3/20/2010 9:01:00 PM
The Chilean capital, Santiago, withstood last month's 8.8 magnitude earthquake remarkably well. But mental health experts say the earthquake and the powerful aftershocks that followed it are having strong psychological effects, particularly on children.
3/20/2010 9:00:00 PM
Spring is the peak time for home sales, and, as the season begins, the federal government is launching a program to help the real estate market bloom again. Starting April 5, homeowners who qualify will get help selling their homes through a short-sale process rather than having to face foreclosure.
3/20/2010 5:00:00 PM
According to recent VA statistics, PTSD and depression are the top disability claims among America's female veterans. But many have trouble proving they saw combat — a key to being treated for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. One decorated war veteran's story is emblematic of the struggle to get help.
3/20/2010 7:53:00 PM
The mightiest has fallen as play continues in the second round of the men's basketball tournament. Northern Iowa led for all but 47 seconds in taking down the powerful Jayhawks, 67-65. In another surprise, No. 10 seed St. Mary's beat Villanova.
3/20/2010 5:53:00 PM
Volunteers have placed more than a million sandbags around Fargo, N.D., and city officials say they think they've done enough to prevent major flooding. The Red River is expected to crest Sunday at 19 feet above flood stage — lower than earlier predictions.
3/20/2010 12:00:00 PM
Democratic House leaders say they've got the votes to pass a landmark health-care overhaul Sunday. And they're confident enough of getting an overhaul done that they've agreed to set aside the controversial "deem and pass" strategy. Host Guy Raz checks in with NPR's Julie Rovner on the latest maneuvering on Capitol Hill.
3/20/2010 12:00:00 PM
As the health care issue reaches a crescendo in Washington, Sarah Varney of member station KQED looks at how the debate is playing out across the rest of the nation.
3/20/2010 12:00:00 PM
News analyst James Fallows of The Atlantic magazine talks with host Guy Raz about the big stories of the week, including the final push for a health care overhaul and what's likely to be the next big issue for Congress: immigration.
3/20/2010 9:43:00 AM
You'd think it would take an army to truth-squad the rapid-fire rumors of the World Wide Web. But at Snopes.com, that task falls to husband-and-wife myth debunkers David and Barbara Mikkelson.
3/20/2010 7:38:00 AM
Video game developer Richard Garriott bought the broken Soviet lunar rover at an auction in 1993 — this week, thanks to new photos released by NASA, he's been able to see it on the moon for the first time.
3/20/2010 10:36:00 AM
House Democrats say they are confident they have the 216 votes they need to pass a history-making health overhaul package on Sunday. President Obama called on lawmakers to put aside politics and do what is right for the American people during a tumultuous day of deal-making.
3/20/2010 9:47:00 AM
The strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, delaying some flights at Beijing's airport and prompting a dust warning for South Korea's capital. China's expanding deserts now cover one-third of the country because of deforestation, urban sprawl and drought.
3/20/2010 5:37:00 AM
A Lehman Brothers whistleblower warned his bosses that accounting gimmicks the bank used before its collapse may have been illegal, his lawyer said Friday.
3/20/2010 5:35:00 AM
Pope Benedict XVI rebuked Irish bishops Saturday for "grave errors of judgment" in handling clerical sex abuse and ordered a Vatican investigation into the Irish church to wipe out the scourge.
3/20/2010 5:25:00 AM
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says there are representatives who have not publicly indicated that they will support this legislation, but will step forward to give it the 216 necessary votes for passage.
3/20/2010 2:09:43 PM
US President Barack Obama rallies support for healthcare reform among Democratic lawmakers ahead of a key House vote.
3/20/2010 3:59:23 PM
Tens of thousands of people rally in support of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome, ahead of key regional elections.
3/20/2010 8:53:01 PM
A volcano in southern Iceland begins to erupt, leading to the evacuation of several hundred local residents.
3/20/2010 7:24:15 PM
The longest-held foreign hostage in Sudan's Darfur region says he was not mistreated, but faced a "daily struggle" to stay positive.
3/20/2010 6:09:45 PM
South Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, an iconic moment in the anti-apartheid struggle.
