From Losers To Possible Kingmakers, A Scottish Party Comes Back Strong
Political life is full of comeback stories, but few are quite as dramatic as the boomerang that Scottish nationalists have experienced over the last six months.Last September, the Scottish National...
View ArticleA Novel Dutch Lawsuit Demands Government Cut Carbon Emissions
A lawsuit in the Netherlands is taking an unusual approach to climate change. So unusual, in fact, that experts around the world are watching it closely, wondering whether it might spark a major shift...
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Skeletal Horse On Trafalgar Square's 4th Plinth Is Art And A Stock Ticker
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View ArticleLondon's Dominance Becomes A British Election Issue
Nearly every country in the world has its major hub city, often the capital, with smaller cities feeding into it. The United Kingdom takes this structure to a whole new level. London is one of the...
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Polls Close In Tight British Election, Show Lead For Conservative Party
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: A surprise result appears to be shaping-up in today's British elections.
View ArticleConservative, Catholic Ireland Votes On Same-Sex Marriage
Ireland could make history this week. Same-sex marriage is legal in about 17 countries around the world. In all of those countries, the decision was made by the legislature or the courts. Ireland...
View ArticleAn English 'Family Business,' Dedicated To A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Fort
The world is full of family-run businesses that get passed down through generations. A family business in northern England, near the border with Scotland, will carry you back in time 2,000 years.For...
View ArticleCod Comeback: How The North Sea Fishery Bounced Back From The Brink
Cod love the icy cold waters of the North Sea — and British people love eating cod.But a decade ago, it looked like people were eating the fish to the brink of collapse.
View ArticleSurrogate Parenting: A Worldwide Industry, Lacking Global Rules
In the U.S., surrogate parenting is widely accepted. Although no official figures exist, experts believe perhaps a thousand American children are born every year through surrogacy.A patchwork of...
View ArticleIn The Rolling Hills Of Galway, Spirit Of W.B. Yeats Lives On
William Butler Yeats, one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, was born in Ireland 150 years ago this week, and across the country, the Irish are celebrating with public readings and...
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Migrants Set On Getting To Europe Try Crossing Between Turkey And Bulgaria
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Europe's Migrant Crisis Spreads Ashore As Refugees Enter Bulgaria On Foot
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ARUN RATH, HOST: Refugees from Iraq and Syria are trying to escape the conflicts in their countries by setting off for Europe.
View ArticleRussia And The West Play Tug Of War; Serbia Feels Caught In The Middle
Serbia stands at a crossroads these days, pulled in one direction by Russia, a longtime ally, and tugged in another by Western Europe, which holds the promise of economic opportunities despite its...
View ArticleBulgaria Steps Up Efforts Against Drug Trafficking Across Its Borders
As heroin addiction grows in the United States, the U.S. is focusing on the global supply chain, and officials believe one crucial link in it moves through Bulgaria, delivering most of the heroin that...
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After Kosovo Emerged From War, Foreign Extremists Radicalized Youth
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Kosovo: The Pros And Cons Of Being Europe's Newest Country
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The Story Of South Korea Told Through One Cartoonist
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View ArticleBuddhist Diet For A Clear Mind: Nuns Preserve Art Of Korean Temple Food
Detox diets come and go, like any other fad. In South Korea, one popular diet has staying power. It has been around for at least 1,600 years, ever since the founding of the Jinkwansa temple in the...
View ArticleTired Of The Seoul-Sucking Rat Race, Koreans Flock To Farming
Kim Pil-Gi left his construction job in Seoul, South Korea, three months ago. Now he happily spends his days handling grubs: squirming, writhing, beetle larvae, each one about as thick as a grown man's...
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French Port City Becomes Final Way Station For Some Migrants' Odysseys
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