NPR 2008-03-07

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels, preparing for next month's head of state's summit in Bucharest, Romania. The shortage of international troops in Afghanistan remains a key concern, with C

NPR 2008-03-04

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carl Kasell. Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are campaigning today ahead of tomorrow's primaries in Ohio and Texas. Amanda Rabinowitz with member station WKSU has more on the Clint

NPR 2008-03-20

Support for NPR podcast comes from Northwestern Mutual, the quiet company, committed to building lifelong relationships and communities and protecting financial futures. From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carl Kasell. On the Asian and European stock m

NPR 2008-03-24

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. A series of bomb attacks across Iraq have killed at least 52 people today and wounded dozens of others. Also rockets or mortar shells were fired into Baghdad's fortified Green Zone throughout the day.

NPR 2008-03-25

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. President Bush offered his sympathies to the families who lost their loved ones fighting in Iraq as the death toll of that war has now reached 4000. Mr. Bush made the comments as the White House and the P

NPR 2008-03-26

From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. Concern is growing that a 7-month-old ceasefire between Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and the US is about to end. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports. The clashes began in Basra. Iraqi security

NPR 2008-03-27

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Iraq is facing its starkest security challenge this year as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr battled Iraqi government forces in Basra, Baghdad and several other Iraqi cities

NPR 2008-03-28

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. In the wake of fierce fighting between Shiite militiamen and security forces, officials in Baghdad have now put in place a weekend curfew in an effort to calm things down. The BBC's Crispin Thorold is in

NPR 2008-03-31

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Iraq's government is applauding the call by militant Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr for his militia to stop its attacks on Iraqi forces after nearly a week of escalating fighting in Basra and parts of B

NPR 2008-03-30

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. A round-the-clock curfew in Baghdad has been extended indefinitely in an effort to defuse clashes between Iraqi security forces and Shiite militants as the Iraqi government's offensive falters. In the

NPR 2008-03-29

From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. On the fourth day of an intense fighting between Iraqi forces and Shiite militia loyal to Muqtada Al-Sadr, the US has increasingly been sucked into the conflict. NPRs Dina Temple-Raston reports from Bagh