Gauguin Painting Reportedly Fetches Record $300 Million
The oil-on-canvas entitled Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) was produced in 1892 during the first of two trips to Polynesia by the French Post-Impressionist.
Europe
Brief Cease-Fire In Ukraine Lets Civilians Escape Renewed Fighting
Buses were allowed to carry people out of harm's way during a stay of hostilities, which have displaced some 1.6 million. Talks between Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are to continue Sunday.
London Taxi Chief Compares Cyclists To Islamic State Militants
Steve McNamara later walked his comments back but says he and his group have been threatened because of their opposition to London's just-approved segregated bike lanes and dedicated traffic signals.
Refugees Find A Closing Of Sweden's Open-Door Immigration Policy
Ethnic and political tensions are growing in Sweden, a country traditionally known for its openness and tolerance. In some cases, the victims of discrimination are also perpetrators.
Sweden's Immigrant Influx Unleashes A Backlash
Long welcoming of refugees and asylum-seekers, Sweden is now seeing growing resentment. An anti-immigration party is gaining strength, mosques have been firebombed and anti-Semitism seems on the rise.
Diplomacy Round Sparked After Upsurge In Eastern Ukraine Fighting
The renewed crisis in Ukraine has further strained relations between the U.S. and Russia, just as Secretary of State John Kerry visits the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
French, German Leaders To Present Ukraine Peace Plan To Russia
French President Francois Hollande and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel travel to Moscow on Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the crisis in Ukraine.
NATO Commander: 'Conditions In Eastern Ukraine Have To Change'
Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO's supreme allied commander of Europe, tells NPR that "hundreds and hundreds" of Russian troops as assisting separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Decades After His Murder, An Archbishop Is Put On Path To Sainthood
Pope Francis has declared slain Archbishop Oscar Romero a martyr. Previous popes declined to do so, possibly because of Romero's role in liberation theology.
U.S. Could Stand To Lose A Lot By Getting Involved In Ukraine
Audie Cornish talks to Rajan Menon, professor of political science at the Powell School of the City College of New York, about his Los Angeles Times piece, "Want to Arm Kiev? Better have a Plan B."