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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is working to wring commitments out of 55 nations to ratify the Paris Climate Change treaty.

As the U.S. and Russia struggle to bring peace to Syria, civilians are paying the toll. A United Nations report documents a surge of violence in recent months and atrocities are mounting.

Sixteen years ago, a wood carver in Saranac Lake, N.Y., was inspired to build a full-sized carousel, carved and painted primarily by local artists, and featuring only local scenes and animals.

While dramatic, instrumental music blasted over the speakers inside a hangar at the Port Columbus Airport, Donald Trump’s private jet swooped down and l...

As voters in a dozen states cast their ballot for who they want as their presidential nominee, frontrunner Donald Trump made a big campaign stop in Ohio...

The city council in Charlotte, N.C. has approved a nondiscrimination ordinance expanding LGBT protections. But state politicians quickly announced they plan to fight it over one thing: bathrooms.

While tear gas and rage get most of the attention in the demonstrations, there are also tender and hopeful moments — including singing, poetry, and talk of healing — taking place.

The increased friction follows the beheading of a French teacherafter he showed his class caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad. The two countries have sharp foreign policy differences.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Yemen expert April Alley with the International Crisis Group, about how allies against the Houthis are escalating violence in Yemen by also supporting opposite sides.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Saudi Arabia to discuss the recent attack on its oil facilities.