Assad's forces detained mothers and children and sent many of the youth to orphanages. Syrians whose children vanished during the war are now seeking information on their fate. NPR investigates.

Building dams and hydropower plants in the Himalayas holds great promise for providing electricity. In the wake of the Nepal disaster, experts are asking about the risks of such construction.

The neighborhood is a pilgrimage site, with a shrine to the Sufi saint known as Bari Imam. In the past year, hundreds of homes of the working poor were razed. Residents fear more will be demolished.

Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.

Nepal has contributed little to global warming but is bearing its devastating consequences.

With John Galliano, Anna Wintour cannot seem to separate the man from his work.

Ahmed Hrustanovic reflects on Ratko Mladic's death with NPR's Scott Simon. All of Hrustanovic's adult male relatives died in the Srebrenica Massacre engineered by Mladic.

Author Daniyal Mueenuddin hit the ground running with his debut novel, This is Where the Serpent Lives. Set in modern Pakistan, the story spans generations and explores class, corruption, and crime — ...

NPR's Books We Love is back with some staff recommendations for novels.

About 1 in 4 babies in the Pakistani fishing settlement of Rehri Goth are born prematurely. Researchers are trying to figure out how to bring the numbers down.

NPR's Books We Love is back with some staff recommendations for novels.

Pakistani forces blockade Kashmir as protesters demand electoral reforms and -- increasingly -- revolution.

The site compares undocumented immigrants to extraterrestrials, refers to people as "it," and says "they do not belong here."

Sri Lanka was careening from crisis to crisis, then came the Mideast war. People say they've got no buffer left.

A deadly strike during the first days of the Iran war hit far away in the Indian Ocean, jolting a quiet seaside town and showing how far the conflict's reach extends.

Delhi's rickshaws are plying the roads with a new message: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA" emblazoned with Trump's face. Drivers were offered sweeteners to host the signs: tea bags, soda, and an empty plasti...

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The author Jeffrey Eugenides did not know John F. Kennedy, Jr., for a particularly long or intimate period, but he did experience the gravitational pull of America’s prince.

Why I stopped explaining the Middle East to Americans

Some 20,000 seafarers are trapped in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz; the UN says its trying to extricate them.

Some 20,000 seafarers are trapped in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz; the UN says its trying to extricate them.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dr. Firass Abiad, Lebanon's former Minister of Public Health, about Israel's invasion of his country.

In an interview on NPR's Wild Card podcast, Melinda French Gates reacts to her ex-husband, Bill Gates, being mentioned in the most recent release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

The court expressed concerns that a mandatory amount could result in trade unions dragging every household into litigation.

Aravalli Ranges: North India's survival hinges on protecting this ancient mountain range from degradation and climate threats. Here's why it matters to the ecosystem in and around it.

About 56,000 people control three times as much wealth as half of humanity. Here’s one way to illustrate that

Former 7.30 host takes Labor government to task for record on press freedom and pays tribute to Palestinian journalists. Plus: a roo in the news

Israel's Supreme Court has again pressed the government to explain why, more than two years into the war, it still bars independent journalists from entering Gaza.

There is an ugly little theatre trick Hezbollah has been playing for years.

Report for America is a national service program that places emerging journalists into local newsrooms across the country to report on under-covered issues.

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.

Olive ridley turtle populations appear to have rebounded in India after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it last?

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Octogenarian Sisters Rita, Regina and Bernadette went back to their old convent with local support, and an Instagram following. "People are calling us the rebellious sisters!" Rita says.

New York City's next likely mayor is Indian, African, American, a Shiite Muslim and the son of a Hindu mom. These strands may guide how he governs.

New York City's next likely mayor is Indian, African, American, a Shiite Muslim and the son of a Hindu mom. These strands may guide how he governs.

To secure Project Nimbus, the tech giants agreed to disregard their own terms of service and tip Israel off if a foreign court demands its data.

Some federal immigration agents have been using masks to cover their faces when arresting migrants. But an NPR investigation found agents are also disguising their vehicles.

As a powerful Hindu nationalist group celebrated its centenary in the Indian city of Nagpur, across town, hundreds renounced their Hindu faith and converted to Buddhism.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Recycling and cutting personal waste isn’t enough. Polluters must be regulated, and reparations paid by companies that have harmed the environment.

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.