Families Appeal To Congress, Call For Release Of Americans Held In Iran
After hearing testimony from four families, U.S. lawmakers passed a resolution calling on Iran to release three jailed Americans and provide information about a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran...
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U.N.-Led Yemen Peace Talks Are Set For June 14
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Ukraine Finance Minister Says Economic Success Is Key To Ending Conflict
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: When it comes to the conflict in Ukraine, you could say that in some ways, Natalie Jaresko is on the frontlines.
View ArticleOf 4 Million Syrian Refugees, The U.S. Has Taken Fewer Than 1,000
Syria's civil war has uprooted millions of people, including 4 million who have fled their homeland. The U.S., a country that has always been a leader in refugee resettlement, has taken in fewer than...
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U.S. Calls On Myanmar To Grant Rohingya Citizenship
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: About a thousand Rohingya Muslims have been resettled in the U.S. in the last year. More may be taken in to...
View ArticleA Reopened Embassy In Havana Could Be A Boon For U.S. Businesses
When Secretary of State John Kerry goes to Havana to raise a flag over the soon to be reopened embassy this summer, it won't be just an important symbolic moment.The administration says the U.S. will...
View ArticleThe Spotlight On Darfur Is Gone, But Not The Abuses
When U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2004 labeled Darfur, Sudan, as this century's first genocide, it was seen as a key test for how well the world could come together to stop mass...
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For Families Of Americans Held Or Missing In Iran, Nuclear Deal Is A Loss
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The landmark deal reached this week with Iran focused only on its nuclear program. It did not address the...
View ArticleNuke Inspectors Gear Up For Iran, But Americans Unlikely To Be Included
The International Atomic Energy Agency has the big job of making sure Iran complies with the landmark nuclear deal reached this week in Vienna.So how will the IAEA go about this? How many inspectors...
View ArticleU.S.-Cuba Ties Are Restored, But Most American Tourists Will Have To Wait
The U.S. and Cuba have restored diplomatic relations and reopened their embassies— but it's not yet open season for American tourists hoping to visit the island. The U.S. embargo on travel and business...
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