South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launches happened on Sunday morning from the North's eastern Sinpo area.

A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000.

A report from the International Monetary Fund warns "the global economy is threatened with being thrown off course." European Union Commissioner Marta Kos discusses this grim economic outlook.

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota is filled with more than a thousand lakes and rivers. But a recent vote in congress to allow mining nearby could threaten the preserve's waterways.

Iran's military says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, while a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is strained, but still in place.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic about what Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's electoral loss means for the future of right-wing populist movements around the world.

A gunman has killed six people and injured at least 14 in a mass shooting in Ukraine's capital before he was shot and killed ...

A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half ...

A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half ...

Iran's military said on Saturday the Strait of Hormuz has "returned to its previous state." The announcement came after ...

We remember Kevin Klose, former NPR president, who helped secure financial stability for the network while supporting and ...

A ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is fragile while the one between the U.S. and Iran is more stable.