Hundreds Of Rohingya Refugees Rescued At Sea After Fleeing Myanmar
The Muslim minority has long been persecuted in the country also known as Burma. Many Bangladeshis were also rescued.
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Raul Castro Says Pope Inspiring Him To Return To Church
The Cuban leader, who went to Jesuit schools as a child, says he might "resume praying and turn to the Church again" if Francis "continues in this vein."
Yemen's Houthis Agree To 5-Day Cease-Fire To Allow Humanitarian Aid
The temporary truce comes amid an upsurge in Saudi-led airstrikes, including one in the capital that hit the private residence of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, said to be a rebel ally.
So You Want To Be A Great Mother? Ask A Village Mom For Advice
Mothers love their kids like crazy! Our man in India knows from firsthand experience. To find out what it takes to be a crazy loving amma, he interviewed moms in his village.
Ex-NATO Chief: 'We Will Never Recognize' Russia's Annexation Of Crimea
As Moscow marks 70 years since the allied victory over Hitler, NPR's Scott Simon talks to former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen about the West's frayed relations with Russia.
Saudi Shiites Fear A Backlash Over War In Yemen
Saudi Arabia's Shiite Muslim minority rose up four years ago to demand equal rights. Now it's even more marginalized, as the Sunni government wages war against Shiite fighters in neighboring Yemen.
U.S. And Turkey To Train Syrian Rebel Forces
NPR's Scott Simon asks Robert Ford, former ambassador to Damascus, about prospects for Syria now that the U.S. and Turkey have begun training rebels. Ford foresees a "hard partition" of the country.
Russia Holds WWII Remembrance; Western Leaders Stay Home
NPR's Corey Flintoff tells NPR's Scott Simon about Russia's celebration of the victory over Hitler 70 years ago Saturday. Western leaders stayed away to protest Russian moves on Ukraine.
Plenty Were Humbled In UK Elections
After conservatives swept to power in the British vote on Thursday, we look at the election's many losers and what their defeat means.
Nate Silver On Missed UK Forecasts: We Flubbed The Margin Of Error
Data guru Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com tells NPR's Scott Simon how all the forecasts, including his own, were so far off in predicting the results of this week's British election.