Middle East
Egypt's Elections Stamp The Arab Spring Timeline
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Pope's Butler Arrested
()The Vatican confirmed on Saturday that the pope's butler has been arrested in its embarrassing leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to a sordid tale of power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of Catholic Church governance.
Special Series
Russia By Rail
Nearly 6,000 miles of railroad separate Russia's capital city of Moscow from Vladivostok, on the Pacific Ocean. A journey crossing the world's largest country reveals how Russia's history has shaped its people and where they want their country to go.
Special Series
Arab Spring: One Year Later
A year ago, the people of Tunisia and Egypt rose up and forced their autocratic rulers from power, sparking revolution that spread across the Arab World. It's still not clear how these seismic changes will play out; so far, the results have been mixed.
National Security
U.S. Targets Al-Qaida In Chatrooms, Banner Ads
The State Department is fighting back with its Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications.
A Peek Inside The CIA, As It Tries To Assess Iran
After its faulty assessment of Iraq, the CIA created new safeguards against jumping to conclusions.
Is Al-Qaida Dropping Clues About Planned Attacks?
Al-Qaida likes to taunt the West by hinting of future attacks in its videos and publications.
Middle East
More Than 90 Reported Killed In Syrian Attack
That death toll is one of the highest for any single event since the popular uprising began.
Egypt May Be Headed To Runoff Between Islamist And Former Mubarak Aide
The Muslim Brotherhood's choice and Mubarak's former prime minister look to be the leaders.
Europe
Pope's Butler Arrested
The arrest adds a Hollywood twist to a sordid tale of intrigue in the highest levels of the Vatican.
Even Soccer Teams Are Feeling The Pinch In Spain
The government is desperate for cash, and is forcing soccer teams to pay taxes they were evading.
Asia
A Tweet, A Year In A Labor Camp, And Now An Appeal
In China, a scatological tweet about a powerful politician got the author a year's punishment.
What A Show! China's Movie Theaters Have Improved Dramatically
NPR's Frank Langfitt can't get over how things have changed for movie fans such as him in China.
Hollywood Dreams Led Chinese Firm To Buy Into U.S.
Buying AMC cinemas may just be the first big move into the U.S. market by the Chinese firm Wanda.
Middle East
More Than 90 Reported Killed In Syrian Attack()
Government troops shelled a string of villages in central Syria before pro-regime thugs swept through the area, shooting people in the streets and in their homes in attacks that killed more than 90 people, activists sai.
Asia
A Tweet, A Year In A Labor Camp, And Now An Appeal()
May 25, 2012 One irreverent tweet about a powerful Chinese politician was enough to get Fang Hong sent to a Chinese labor camp for a year. Encouraged by the recent fall of that politician, Bo Xilai, Fang is appealing his case and attacking the system of re-education through labor.
The Two-Way
Ban Ki-moon: There's No Plan B For Syria ()
May 25, 2012 The U.N. Secretary-General said unfortunately the international peace plan has not been implemented.
The Two-Way
What A Show! China's Movie Theaters Have Improved Dramatically()
May 25, 2012 NPR's Frank Langfitt can't get over how much things have changed for movie fans such as him. In only a decade or so, China's theaters have gone high-tech. And they've gotten expensive.
The Two-Way
Egypt May Be Headed To Runoff Between Islamist And Former Mubarak Aide()
May 25, 2012 As officials count ballots from this week's first-ever free presidential election, the Muslim Brotherhood is claiming its candidate got the most votes and will be in a runoff next month against ousted President Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister.
