'A Silent Extinction': Finding Peace And Saving Giraffes On A Lake In Kenya
Nearly 40 percent of giraffes were wiped out in one generation. Now, Kenyan conservation efforts are helping to bring them back.
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Kim Jong Un Pledges To Shut Down Main Nuclear Test Site In May, South Korea Says
North Korea's leader told South Korea's president he would invite security experts and journalists to the site. South Korea's president also spoke with President Trump about a U.S.-North Korea summit.
How A Half-Hour In A U.S. Embassy Changed A Life
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to an immigrant, Christopher Francis from Sri Lanka, who was looking for the man who gave him a visa to enter the U.S. 45 years ago.
Pro-Regime Syrian Forces Take Control Of At Least Two Villages Near Iraq Border
A U.S. official confirmed to NPR that pro-regime forces took control of two villages near Syria's border with Iraq where Kurdish-led forces are in control.
North Korea Agrees To Deactivate Nuclear Test Site
South Korea said Kim Jong Un agreed to shut down North Korea's main nuclear test site. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Jonathan Cheng of The Wall Street Journal.
A Long Fight For Justice For Contractors In 'The Girl From Kathmandu'
Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author and journalist Cam Simpson about his new book, The Girl from Kathmandu, about the life of contract employees from poor countries working for the U.S. in Iraq.
Who Stole The Torahs?
Twenty-three years after a brazen theft, the mystery still divides a tiny sect known as the Samaritans. Here's the story of the international hunt to bring the manuscripts home.
North, South Koreans Cautiously Greet Historic Summit Between Leaders
North and South Korean leaders met for an historic summit on Friday. The event has been greeted with mixed reactions in both countries.
Macron, Merkel Visits Mark Divides With U.S. Over Iran Deal, Trade
NPR's Michel Martin gets the European perspective on this week's visits to the White House by the leaders of France and Germany, from the European Union's ambassador to Washington, David O'Sullivan.
The Military Doesn't Advertise It, But U.S. Troops Are All Over Africa
The U.S. military has some 20 missions across the continent. Most are for training African armies not combat. But there are risks as U.S. troops venture into the field.