Summers are swelteringly hot in Pakistan. So, when there’s no power for up to 18 hours a day (and you can’t afford a generator) what do you do? Head for the nearest lake. NPR’s Philip Reeves reports from Lake View Park, on the edge of Islamabad’s edge. Article source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=191934168&ft=1&f=1001
Nevertheless, the fire that started on Tuesday is being called the most destructive fire in Colorado’s history. Article source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=191934170&ft=1&f=1001
The Turkish government has offered to avoid bulldozing the park, but protesters say other demands have not been met. Article source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=191934156&ft=1&f=1001
The Afghan farmer in Panjwai District, outside the southern city of Kandahar, is finally fed up with the Taliban. His name is Abdullah Razik. He’s slight — with a trim beard and a dark green shirt that falls below his knees. The Taliban plant roadside bombs in his fields, he says, and shoot near his
In the end, Iran’s presidential election may be defined by who doesn’t vote. As polls opened early Friday, arguments over whether to boycott the ballot still boiled over at coffee shops, kitchen tables and on social media among many liberal-leaning Iranians. The choice — once easy for many who turned their back in anger after
Enlarge image i A Syrian female rebel monitors the movement of Syrian government forces in the Sheikh Maqsud district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo in April. Dimitar Dilkoff /AFP/Getty Images A Syrian female rebel monitors the movement of Syrian government forces in the Sheikh Maqsud district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo
Of all the violent cities of Latin America, one stands out as a great success story: Medellin, a metropolis nestled in the mountains of northwest Colombia. Once the home of the cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar, it recorded more than 6,300 homicides in 1991, making it the world’s murder capital. Then, one city government after another
Enlarge image i NPR’s Uri Berliner discovers that among his REIT holdings is one that owns the Washington, D.C., site where, until recently, NPR had its headquarters. The building is being torn down and a new building with law offices will go up in its place. Marie McGrory/NPR NPR’s Uri Berliner discovers that among his
Enlarge image i Moyo, a 3-year-old male cheetah from South Africa, chases a lure during the Cheetah Dash event at the Animal Ark in Reno, Nev. Kevin Clifford/AP Moyo, a 3-year-old male cheetah from South Africa, chases a lure during the Cheetah Dash event at the Animal Ark in Reno, Nev. Kevin Clifford/AP Nature documentaries
Forget, for a moment, about the bipartisan Gang of Eight, whose members crafted the original version of the immigration bill being taken up by the Senate this week. There’s another, very partisan gang to watch on the issue. Let’s call them the Gang of Four, a high-profile group of relatively new Republican senators whose trajectories
China successfully launched its Shenzhou-10 spacecraft Tuesday, sending its three crew members into orbit on a Long March-2F carrier rocket. The astronauts are expected to dock with an orbiting lab, the Tiangong-1; their mission will last 15 days. “Today, the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft has been successfully launched and precisely put into the orbit, which means that
Enlarge image i In basketball, as in life, we may dutifully celebrate the aggregate, but we’re always spellbound by the exceptional. iStockphoto.com In basketball, as in life, we may dutifully celebrate the aggregate, but we’re always spellbound by the exceptional. iStockphoto.com Basketball offers its fans the ultimate contradiction. On the one hand, it’s the sport