Bomb Hits Coptic Christian Church In Cairo, Killing At Least 25
Condolences pour forth after the deadliest attack on Egypt's Christian minority in years.
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ISIS Renews Attacks On Palmyra In Attempt To Retake Historic City
Months after ISIS was pushed out of Palmyra, the extremist group is again fighting for the Syrian city in the face of heavy air strikes by Russia's military.
A Push For The Gray Jay To Take Its Perch As National Bird Of Canada
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with ornithologist David Bird about his effort to make the gray jay the national bird of Canada. The race to choose which bird is ruffling some feathers.
Angela Merkel Calls For 'Full Veil' Ban In Germany
German Prime Minister Angela Merkel, under pressure to combat Islamist extremism, has called for restrictions on full-face veils.
It's Not Just A Danish Word That Made Dictionary's Shortlist; It's A Lifestyle
The Danish word "hygge" was shortlisted as the Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Year 2016. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Meik Wiking, the author of The Little Book of Hygge, about the concept.
AP Reporter Deported From South Sudan, A Country At Risk Of Genocide
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Justin Lynch, an Associated Press reporter who was arrested and deported from South Sudan for his reporting on human rights violations and ethnic cleansing.
Breaking The Taboo Of Talking About Periods
A group of students at the Calicut Medical College wanted to get people to speak more openly about menstruation. So they launched a poetry contest.
Kids In Spain Rebel Against Homework, And Parents Are Their Biggest Boosters
Children in Spain, facing up to three hours of homework a night, have put down their pens and pencils in protest. "We all want our children to succeed," says one father who supports the strike.
Explosions Rock Istanbul Soccer Stadium, Killing 29, Wounding More Than 150
The blasts Saturday night killed at least 29 and wounded about 166 others, according to Turkey's interior minister, who suggested that a car bomb was the source of the explosions.
CIA Finds Russian Hackers Tried To Help Trump's Election
The CIA has concluded that Russia launched a cyberintelligence operation to influence the U.S. election in an apparent effort to help Donald Trump win, a U.S. official tells NPR.