A Chinese Village Sacrifices For The Greater Good[ Sep 04, 2010 00:21 ]

More than 300,000 are being relocated for what's being called the largest engineering project in China's history. Water from the massive Danjiangkou Dam is going to be transported to the north. In the village of Guangmenyan, 353 people are leaving their homes forever.

Report: Blackwater Created Shell Companies[ Sep 03, 2010 23:04 ]

The report Friday night on the newspaper's website says Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has asked the Justice Department to see whether Blackwater misled the government when using the subsidiaries to gain government contracts.

A Friendship Tested By Deep Gaza-Israel Divide[ Sep 03, 2010 15:22 ]

Mohammed Saqar from Gaza and Dana Levy from Israel met when they were teenagers at a peace camp in the U.S. They once both believed in peace in the Middle East. Now, 14 years later, they are still friends -- but both have lost hope for Israel and Gaza.

Rwanda Condemns U.N. Report On Congo 'Genocide'[ Sep 03, 2010 15:00 ]

The United Nations has delayed the release of a report detailing a decade of gruesome attacks against civilians in the Congo after Rwanda protested the findings. Drafts of the report leaked to the media last week and accused Rwandan troops of slaughtering Hutus in Congo in the 1990s.

Aid Worker: Congo Rapes A Strategy To Force Exodus[ Sep 03, 2010 15:00 ]

Melissa Block speaks with Miel Hendrickson, regional coordinator for International Medical Corps in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hendrickson's team has treated more than 200 women who were raped in rebel attacks a month ago. The area is known for its gold and mineral deposits, and attacks on villages in the area is frequent.

Castro Appearance Adds To Speculation About Role[ Sep 03, 2010 15:00 ]

In his first public speech in four years, a military-clad Fidel Castro stood on the steps of the University of Havana and addressed thousands of students. He warned them U.S. and Israeli tensions with Iran are pushing the world toward nuclear war.

A Roving Revolution On London's Streets[ Sep 03, 2010 15:00 ]

London Mayor Boris Johnson, is a great believer in the idea of cycling to work, and since taking office, he's done a lot to encourage Londoners to take their commute on two wheels. NPR's new London correspondent, Philip Reeves, also likes the idea of riding his bicycle to work -- but is finds his fellow cyclists seem to take the whole thing far too seriously.

North Korea Signals Succession Plans Under Way[ Sep 03, 2010 14:27 ]

For the first time in decades, North Korea is set to hold a Workers' Party Conference -- as early as this weekend. Observers say North Korea's ailing ruler, Kim Jong Il, could be set to pass the reins of the world's only communist dynasty to a third generation, his third son, Kim Jong Un.

Powerful Earthquake Strikes New Zealand[ Sep 03, 2010 14:17 ]

The magnitude 7.4 temblor hit 19 miles west of the southern city of Christchurch on South Island and shook a wide area in the middle of the night. The extent of the damage was still unclear.

Attacks On Religious Minorities Kill Dozens In Pakistan[ Sep 03, 2010 10:13 ]

A suicide bombing killed more than 40 people at a Shiite procession in Quetta on Friday, sharply driving up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country already battered by massive flooding.

Bidding Farewell To The Congo's 'Mother And Father'[ Sep 03, 2010 10:05 ]

As a long Congo River barge journey ends, so, too, does a unique glimpse into the heart of a poor but potentially rich nation grappling with conflict. Despite the hardship, the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo draw great inspiration from the inescapable and mighty river.

Netanyahu, Abbas Are Talking, Now What?[ Sep 03, 2010 04:00 ]

President Obama brought two key players together this week to talk about Mideast peace: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Robert Malley of the International Crisis Group talks to Steve Inskeep about both sides' motivation to sit down to try to work out a peace agreement.

Afghan Government To Back Kabul Bank[ Sep 03, 2010 04:00 ]

Top executives at Afghanistan's largest private bank resigned this week amid allegations of gross mismanagement. That left the government scrambling to calm fears and prevent a run on the bank.

Mexican Soldiers Kill 25 In Gunbattle Near Border[ Sep 02, 2010 21:57 ]

Troops were patrolling in the town of General Trevino around noon when they came under fire from a ranch allegedly controlled by the Zetas drug gang, according to a military spokesman who was not authorized to be quoted by name.

Gates Says Afghans Should Lead Corruption Fight[ Sep 02, 2010 15:55 ]

The defense secretary said the U.S. will still work to prevent millions of American dollars flowing into the nation from underwriting bribery and graft. Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged to work against corruption, which is undermining trust in his government.