Kenya Bombs Two Al-Shabab Camps In Somalia
Kenya bombed two al-Shabab bases in Somalia Monday in retaliation for last week's massacre at a university in Garissa. Nearly 150 students and staff were killed in the assault.
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Transcript: President Obama's Full NPR Interview On Iran Nuclear Deal
Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama on the framework recently agreed to by Iran, which will see the nation reduce its nuclear capacity in exchange for the lifting of some international sanctions.
Several Americans Possibly Exposed To Ebola, As Epidemic Smolders
This week an American aid worker contracted Ebola in West Africa and may have infected other people. No one else is showing symptoms, but one person is being flown to Atlanta for observation.
Saudi Girls Can Now Take Gym Class, But Not Everyone Is Happy
Saudi Arabia has agreed to introduce physical education for girls in its gender-segregated public schools. But there's opposition from hard-liners.
World's Oldest Person Dies At Age 117
Japan's Misao Okawa was born in 1898. She had been the world's oldest person since 2013, according to Guinness World Records.
Will New Zealand Rebuild The Cathedral My Forefather Erected?
NPR's Philip Reeves recently visited the earthquake-battered cathedral in New Zealand built by a 19th-century ancestor. He found his family history entwined in a fierce contemporary controversy.
StuckInYemen.com Website Offers To Help Americans Trapped In Yemen
The site was created after Arab-American advocacy groups began to hear from U.S. citizens stuck in Yemen. The groups are pushing the U.S. government to step in and help those who are unable to leave.
Bomb Attacks Increase In Ukraine's Second-Largest City, Kharkiv
Kharkiv has largely escaped the ravages of the war until recently. It has been hit by several terrorist bombings, including a blast at a Ukrainian national unity rally last month that killed 4 people.
World Leaders Reach Tentative Deal In Iranian Nuclear Talks
Iran and six world powers announced Thursday that they have reached a framework that puts them on track for a nuclear deal within three months.
President Obama Praises Tentative Iranian Nuclear Deal
In a Rose Garden statement, President Obama said the tentative deal is the beginning of a historic understanding. Negotiators announced Thursday that they've reached the outlines of a nuclear deal.