The act, which parliament passed on Tuesday, allows citizens to choose their gender and to receive protection from discrimination in places such as work, school and hospitals.
A truck carrying tons of liquid chocolate flipped over on a highway Wednesday, leaving sweet stuff to congeal on the asphalt. Happily, there's video — though it's a bit grosser than you might imagine.
The former captives, believed to be three Americans of Korean descent, are traveling with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and will arrive back in the U.S. early Thursday.
At least 17 people showing signs of hemorrhagic fever died in the country and a later analysis from samples taken in the region confirmed that at least two people had contracted Ebola.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for one of the blasts. The explosions hit the Shar-e-Naw district, home to many embassies, and a heavily Shiite district.
David Greene talks to Korea scholar Jean Lee of the Woodrow Wilson Center about North Korea's decision to release three American hostages ahead of a U.S.-North Korea summit.
Steve Inskeep speaks with Anna Fifield, Tokyo Bureau chief for the Washington Post, about the three Americans who had been detained in North Korea and who are flying back to the U.S.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea to discuss an expected U.S. and North Korea summit. He will fly back on the plane with three American detainees.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in North Korea to discuss an expected summit between the the U.S. and North Korea. He is expected to return with three American detainees.
NPR's David Greene speaks with Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran over the nuclear agreement.