AP - 8/1/2010 1:24 AM
By
RIAZ KHAN
2010-08-01T08:24:58Z
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Rescue workers struggled Sunday to save more than 27,000 people still trapped by massive flooding in Pakistan's northwest that has killed over 900 people and destroyed thousands of homes, officials said....
AP - 8/1/2010 1:18 AM
By
JIM GOMEZ
2010-08-01T08:18:43Z
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Filipinos paid tribute Sunday to democracy icon Corazon Aquino, who helped lead a 1986 "people power" revolt that ousted a dictator and whose death last year became a springboard for her son's triumphant run for the presidency....
AP - 8/1/2010 1:13 AM
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2010-08-01T08:13:46Z
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The United Arab Emirates says it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October....
AP - 8/1/2010 12:39 AM
By
NASSER KARIMI
2010-08-01T07:39:36Z
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran reiterated on Sunday that three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders....
AP - 7/31/2010 11:58 PM
By
SAMEER N. YACOUB
2010-08-01T06:58:53Z
BAGHDAD (AP) -- July was the deadliest month for Iraqis in more than two years, according to newly released figures that show 535 were killed in violence....
AP - 7/31/2010 11:55 PM
By
MIRWAIS KHAN
2010-08-01T06:55:46Z
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- A minibus full of civilians struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan early Sunday, killing six on board, officials said....
AP - 7/31/2010 11:06 PM
By
BEN FOX
2010-08-01T06:06:38Z
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo....
AP - 7/31/2010 11:02 PM
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2010-08-01T06:02:37Z
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) -- A Canadian waterbombing plane battling wildfires deep in British Columbia's interior crashed on Saturday, search and rescue officials said....
AP - 7/31/2010 10:47 PM
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2010-08-01T05:47:12Z
TOKYO (AP) -- Two Japanese journalists reported missing by their television network were found unresponsive on a mountain Sunday, though police said an official declaration of death would have to wait until they could be taken to a hospital....
AP - 7/31/2010 7:45 PM
By
CARA ANNA
2010-08-01T02:45:57Z
BEIJING (AP) -- Two dozen workers were trapped in a flooded mine in northeast China on Sunday, the latest accident in the country's notoriously dangerous coal industry....
NPR - 7/31/2010 4:25 PM
- Around the Nation
This year, for the first time ever, the U.S. included itself in the State Department's annual report on human trafficking. The report said the U.S. is a source country and a destination for victims. One woman, whose name was withheld to protect her and her family, tells her story about being lured from East Africa to Seattle -- into a bad situation.
NPR - 7/31/2010 12:36 PM
- Middle East
John Limbert, who spent 444 days as a hostage in Tehran, stepped down as head of the State Department's Iran desk on Friday. Limbert says that while the White House has made persistent efforts to change the tone of America's relationship with Iran, conflicts between the two nations are deeply ingrained.
NPR - 7/31/2010 5:00 AM
- Latin America
Mexico's army claimed a victory this week against one of the country's most powerful drug cartels. Soldiers shot and killed Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a top lieutenant to the kingpin of the Sinaloa cartel. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks to reporter Michael O'Boyle about the latest developments in Mexico's drug wars.
NPR - 7/31/2010 5:00 AM
- Middle East
The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia wrapped up a visit to Lebanon Friday, seeking to cool tensions over an imminent move to indict members of a Shiite militia for the 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri. The anticipated indictment from a special international tribunal has prompted worries about a new flare-up of sectarian violence in Lebanon. Guest host Jacki Lyden recaps the visit with NPR's Deborah Amos.
NPR - 7/30/2010 11:52 AM
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia and Syria were bitterly divided in the aftermath of the 2005 murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. But the leaders of both countries visited Lebanon on Friday to try to ease tensions over reports Hezbollah will be implicated in the crime by an international tribunal.
NPR - 7/30/2010 9:00 AM
- Faith Matters
Israeli law prohibits women from reading the Torah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, one of Judaism's most sacred spots. Anat Hoffman wants to change that. She's the chairwoman of Women of the Wall and a leading figure in the Reform movement in Israel. Earlier this month she was arrested for carrying the Torah at the wall. Hoffman tells guest host Rebecca Roberts about the incident and why she is so steadfastly working to upend the gender-based restrictions.
NPR - 7/30/2010 1:00 AM
- Asia
Northwest Pakistan has been hit by its heaviest rains in 80 years. The storms are affecting some 400,000 people from the tribal areas. There is also flooding in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, and its sister city, Rawalpindi.
NPR - 7/29/2010 9:40 PM
- Asia
Behind China's complicated economy exists a vast underground economy of corruption and bribery. A recent case in which an anti-corruption official was convicted of taking bribes -- and now awaits execution -- shows how endemic and open a secret the problem is.
NPR - 7/29/2010 9:15 PM
- Commentary
As India competes in the global economy, new challenges arise for its aging population, who once relied on their children to help them through old age. Morning Edition commentator Sandip Roy explains.
NPR - 7/29/2010 12:00 PM
- National Security
WikiLeaks' publishing of secret intelligence reports has done severe damage, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, noting that his department would aggressively investigate how it happened. Adm. Mike Mullen said the group's founder may already have the blood of a soldier or Afghan family on his hands.
NPR - 7/29/2010 12:00 PM
- Asia
A seldom-seen aspect of China's ambitious military modernization is the plight of demobilized soldiers who have fallen through the cracks -- and who have Beijing worried. Many veterans are taking to the streets to protest lack of jobs, health care and other benefits.
NPR - 7/29/2010 6:01 AM
- Asia
On the surface, they appear to be simply farmyards, hotels or guesthouses run by provincial governments. In fact, they are part of a network of extrajudicial detention centers known as "black jails," where local governments hold people who come to Beijing to complain about abuses.
NPR - 7/29/2010 1:00 AM
- Iraq
It's been nearly five months since Iraq's the general elections, but the country's politicians have been unable to agree on much of anything, including who will be the next prime minister. Iraqi officials say the Obama administration is stepping up pressure to end the stalemate.
NPR - 7/28/2010 9:01 PM
- Energy
Tighter regulations and tougher safety standards in the aftermath of the Gulf spill could mean higher costs for companies engaged in offshore oil drilling. As a result, oil production could shift to countries with less governmental oversight and fewer safeguards.
NPR - 7/28/2010 9:01 PM
- National Security
Last month, U.S. lawyers got a series of unexpected phone calls from Yemen. The father of Anwar al-Awlaki -- a cleric with al-Qaida ties who appears on a CIA "capture or kill" list -- was asking for legal advice as he seeks to protect his son.
