World News

World News

In A Matter Of Hours, Fire Ravages Notre Dame Cathedral

8:27am April 16, 2019

Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was undergoing extensive renovation when Monday's fire broke out. Steve Inskeep talks to Bertrand Badre with the Friends of Notre Dame, which helped fund the renovations.

A view from inside Notre Dame Cathedral during the fire in Paris on Monday.

World News

Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Extinguished; Spire Collapsed, Towers Still Standing

7:56am April 16, 2019

by Amy Held

The building burned for hours on Monday, with smoke billowing into the sky. The cause of the cathedral's blaze was not immediately known, but the initial investigation points to an accident.

A view of Paris through a detail in the stonework of Notre Dame.

Images: Notre Dame Cathedral

8:55pm April 15, 2019

Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris burned on Monday. Its spire fell. But the French Gothic structure was not fully lost, especially in memories of beloved national symbol.

World News

Spire Of Notre Dame Collapses In Paris As Fire Engulfs Historic Cathedral

7:39pm April 15, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

A fire has broken out in the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Flames and smoke were seen billowing high above the cathedral's roof on Monday as the spire collapsed.

Queue Listen Now

World News

Art Historian Discusses The History Of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral

6:30pm April 15, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with art historian Caroline Bruzelius about the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which caught on fire Monday.

Queue Listen Now

Trying to make the world a better place: (left to right) Skoll Award winners Gregory Rockson of mPharma, Nicola Galombik and Maryana Iskander of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, Nancy Lublin of Crisis Text Line, Bright Simons of mPedigree and Julie

No Fake Drugs, More Jobs For Youth, End Child Sexual Abuse Online: A Vision For 2030

5:12pm April 15, 2019

by Marc Silver

The 5 recipients of the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship predict how their projects will make the world a better place.

World News

Tragedy And Fire Strike Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris

4:15pm April 15, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Time Magazine correspondent Vivienne Walt about the Notre Dame Cathedral fire. She says this fire was a disaster waiting to happen due to lack of funds to protect it.

Queue Listen Now

Sudanese demonstrators gather near military headquarters in the capital Khartoum on Monday. Organizers said they were resisting an attempt to disperse the sit-in where thousands of people have camped out for days.

World News

Bashir May Be Out, But Sudanese Protesters With 'Eye On The Prize' Won't Budge

2:46pm April 15, 2019

by Amy Held

Protesters are demanding a military council give up power to civilians. Four days after longtime president Omar al-Bashir was removed in a coup, protesters faced off against troops in Khartoum.

World News

In Sudan, Activists Continue To Call For Civilian Government

10:39am April 15, 2019

by Halima Gikandi

Sudan is undergoing a period of political chaos after a military coup unseated the autocratic president, Omar al-Bashir. Protesters are demanding that civilians run the government.

Queue Listen Now

Firewood is stacked for sale in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. Local residents complain that the Rohingya have cut down all the trees surrounding the camps and burned them in cooking fires.

World News

Bangladesh Struggles To Cope With Pressures Of Hosting 1 Million Rohingya Refugees

9:10am April 15, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

"We're being outnumbered by the sheer number of the refugee population," says Mohammad Abul Kalam, the head of Bangladesh's Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission in Cox's Bazar.