'Washington Post' Urges U.N. To Help Free Reporter Held In Iran
NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Washington Post editor Martin Baron for an update on Jason Rezaian's ongoing detainment and trials in Iran.
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With U.S.-Cuba Ties Restored, Embargo Leaves Trade Restrictions In Place
Washington, D.C., and Havana may have restored diplomatic ties, but the crippling trade embargo against Cuba is still in place — for now. President Obama has started paving the way to increase the export of agricultural products to Cuba, and to begin exporting construction and telecommunications equipment.
Despite Fear Of Bullets, One Pakistani Minority Refuses To Stay Tight-Lipped
In Pakistan, speaking your mind on some issues can cost you your life. But one small minority is refusing to be silenced.
University In U.K. Finds Muhammad-Era Quran Pages Among Its Possessions
The manuscript is one of the earliest versions of Islam's holy book to survive. Radiocarbon analysis dates the parchment on which the text is written to between the years 568 and 645.
U.S.-Cuba Ties Are Restored, But Most American Tourists Will Have To Wait
Now that Cuba and the United States have restored full diplomatic ties, what will it take to lift sanctions impeding business and travel?
In Pakistan Death Row Case, A Rare Glimmer Of Hope
Asia Bibi, a 50-year-old mother of five sentenced to death in 2010 for insulting Islam, has been granted a reprieve — for now. Pakistan's Supreme Court will hear her appeal, but no date has been set.
Trying To Get The World Unhooked From Hookworm
The worm infects 740 million people and causes anemia and loss of protein. A vaccine is in the works. And some brave souls are testing it out by ... getting infected with hookworm.
Documents Show Red Cross May Not Know How It Spent Millions In Haiti
Reports obtained by NPR and ProPublica show the Red Cross did not monitor many of the earthquake relief projects it funded. So the agency may not have answers to this week's questions from Congress.
U.S. Will Lose 'All Credibility' If Congress Rejects Nuclear Deal, Kerry Says
Secretary of State John Kerry tells NPR that Iran would use the deal's failure as an excuse to enrich uranium. He also says efforts to thwart warming diplomatic relations with Cuba would hurt the U.S.
The Target Of A Major Terror Attack, A Kenyan Mall Reopens
Nearly two years after a terror attack killed 67 people, Kenya's Westgate Mall is reopening in Nairobi. It comes just in time for a visit to Kenya this week by President Obama.