3/20/2010 4:46:33 PM
BA says measures to deal with a strike by cabin crew are working well but unions say scores of planes have been grounded.
3/20/2010 9:30:58 AM
Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes".
3/20/2010 7:19:23 PM
After a poor showing in the first round of regional elections, President Sarkozy's UMP is under pressure in the second round.
3/20/2010 5:01:11 PM
The decision to stop protecting the Foreign Office budget from exchange rate changes has risked efficiency, MPs say.
3/20/2010 2:30:43 PM
Beijing officials warn residents to stay indoors and issue a level-five pollution warning as the city is hit by a severe sandstorm.
3/19/2010 5:38:29 PM
New York's police chief has delivered a cheesecake to an elderly couple in Brooklyn, to apologise for dozens of mistaken police visits to their home.
3/20/2010 2:30:20 PM
France complete their ninth Grand Slam but they are pushed all the way by a much-improved England side in Paris.
3/20/2010 7:55:31 PM
Bangladesh progress comfortably with no further loss on the second morning of the second Test in Mirpur.
3/20/2010 12:25:44 PM
Arsenal survive Thomas Vermaelen's first-half sending off to beat struggling West Ham and climb to the top of the table.
3/18/2010 3:50:49 AM
Pope Benedict has apologised to victims of child sex abuse by Irish clergy. What is your reaction?
3/20/2010 5:18:59 PM
Unease as South Africa remembers 1960 massacre
3/20/2010 5:16:03 AM
South Africa's forest elephants keep people guessing
3/20/2010 4:57:16 AM
Why France is losing its love for Nicolas Sarkozy
3/20/2010 5:43:15 AM
How atmospheres create wonders of the Solar System
3/20/2010 5:27:26 AM
How the European president got bitten by the haiku bug
3/19/2010 9:49:11 AM
People like it, but is it wrong to swim with dolphins?
3/19/2010 5:52:55 AM
Rio Tinto signs a big West African venture deal with China, days before four of its officials go on trial in Shanghai.
3/19/2010 2:43:44 PM
The European Commission urges eurozone governments to agree a package of loans to help Greece resolve its debt crisis.
3/19/2010 3:26:07 PM
The pound drops against the dollar and the euro after a Bank of England policymaker said the UK could fall back into recession.
3/19/2010 3:48:56 PM
British developed Batman: Arkham Aslyum took the coveted title of best game at the 2010 Bafta video game awards.
3/19/2010 5:04:12 PM
In a BBC interview, US technology chief Vivek Kundra calls on developers to build the "YouTube" of government data.
3/19/2010 5:19:56 PM
Consumers' association Which? warns of the risk of huge bills for people using smartphones abroad to connect to the internet.
3/19/2010 2:46:40 AM
Sandra Bullock's husband Jesse James apologises to his wife and children following accusations he had an affair.
3/20/2010 1:37:30 PM
Veteran actor John Hurt speaks of his "constant fight" for independent films shortly before he received a lifetime achievement award.
3/19/2010 7:09:27 AM
A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites.
3/19/2010 1:54:04 AM
Europe's Cryosat spacecraft is set to launch on 8 April on a mission to map the world's ice fields.
3/19/2010 5:01:13 PM
Testing for a virus linked with cervical cancer during traditional screening does not help identify high risk women, say doctors.
3/20/2010 8:25:14 AM
A senior commander of the Somali Islamist group, al-Shabab, is assassinated inside an area held by his own forces.
3/19/2010 7:42:58 AM
Students in South Africa throw stones at police after a musician accused of killing pupils in a car race is freed on bail.
3/19/2010 11:20:58 AM
The killing of a Colombian human rights activist sparks calls for an urgent investigation into his death.
3/20/2010 1:38:09 AM
President Obama says the US offer of dialogue with Iran still stands, in a New Year message to the Iranian people.
3/20/2010 1:19:39 AM
Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand stage a mass rally in Bangkok in the latest stage of their campaign.
3/19/2010 2:58:06 AM
A feng shui master launches an appeal, after a court rejected his claim to Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang's fortune.
3/19/2010 6:44:05 AM
Prince Harry launches the first unaided trek to the North Pole for disabled servicemen, saying he would like to take part in the challenge.
