
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is a NPR foreign correspondent based in Cairo.Residents Join Soldiers In Shoring Up Defenses Of Key Ukrainian Port
Russian Convoy Crosses Ukrainian Border, Prompting Outcry From West
Ukrainian soldiers muster at a point close to Luhansk in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, as Ukrainian troops make a push into rebel-held territory. Petro Zadorozhnyy/AP hide caption
An aid worker takes a break on a big pile of food, which was brought to the small eastern Ukrainian city of Starobilsk by a humanitarian convoy. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Aid Is On The Way For Eastern Ukraine, If Only It Can Pass The Checkpoints
An employee works at the axle gear production line at a BMW plant in Dingolfing, southern Germany, on March 23, 2012. This BMW plant installed special ergonomic workspaces to help its rapidly aging workforce — a trend that's reflected in Germany's economy as a whole. That's one reason why critics oppose a new move to lower the country's early retirement age. Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images hide caption