Documentary: 'Voices of Hiroshima' To mark President Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima, we revisit a documentary from the 50th anniversary of the atomic bomb blast there. It features the stories of survivors.May 26, 2016
Three views on international hot spots A check in with experts on three international hot spots: Brazil, Great Britain and Kenya. Topics on the docket for discussion are Zika virus fears, the ouster of Brazilian President Rousseff, the "Brexit," and the closing of the world's largest refugee camp.May 25, 2016
Taliban name new leader, confirm death of Mullah Mansour The Afghan Taliban confirmed that a U.S. drone strike killed their leader last week, and they announced his successor: Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, an extremist scholar without military experience.May 25, 2016
For 70 years, a mug in Auschwitz held a secret treasure The Auschwitz museum has thousands of pieces of enameled kitchenware. In one mug, a carefully constructed false bottom successfully hid items from the Nazis.May 20, 2016
FBI head: Islamic State brand losing power in U.S. Fewer Americans are traveling to fight alongside the Islamic State and the power of the extremist group's brand has significantly diminished in the United States, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday.May 11, 2016
Car bomb in Baghdad kills more than 60 people An explosion in Iraq's capital Wednesday morning struck a crowded market. The attack has been claimed by the Islamic State, NPR's Alison Meuse reports.May 11, 2016
To stop kids from radicalizing, moms in Denmark call other moms The story of a young Danish Muslim woman who was lured by a radical Islamist shows how a grassroots program is fighting the influence of ISIS recruiters. The key: harnessing mothers' intuition.May 9, 2016
U.S. service member killed in fight against ISIS in Iraq Sent to Iraq on an "advise and assist" mission, the service member died after ISIS fighters broke through Kurdish defensive lines, a Defense official told NPR.May 3, 2016
Obama: U.S. will send 250 additional military personnel to Syria The president announced his decision in a speech to a trade fair in Germany. The deployment will bring the total number of American military personnel deployed in Syria to as many as 300.April 25, 2016
White House set to release secret pages from 9/11 inquiry The documents contain information from the joint congressional inquiry into "specific sources of foreign support for some of the Sept. 11 hijackers while they were in the United States."April 25, 2016
Feds: Minnesota men spoke of terrorist attacks in U.S. Prosecutors said one defendant, Guled Ali Omar, talked about establishing a route from the U.S. to Syria through Mexico, then telling the Islamic State group about the route so it could be used to send fighters into America to carry out attacks.April 21, 2016