NPR 2010-02-14

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. At least nine people have been killed and dozens injured by a bomb at a busy restaurant in Western India. Anti-terrorism forces have been dispatched to the scene and major cities around the country have

NPR 2010-02-15

From NPR News in Washington, Im Barbara Klein. In southern Afghanistan, NATO troops are slowly clearing streets of home-made bombs and mines in the second day of a major offensive in the town of Marjah. U.S. marines are spearheading the effort to tak

NPR 2010-02-16

From NPR News in Washington, Im Craig Windham. Democratic Senator Evan Bayh says he will not run for a third term in office. Bayh says he loves representing the people of Indiana, but he does not love Congress. For some time, Ive had a growing convic

NPR 2010-02-17

From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman. President Obama announced federal loan guarantees to build the first nuclear power plant in the US in three decades. NPRs Kathy Lohr reports. The 8.3-billion-dollar loan guarantee will pay for the constr

NPR 2010-02-18

From NPR News in Washington, Im Barbara Klein. The supreme leader of Iran has accused Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of spreading lies about Iran on her trip to the Persian Gulf earlier this week. NPRs Mike Shuster has details. Iranian state tele

NPR 2010-02-19

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. More details are emerging about the man believed to be the pilot in today's plane crash in Austin, Texas. Federal authorities are identifying the pilot as Joseph Stack. Theyre investigating whether he in

NPR 2010-02-20

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. President Obamas been campaigning on behalf of a Nevada Democrat who is in a tight race for reelection to the U.S. Senate. Today, Mr. Obama rallied support for Harry Reid. He credits the Senate Majority

NPR 2010-01-23

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Obama is predicting a fight over financial regulatory reform at a town hall meeting in Elyria, Ohio today. The president said he knows there will be heavy opposition to his plan to tighten rul

NPR 2010-01-21

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. A huge aftershock rocked Port-au-Prince, Haiti today. Frightened people ran screamingly into the streets. NPR's Carrie Kahn is in the Haitian capital and says people won't be able to take refuge in dama

NPR 2010-01-20

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. The US military says another airport will open in Haiti by tomorrow. This will allow rescue teams to bring more help into the earthquake-stricken nation. Supplies have been backed up at the single airpo

NPR 2010-01-19

Thousands of Haitian earthquake survivors have been trying to leave Port-Au-Prince today after giving up on waiting for emergency food and water there. Most buses out are packed and some have reportedly doubled their fares. The United Nations World F

NPR 2010-01-18

From NPR News in Washington, I am Lakshmi Singh. Five days after the earthquake in Haiti, search and rescue teams continue to look for survivors. NPR's Jackie Northam is traveling with a rescue convoy about 40 miles outside the Haitian capital. She s

NPR 2010-01-17

From NPR News, in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Frustration is mounting in the Haitian capital where millions of earthquake survivors are spending a fourth day without fresh food, water or medicine. Many are also working alongside international resc

NPR 2010-01-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for two bomb attacks in Afghanistan Wednesday including the one that killed eight Americans inside a US intelligence base in southeastern Khost province. Seven of

NPR 2010-01-02

President Obama says an al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen was apparently behind the failed attempt to blow up a jetliner bounded for Detroit last week. Mr. Obama said today he thinks about the nation's security every moment of every day. NPR's Renita Jablo

NPR 2010-04-18

Europe is in the throes of unprecedented flight disruptions for a third day because of a growing ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in Iceland this week. At least 17 countries have shut down their airspace. Frank Browning reports travelers are scramb

NPR 2010-04-01

From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman. Making good on his promise to pursue a comprehensive energy strategy, President Obama has announced plans to expand offshore oil drilling off the East Coast. NPRs Scott Horsley reports. President Obama s

NPR 2010-04-17

Air travel in Europe is described as the worst since 9/11. More airports across the continent are shutting down because the huge cloud of ash from Icelands volcanic eruption is spreading. NPRs Eric Westervelt says Germany is among the latest to expan

NPR 2010-04-19

Poland mourns the death of a president. Lech Kaczynski and his wife were laid to rest today more than a week after they were killed in a plane crash in Russia. They were among 95 people who died. Many of the others were also members of Polands politi

NPR 2010-04-20

Transportation authorities in Europe are opening up more airspace to commercial airline flights despite some ongoing concern about the cloud of volcanic ash that has been lingering over the continent for days. The flights will be restricted to so-cal