor Showers Light Up Both Hemispheres
Pieces of gravel and dust from a "rock comet" called 3200 Phaethon are still shooting across the sky, dazzling the Earthlings below.
Kabul Postcard: A Neighborhood In Transition
As NPR Kabul correspondent Sean Carberry wraps up his assignment, he assesses the change in his neighborhood, which has gone from dirt streets to upscale shopping centers.
A Michel Du Cille Disciple Remembers His Late, Great Boss
NPR's Ben de la Cruz worked for du Cille at the Washington Post. Stunned by the news of the photographer's death in Liberia, de la Cruz tells what he learned from the man with the gentle soul.
A Reason To Respect The Miss World Pageant
They parade in swimsuits. They swan in evening gowns. And they bring global health issues into the spotlight.
Syrian Women Displaced By War Make Tragedy Of 'Antigone' Their Own
Sophocles' ancient Greek play chronicled a princess' plight after a horrible civil war 2,000 years ago. Syrian refugee women in Beirut are incorporating their lives into a new production of the drama.
Just Under The Surface, Palestinian Rivals Remain Bitterly Divided
The two leading Palestinian factions recently agreed to end a feud and work together. But in the Gaza Strip, the wounds have not healed from a nasty bout of infighting in 2007.
Hong Kong Protesters Leave The Streets, Not Their Cause
Hong Kong's final pro-democracy protest camp was removed by the police this week. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Frank Langfitt about the future of the movement and relations with mainland China.