NPR 2011-02-06

There's apparently been a change at the top of Egypt's ruling political party. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports some party leaders have stepped down, including Gamal Mubarak, son of the president. The state-controlled news outlet says embattled President

NPR 2011-02-08

Anyone looking for a big party? Green Bay is where it's at. Fans are heading into Lambeau Field this hour to welcome their Super Bowl champs the Packers, who defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday. Classes were let out early. Some businesses shut

NPR 2011-02-09

The numbers calling for President Hosni Mubarak to resign in Egypt keep growing in central Cairo. More than a quarter million people now estimated to be overflowing from Tahrir Square. Thousands more are rallying outside Cairo. NPR's Corey Flintoff m

NPR 2011-02-10

Labor groups are on strike in Egypt, further complicating the government's attempts to end a more than two-week-old revolt against long-time President Hosni Mubarak. He is still resisting demands to resign immediately. The US and other allies have ca

NPR 2011-02-11

Protesters in Egypt's Tahrir Square are waiting for an announcement from embattled President Hosni Mubarak, who is widely expected to relinquish some power after two weeks of anti-government demonstrations. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports that the army

NPR 2011-02-12

We are expecting to hear shortly from President Obama on his reaction to developments out of Egypt, where President Hosni Mubarak announced he had resigned. It is a dramatic scene in Tahrir Square which erupted in cheers on news today that Mubarak wa

NPR 2011-02-13

Thousands of riot police blocked streets in Algiers today to stop anti-government protests there. Some arrests were reported. Activists are attempting to hold a pro-democracy rally. Such protests are banned by the government under a state of emergenc

NPR 2011-03-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The UN General Assembly plans to vote on a unanimous call from the Human Rights Council to suspend Libya's membership as pressure mounts for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to step down. Secretary of State Hill

NPR 2011-03-02

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Senate Democrats are endorsing a two-week spending bill aimed at averting a partial government shutdown on Friday. This is the House near the vote on budget cuts to keep the government operating. US war

NPR 2011-03-03

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Terrorism is not being rolled out in today's shooting attack in Frankfurt, Germany that left two US airmen dead and two others wounded. President Obama says he is saddened and outraged. I want everybody

NPR 2011-03-04

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Pam Coulter. President Obama wants to reduce drug violence in the neighborhood. After a meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon at the White House, Mr. Obama said US efforts are producing some success. The Unit

NPR 2011-03-05

The unemployment rate is down to 8.9% after employers hired workers at the fastest pace in nine months. According to the latest Labor Department report, the economy picked up 192,000 jobs last month, but the drop in the unemployment rate is baffling.

NPR 2011-03-06

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nancy Lyons. The Libyan port city of Zawiya, just 30 miles from the capital, is the scene of fierce fighting between rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces. The Washington Post quotes eyewitnesses who described a massacre with

NPR 2011-03-07

In Libya, violent clashes in coastal towns. As NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports, the battles between rebels and pro-government forces have been better. There's a great deal of anger. There's a great deal of bitter combination. We're seeing the wo

NPR 2011-03-08

The president will resume military trials at the controversial Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba. We have the latest on this from NPR's Mara Liasson. President Obama issued an executive order that begins the process of indefinitely holding detai

NPR 2011-03-09

Libya's military is unleashing more air strikes on rebel positions in a campaign to end the revolt against leader Muammar Gaddafi. Warplanes are pounding areas east and west of the capital Tripoli. They brought down on the oil port of Ras Lanuf and c

NPR 2011-03-10

Long-time Washington Post political analyst David Broder dies at the age of 81. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports he helped bring the paper to prominence during the Watergate era. David Broder was lauded for spotting political trends early and asking tou

NPR 2011-03-11

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says NATOs not already to impose a no-fly zone or take any other military action against the Libyan government. Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels today, Gates says the alliance is still ironing out details. Secr

NPR 2011-03-12

Japanese authorities are considering releasing slightly radioactive vapor to ease pressure at a nuclear reactor in Fukushima. Lucy Craft from Tokyo reports the safety of Japan's power plants are major concern in the aftermath of the 8.9-magnitude ear

NPR 2011-03-13

The Japanese government is mobilizing a huge relief effort to help the people hit by the earthquake and tsunami in the countrys northeast. NPRs Rob Gifford is on his way to the disaster zone and reports the initial estimate of more than 1,000 dead is