In Cornall, Lisa Simpson Rivals Queen Elizabeth
In Britain, every year on Christmas Day, the Queen delivers a speech to her subjects. Recently in Cornwall, which is part of England, a new royal tradition has taken root based on an episode of The...
View ArticleOn Multiple Fronts, Russian Jews Reshape Israel
Many signs are in the Cyrillic alphabet. The men and women sitting in the cafes are speaking Russian. The shops sell vodka, black bread, pickled herring and Russian-brewed Baltika beer. You have to...
View ArticleA Dash Of Olive Oil May Preserve Decaying British Cathedral
The British have some stunning cathedrals, and York Minster, in the north of England, is one of the most magnificent of all.Construction on it began 800 years ago, and a mere 2 1/2 centuries later,...
View ArticleNightmare Details Emerge After Siege In Algeria
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep.President Obama took the oath for a second term...
View ArticleBritish Outrage Grows As Horsemeat Pops Up In More Foods
They like riding them. They like racing them.
View ArticleThe Hermit Pope Who Set The Precedent For Benedict XVI
Beneath a glass coffin, wearing a pontiff's miter and faded vestments of gold and purple, there lies a tiny man with a wax head.This represents an Italian priest who, until this month, was the only...
View ArticleA Rough Guide To The Papal Conclave
The stage is now set for the opening act of one of the more spectacular and intriguing theatrical dramas on the planet: the election of a pope.In Rome, TV camera crews have set up their positions on...
View ArticleBritain Goes After Pot Growers With 'Scratch And Sniff' Cards
For many years, across the world, the extraordinarily powerful noses of dogs have been successfully used to help detect crime.Now, in Britain, moves are under way to recruit humans to perform the same...
View ArticleExiled Russian Oligarch's Death Launches Probe
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And police in Britain are piecing together the final days in the life of a Russian oligarch named Boris Berezovsky. They hope this may shed light on his sudden death...
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher's Life And Legacy In Britain
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday at age 87. Known as the Iron Lady, Thatcher was the leader of Britain's conservatives from 1979 to 1990.
View ArticleFor Some Britons, Thatcher's Death Provokes Celebrations
A young man is parading the streets of the city of Glasgow with a slogan daubed onto the back of his black leather jacket in big, freshly painted white letters. "We're havin' a party," it declares....
View ArticleAlex Ferguson: A Legendary Manager For An Iconic Franchise
The resignation of veteran Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is an event causing ripples that go way beyond the island where the Scotsman spent his long and illustrious career.Walk into a bar...
View ArticleMurder Case Appears To Buck Trend Of Pakistani Corruption
"There are times when one's faith is restored in the judicial system here, in Pakistan," writes a gentleman called Sajjid Khan, in an unusually optimistic letter published by one of his nation's...
View ArticleIstanbul Reservoir Cools Pakistanis
Summers are swelteringly hot in Pakistan. So, when there's no power for up to 18 hours a day (and you can't afford a generator) what do you do? Head for the nearest lake. NPR's Philip Reeves reports...
View ArticleViolence Defies Pakistanis' Efforts To Define Their Nation
There is no more graphic example of the daunting challenges facing Pakistan's new prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, than the bloody events playing out in the west of his nation.Just over a week after...
View ArticleThar He Blows: Trump Tussles With Scots Over Wind Turbines
A fierce legal battle is under way in Scotland, involving U.S. tycoon Donald Trump.At the heart of the wrangle: wind.Europe is leading the way in generating energy using wind.
View ArticlePakistan's New Prime Minister Gets No 'Honeymoon Period'
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: It's been four weeks since Pakistan's new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took the oath of office. In that time, Pakistan has suffered a wave of militant attacks, an...
View ArticleBritons Bask In A Summer Of Good News
All news is bad news. Or so the saying goes. Many Brits firmly believe this — and use it as a branch to beat their journalists, one of the more despised species in these isles.It is, of course, untrue....
View ArticleThat Blows: Cricket's Trumpet-Playing Superfan Silenced
The English national character is an eternal mystery. But from time to time we get a glimpse of some of its components. The story of Billy The Trumpet is one such occasion.Billy is the embodiment of...
View ArticleWould Brits Throw Out Royals With Baby's Bathwater?
"Royal Baby Fever" is gripping Britain.So say the breathless TV pundits gathered from round the world to report the infant's arrival.Is it true?An Ipsos Mori poll published this week found the Royal...
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