Hong Kong Police Use Tear Gas On Large Pro-Democracy Protest
Video footage from earlier in the day showed protesters using umbrellas to try to deflect pepper spray and water cannons as officers attempted to disperse the crowd.
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The Ebola Survivor Who Works In An Ebola Ward
When the 23-year-old Sierra Leonean tells patients to follow their doctors' orders and to keep fighting, they really listen.
Prominent Muslim Sheik Issues Fatwa Against ISIS Violence
Sheik Abdullah bin Bayyah is considered one of the most influential Muslims in the world. As a respected scholar, he has issued edicts to explain why groups such as the Islamic State have it wrong.
Is Obama's War-Powers Shift Hypocrisy, Or Inevitable For A President?
Despite his liberal bona fides and campaign objections, President Obama's foreign policy decisions look very much like those of his predecessors.
For Missions Over Hostile Syria, Air Force Unwrapped Its Newest Jet
Available since 2005, the $90 million F-22 fighter was simply more machine than the military had needed - until there were worries about whether Bashar Assad's air defenses would stand down.
Sober And Sold-Out: Dance Club In Sweden Cuts Booze For A Night
Breathalyzers were placed in the doorway of a nightclub in Stockholm this weekend, with an unusual purpose: to ensure no guests had been drinking any booze.
The Experts The Ebola Response May Need: Anthropologists
The scientists who study humans and their cultures could help health care professionals treat people who are reasonably, desperately afraid, they argue.
Tiny Spanish Island Nears Its Goal: 100 Percent Renewable Energy
El Hierro, the most remote of Spain's Canary Islands, used to import thousands of tons of diesel each year. Now a new power plant will let the island run entirely on renewable energy.
The Uncertain Nature Of Obama's Arab Coalition
A coalition of Arab countries has joined in the U.S. fight against the Islamic State. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to Abderrahim Foukara of Al Jazeera about how effective the coalition can be.
Refugees Find Afghanistan Less Than Hospitable
Currently, there are about 100 refugees living in Afghanistan. But the country has no asylum laws, and the refugees are fighting for legal status or resettlement elsewhere.