Syrian Opposition Groups Wary Of Russia's Invitation To Moscow
The war in Syria has been raging for nearly four years and it's been challenging for diplomats to get warring sides to agree on even temporary truces.The U.N. envoy is pressing ahead on that front,...
View ArticleMarco Rubio Challenges Obama Administration's New Approach To Cuba
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View ArticleKerry Visits Kiev To Show Support For Beleaguered Ukrainian Government
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There is a new level of urgency to calm the crisis in Ukraine.
View ArticleUkraine Crisis Tops Agenda At Munich Conference
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View ArticleHow Should U.S., Europe Respond To Russian Aggression?
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ARUN RATH, HOST: The crisis in Ukraine took center stage at a security conference in Munich today. The question of how the U.S. and...
View ArticleJohn Kerry Takes A Side Trip Into A Snowstorm
On his way home from Europe last Sunday, Secretary of State John Kerry didn't go directly to Washington. He routed his government plane to Boston's Logan Airport, which was battling a major...
View ArticleMore U.S.-Cuba Talks Ahead, Including Human Rights Dialogue
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba are...
View ArticleAfter Weeks Of Controversy, Netanyahu Takes The Podium Before Congress
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: This morning, members of Congress gathered on Capitol Hill for a major speech.(SOUNDBITE OF SPEECH)UNIDENTIFIED...
View ArticleU.N. Report: No Country Has Achieved Equality For Women
Twenty years ago, then first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton made headlines with these words at September 5, 1995, at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing:"If there is one message...
View ArticleDrawn-Out Syrian Civil War Spawns A Literal Dark Age
The conflict in Syria is entering its fifth year, and two new reports suggest it just keeps getting worse for civilians there.One United Nations agency says life expectancy has plummeted by 20 years in...
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