Jan 7th, 2009 · Belgrade is part of a fierce struggle between Russia and the West over the future of energy supplies to Europe. Russia has taken control of Serbia's state oil and gas industry, while the Serbian capital hopes to be a hub for a major Russian gas pipeline.
Jan 2nd, 2009 · When John F. Kennedy appeared hatless at his inauguration, men in Washington pretty much stopped wearing hats. Will President-elect Obama change all that?
Dec 31st, 2008 · Arab foreign ministers meet Wednesday in the Egyptian capital Cairo to discuss the Israeli bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip. A number of wounded Palestinians are receiving treatment in the Egyptian capital.
Dec 26th, 2008 · A movement is brewing in Bolivia. It has nothing to do with political turmoil that's plagued the South American country. Instead, classical music is in the air. A little-known but up-and-coming orchestra is spreading the sounds of Bach and Beethoven across the administrative capital La Paz, and even into some of Bolivia's most forgotten places.
Dec 10th, 2008 · Researchers looked at suicides over the past 30 years, and found that Las Vegas residents have a much higher suicide rate than residents of other cities in fact, it's twice as high. They also found that visitors to Vegas have a higher suicide rate than Vegas residents. And when Las Vegas residents leave Las Vegas their suicide risk drops by 20 percent.
Dec 9th, 2008 · Hundreds of teenage protesters in the Greek capital scuffled with police on Tuesday near Parliament ahead of the funeral of a 15-year-old boy whose shooting by police set off three days of rioting across Greece.
Dec 1st, 2008 · NPR's Ivan Watson, who had a close call Sunday when his car was targeted by a bomb, says there has been an increase in violence in the Iraqi capital. He says in November alone, there were 108 bombings in the city with a civilian death toll of 148.
Nov 27th, 2008 · Steve Inskeep speaks with Somini Sengupta of The New York Times in Mumbai. Sengupta describes the latest developments in the attacks on luxury hotels and other targets in India's commercial capital.