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A group of Asian-Americans, including descendants of Chinese railroad workers, recreated an iconic photo on the 145th anniversary of the first transcontinental railroad's completion at Promontory Summit, Utah.

Descendants Of Chinese Laborers Reclaim Railroad's History

9:55pm May 10, 2014

by Hansi Lo Wang

America's first transcontinental railroad was completed with a golden spike 145 years ago. Thousands of Chinese workers helped build it, but their faces were left out of photos from that historic day.

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The View From Homs: Watching The Withdrawal Of Syria's Rebels

5:23pm May 10, 2014

On Friday, the Syrian government evacuated the last of the rebel fighters from Homs, following a cease-fire agreement. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Nabih Bulos, a special correspondent for the Los Angeles Times.

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Nigerian Kidnapping Highlights Scale Of Child Trafficking In Africa

8:45pm May 09, 2014

Benjamin Lawrance, the Barber B. Conable Jr. Endowed Chair in International Studies at the Rochester Institute of Technology, explains the pervasiveness of child trafficking in Africa.

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame takes part in a conference on the role of women at the nation's Parliament in the capital, Kigali, in 2010. Women in Rwanda account for 64 percent of the lower house of Parliament â a higher percentage than in any other

The Nation That Elects The Most Women Is ...

7:49pm May 08, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

In Rwanda, nearly two-thirds of Parliament consists of women, a trend that developed after the country's genocide. Cuba is third, with women making up 50 percent of its legislators. The U.S. is 99th.

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U.S. Team To Assist Nigeria In Locating Kidnapped School Girls

7:58am May 08, 2014

Steve Inskeep talks to retired Gen. Carter Ham about U.S. assistance to Nigeria to help locate and rescue kidnapped school girls. Ham was the commander of the U.S. African Command from 2011 to 2013.

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Chinese E-Commerce Giant To Offer U.S. IPO

5:07pm May 07, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

Alibaba is the largest online and mobile commerce site in the world, controlling a huge portion of the Chinese market. It has filed papers in the U.S. for what could be the biggest IPO ever.

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China Could Pass U.S. As Top Economy This Year

1:46pm May 07, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

By one measure, China is poised to become the world's largest economy by the end of the year. Why is this shift happening years before most estimates predicted it would?

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UN Committee Grills Vatican Officials On Sex Abuse

11:05am May 07, 2014

by Sylvia Poggioli

The Vatican has faced two days of grilling before the U.N. Committee on Torture investigating the Catholic Church's handling of cases of sexual abuse by priests.

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Syrian Opposition Finds A Voice On Pirate Radio

9:09am May 07, 2014

Steve Inskeep talks to Syrian journalist Obadah Al-Kaddri about being named one of Time magazine's top 100 influential people. Al-Kaddri is director of Radio Watan, a pirate station heard in Syria.

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In Ukraine, West's New Diplomatic Options May Be Few

9:04pm May 06, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is in Washington Tuesday for a meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry that is likely to be dominated by events in Ukraine.

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