In New York, Lights Are Back On But The Race Is Off
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Audie Cornish.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel.In New York City, the lights are coming back on and the race has...
View ArticleN. Korea Fires Long-Range Rocket
North Korea appears to have taken a step forward in its long-range missile program. The country has fired a long-range rocket in spite of warnings from the U.S. and the United Nations.
View ArticlePolice Cordon Off Conn. Shooter's Mother's House
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And we turn now to NPR's Robert Smith. He has been outside the home of Adam Lanza's mother on the outskirts of Newtown, Connecticut. And, Robert, has the home also been...
View ArticleU.S. Charges NSA Leaker Snowden With Espionage
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: NPR has learned that the U.S. Department of Justice has prepared the documents to formally charge Edward Snowden with espionage. Snowden is the former contractor who has...
View ArticleHouse Rejects Measure That Would Have Curbed NSA Program
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.On Capitol Hill, an effort to limit the authority of the National Security Agency has fallen short. It...
View ArticleThe Yankees Want Him Out But Alex Rodriguez Wants To Stay
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. One criticism of baseball is that it's too prone to long stretches of inaction, players sitting around...
View ArticleNew Head Of Olympic Committee Faces A Number Of Challenges
The International Olympic committee (IOC) has elected a new president, Thomas Bach of Germany. He assumes leadership of an organization that faces criticism over politics, costs and what some view as...
View ArticleHow Tiny Qatar 'Punches Above Its Weight'
Qatar is a tiny place that insists on being heard.The Arab nation just off the coast of Saudi Arabia has made itself a major diplomatic player, a generous donor of foreign aid, and a leader in...
View ArticleAs World Cup Looms, Qatar's Migrant Worker System Faces Scrutiny
Over the past decade, Qatar's population has soared from 660,000 to more than 2 million. Here's the catch: Qataris themselves number only around 260,000.The rest, more than 85 percent of the...
View ArticleInstead Of Sending Students Abroad, Qatar Imports U.S. Colleges
In Qatar's rapid race to modernity, the emirate has created a distinctive approach to educating its young: It has effectively imported a host of American universities.Dr. Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh bin...
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