9/28/2009 4:02:26 AM
Eurozone queasy at thought of Greece turning to IMF
3/20/2010 9:54:48 AM
UN chief Ban Ki-moon - beginning a Mid-East trip - reiterates international demands for a halt to Israeli settlement building.
3/20/2010 10:24:17 AM
The narrow frontrunner in the race to become Iraq's next prime minister says poll results are taking too long to declare.
3/20/2010 3:49:30 AM
Nepal's four-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has died in Kathmandu, his aides and state TV say.
3/18/2010 5:50:44 PM
Ex-UN envoy in Afghanistan says Pakistan's arrest of Taliban leaders halted a channel of secret UN communications.
3/20/2010 7:55:59 PM
The strike by British Airways cabin crew has entered its second day with both sides claiming the advantage.
3/20/2010 5:43:34 PM
An anti-fascist campaigner is charged with conspiracy to organise violent disorder after thousands clash in Bolton.
3/20/2010 5:43:15 PM
Plans are published to reform the Scottish double jeopardy law, which prevents a person being tried twice for the same crime.
3/20/2010 9:07:42 AM
Six people are arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in Birmingham dies from a suspected stab wound.
3/20/2010 7:15:33 AM
Tory leader David Cameron announces plans for a special tax on banks - even without other countries' agreement.
3/20/2010 6:02:12 PM
Scotland's health secretary will pledge to protect NHS services, in the face of possible UK spending cuts.
AP - Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families now left out. Leaders exuded confidence as they defused thorny problems in the countdown to a landmark vote.
AP - Thousands of protesters — many directing their anger squarely at President Barack Obama — marched through the nation's capital Saturday to urge immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.
AP - Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church failed Saturday to calm the anger of many victims, who accused the Vatican of ducking its own responsibility in promoting a worldwide culture of cover-up.
AP - Retiree Richard Moore arrived at Heathrow with a suitcase of summer clothes for a Miami cruise only to be sent to Denver. Susan Danby wondered if plans for a joint 50th birthday celebration in Las Vegas would be a losing bet.
AP - More Americans in Mexico are falling victim to a wave of drug violence sweeping the country, a change driven home by the recent killing of a U.S. Consulate employee and her husband who were gunned down after leaving a children's birthday party.
AP - Authorities will search once again for a missing U.S. teen after an American couple took an underwater picture of what they believe might be Natalee Holloway's remains, a spokeswoman for the prosecutors' office told The Associated Press on Saturday.
AP - They passed out cigars in Fargo on Saturday, but no matches just yet, as a flood-weary city that's spent the last week getting ready to hold back the Red River cautiously prepared to celebrate what appeared to be a successful defense against the swollen waterway.
AP - A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in a southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias intimidation, authorities said Saturday.
AP - Leading by one against the colossus of the bracket, Ali Farokhmanesh stood at the 3-point line, no one around. The prudent play? Pull it out, burn some clock.
Reuters - Democrats in the House of Representatives said on Saturday they had secured enough support to pass a sweeping healthcare overhaul and would dump a controversial plan to avoid a direct vote on the Senate bill.
Reuters - Pope Benedict apologized on Saturday to victims of child sex abuse by clergy in Ireland and ordered an official inquiry there to try to stem a scandal gripping the Catholic Church which has swept across Europe.
Reuters - Opposition activists prepared for talks with Thailand's government on Sunday to seek a way out of an intractable political conflict, but with neither side willing to budge, a resolution seems far from likely.
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday to restart negotiations as one Palestinian was killed during clashes in the West Bank.
Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama renewed his administration's offer of dialogue and diplomacy with Tehran on Saturday, a year after his offer of a new beginning with Iran failed to achieve concrete results.
Reuters - A Palestinian youth was killed by Israel troops and another was seriously wounded on Saturday during a clash in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian hospital officials said.
AFP - US President Barack Obama led Democrats in a triumphant, fist-pumping rally Saturday and confidently predicted Congress would rise to a century-old challenge and pass his health care overhaul.
AFP - The international community "strongly supports" Palestinian efforts to build a state, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said, branding all Israeli settlement activity illegal.
