Khashoggi Case Intensifies Strained Turkish-Saudi Relations
As the two countries jointly investigate the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkey continues to leak damning details implicating the Saudis.
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U.N. Calls For End To Virginity Tests
The tests are traumatic and unreliable, the United Nations said in a statement this week. In Afghanistan, there's a campaign to bring the practice to a halt.
South Korean Women Fight Back Against Spy Cams In Public Bathrooms
Microcameras installed in public bathrooms for surreptitious filming are an everyday concern for women. Police say the number of "illegal filming" crimes sharply increased between 2011 and 2017.
Spy Bosses Warn Of Foreign Interference As Feds Unseal New Russia Charges
The intelligence agencies said the threat of foreign interference persists; DOJ unsealed a criminal case against a Russian accused of being the top accountant for Moscow's disinformation effort.
Dozens Feared Dead As Train Plows Through Crowd Of Revelers In India
One official said the local response was on par with a "war footing" as emergency workers tended to the dead and injured among crowds celebrating a Hindu festival.
U.N. Calls For Khashoggi Investigation
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks the U.N.'s David Kaye about his call for an international investigation into the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi — and how the U.N. would conduct one.
The Week In Politics
E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution, and Margaret Hoover, host of PBS's Firing Line, join NPR's Mary Louise Kelly to discuss immigration issues playing out in the midterm elections. Also, the administration's response to Saudi Arabia's alleged role in the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Jenny Graham Cycles Around The World In Under 125 Days, Shattering Record
It took just over one-third of a year for the Scottish cyclist to cover some 18,000 miles on her bike, enduring everything from flat tires and worn-out gear to being wary of bears in Canada.
The TB That Afflicts Much Of The World Was Likely Spread By Europeans
A new study looks at how tuberculosis has traveled the world — and the lessons that can be learned about treatment of drug-resistant forms.
Spain Plans To Remove Franco's Remains From A Memorial, Angering His Supporters
More than four decades after his death, the dictator Francisco Franco remains a divisive figure. His tomb is situated at a memorial outside Madrid that has become a pilgrimage site of sorts.