Middle East
Copts In Egypt Select New Pope
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Bo Xilai Formally Expelled From Communist Party
()The ruling elite endorsed decisions to expel the former politician and approved final preparations for the party's upcoming congress. Bo is accused of a range of misdeeds, including covering up his wife's murder of a British businessman.
A New Pope Selected For Egypt's Coptic Christians
The ceremony is meant to invoke the will of God; a blindfolded boy drew the name from a chalice.
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Special Series
Revolutionary Road Trip
After last year's revolutions, the North African states of Tunisia, Libya and Egypt are rewriting the rules that govern their politics, economies and societies. NPR takes a Revolutionary Road Trip across the region to see how these countries are remaking themselves.
National Security
Afghanistan: When Should Longest U.S. War End?
The war in Afghanistan has gone largely unmentioned by both presidential campaigns.
Despite Hurricane, Justices Hear Surveillance Case
The Supreme Court considered a challenge to a law governing federal monitoring of communications.
Surveillance Act Criticized, But Can It Be Fought?
The Supreme Court will consider allowing a challenge to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Middle East
A New Pope Selected For Egypt's Coptic Christians
The ceremony is meant to invoke the will of God; a blindfolded boy drew the name from a chalice.
Syrian Opposition Convenes To Wrangle Over Ranks
Hundreds from the anti-regime camp are taking part in a five-day conference in the Qatari capital.
Europe
Putin, Russia's Man Of Action, Is Slowed By Injury
Russian leader Vladimir Putin was seen wincing shortly after piloting a hang glider on national TV.
Christmas Comes Early For Denmark's Beer Drinkers
The Danish tradition of releasing the Christmas beer in November started with a TV commercial.
A Crusading Journalist's Arrest Spurs Greek Anger
Kostas Vaxevanis published the names of Greeks who may have sent billions to Swiss bank accounts.
Asia
Bo Xilai Formally Expelled From Communist Party
Bo is accused of a range of misdeeds, including covering up his wife's murder of a businessman.
Can China's Legal System Change?
Blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng remains a fierce critic, but believes change is inevitable.
Bomber Kills Anti-Taliban Militia Leader In Pakistan
The head of a government-allied militia and five others were killed in the northwest, police said.
U.S. Handoff In Afghanistan Includes Radio Training()
The U.S. military has long conducted anti-insurgent information campaigns in Afghanistan. But as the U.S. prepares to withdraw combat troops, it's now mentoring the Afghan Army in how to get out its message, particularly through local radio. But it's difficult to tell how it is being received.
Middle East
Syrian Opposition Convenes To Wrangle Over Ranks()
Hundreds from the anti-regime camp are taking part in a five-day conference in the Qatari capital Doha as the U.S. pushes a proposal to create a new leadership body. But there are serious doubts whether the divided and ideologically diverse factions can come together into a structure.
Middle East
Syrian Tanks Entered Golan Heights, Israel Says()
November 3, 2012 Three tanks entered the demilitarized zone, raising concerns that violence from Syria's civil war could heat up a long-quiet frontier that has not seen such an incursion in nearly 40 years. Israel complained to U.N. peacekeepers present in the area.
Asia
Bomber Kills Anti-Taliban Militia Leader In Pakistan()
November 3, 2012 A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near a vehicle carrying the regional head of a government-allied militia in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing him and five others, police and the militant group said.
Europe
Putin, Russia's Man Of Action, Is Slowed By Injury ()
November 3, 2012 Russian President Vladimir Putin was seen wincing shortly after piloting a hang glider on national TV. The Kremlin is downplaying reports that he's suffering from back pain. The 60-year-old leader has cultivated a macho image by riding a horse bare-chested in Siberia and diving to an archaeological site in the Black Sea.
