2014 Got Off To A Tense Start For China
President Xi Jinping consolidated power in a manner not seen since the 1980s, making him China's most powerful leader in a long time. And, he waged an intensive anti-corruption drive.
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Need A New Year's Ritual? We Have Some Ideas
Across the country and the world, people will ring in the New Year with rituals. Steve Inskeep reports on a few — including taking a plunge in to the freezing Irish Sea on New Year's Day.
In 'The Honorable Woman,' There's No One You Can Trust
Maggie Gyllenhaal says she had reservations about taking on the role of Nessa Stein in the Sundance series. The conflict in the Middle East is "really complicated and it goes back so far," she says.
Ebola Survivor: Faith And Oral Rehydration Salts Got Her Through
It was "the worst news that I can hear in my life," says Dr. Ada Igonoh. She had Ebola. Her husband said she looked like a zombie. She wondered: "What's the cure for a disease that has no cure?"
Putin Critics Say Navalny Jail Sentences Meant To Crush Opposition
A Moscow judge has sentenced opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his brother to over three years in prison for allegedly defrauding Yve Rocher Cosmetics of almost $500,000.
Car Bomb Near Parliament Another Escalation In Libyan Civil War
A car bomb exploded Tuesday in front of the parliament of the Libyan government in Tobruk. The attack is believed to be connected with the unelected Islamist government that has taken over Tripoli.
If There's A Will, There's Now A Way (To Access Them In The U.K.)
The U.K. government has created a digital database of wills, stretching back to 1858. This means that, for a small fee, anyone can access the last wishes of even many of the most famous Brits.
Cuban Dissidents Thwarted Before Havana Demonstration
Artist Tania Bruguera had scheduled an open-mic protest on Tuesday but Cuban authorities denied permission for the event. Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks to AP Cuba bureau chief Michael Weissenstein.
U.N. Whistleblower: International Community Has Failed Darfur
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is scaling back its work in Darfur, Sudan — a conflict that the U.S. once labeled a genocide. The ICC prosecutor says she is shifting resources elsewhere and blamed deadlock on the UN Security Council.
Obama Conciliatory Toward Iran In NPR Interview
Robert Siegel talks with the Carnegie Endowment's Iran researcher Karim Sadjapour about President Obama's comments to NPR.