Hundreds killed in unrest across Egypt Riot police backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers and helicopters Wednesday swept away two encampments of supporters of ousted President Mohammed MorsiAugust 14, 2013
Doctors Without Borders pulls out of Somalia In announcing a pullout from Somalia after 22 years, Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that armed groups are killing and abducting aid workers.August 14, 2013
Aspen Ideas Festival: The literature of war Three novelists who've written about war say they tried to make war real for those who don't experience it directly. And sometimes, it's easier to tell a true story about war in fiction, than it is to tell it in nonfiction form.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, August 13, 2013
Luverne's Last Man Club binds WWII veterans Only nine members remain of the "Last Man Club," a group of veterans from a small southwestern Minnesota town. When the club is down to its last member, he will toast his brothers with a special bottle of bourbon.August 13, 2013
New Al-Shabab video praises 'Minnesotan martyrs' The Islamic extremist from Minnesota smiles as he compares Somalia to Disneyland, urging other Muslims to come and "take pleasure in this fun."August 12, 2013
Nagasaki, Ernie Crippen, and the art of first-person history Sixty-eight years ago tomorrow, the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, three days after it dropped one on Hiroshima. Not long after that, Ernie Crippen, of Buffalo, visited Nagasaki during a tour of duty with the U.S. Navy Seabees. It was a scene among many he'll never forget.August 8, 2013
What it's like to evacuate an embassy Retired foreign service officer William Davnie joins The Daily Circuit to discuss has firsthand experience with embassy closures and evacuations.The Daily Circuit, August 7, 2013
IQ2 Debate: Cutting the Pentagon's budget is a gift to our enemies A debate from the Intelligence Squared series. In 2011 the United States spent $711 billion dollars on defense, more than the next 13 highest spending countries combined. Is the sequester an opportunity to overhaul the armed forces, or will it damage military readiness and endanger national security?Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, August 5, 2013
State Dept. issues worldwide travel alert The U.S. State Department has issued a worldwide travel alert because of an al-Qaida threat that is particularly significant in the Middle East and North Africa.August 3, 2013
Aspen Ideas Festival: Diplomacy with Iran? On the eve of the inauguration of a new Iranian president, an experienced U.S.-Iran negotiator and the former head of Israeli military intelligence debate at the Aspen Ideas Festival: "How Do We Catalyze Diplomacy in Iran with the Clock Ticking?"Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, August 1, 2013
Israel, Palestinians eye peace deal in 9 months Secretary of State John Kerry says Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have agreed to meet again within two weeks to continue substantive negotiations on a so-far elusive peace deal. He said the sides had set a goal for a nine-month deadline for reaching a pact.July 30, 2013
Obama delicately wades into Mideast peace talks President Barack Obama on Tuesday delicately waded into the first round of Middle East peace talks in years, meeting privately at the White House with lead negotiators for the Israeli and Palestinian delegations.July 30, 2013