NPR Topics: NewsNPR news, audio, and news podcasts. Coverage of breaking stories, national and world news, politics, business, science, technology, and extended coverage of major national and world events.After Uighur Attacks, Understanding Muslims in China- August 14, 2008 A series of attacks in the Xinjiang region of northwest China have raised concern about Muslim separatists, who the government says is responsible for the violence. Michel Martin talks to Dru Gladney, president of the Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College, about understanding the religious and political goals of the diverse Muslim community in China.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93587280&ft=1&f=1001 U.S. Shot-Putter Undeterred By Last-Minute Injury- August 14, 2008 As Adam Nelson gets ready to compete in the Beijing Olympics, he is coping with a minor injury. But the American shot-putter hopes to give his best-ever performance Friday night at the Bird's Nest stadium.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93602593&ft=1&f=1001 Ethics Of Criminal Investigations- August 14, 2008 The recent anthrax investigation has brought to light the aggressive tactics of the FBI. It brought on questions about how far investigations should go and whether hardball tactics should remain legal.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93597384&ft=1&f=1001 Stone Age Graveyard Unearthed In Sahara- August 14, 2008 Scientists from the National Geographic Society were hunting for dinosaur bones in the Tenere Desert in Niger. Instead, they found the graves and remains of people who lived there as long as 10,000 years ago.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93597190&ft=1&f=1001 Madeleine Albright Urges Rice To Visit Russia- August 14, 2008 The former secretary of state says Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice should visit not only Georgia, but also Russia. "We have to let the Russians know directly that we think this is not acceptable behavior in the 21st century," she told Alex Chadwick.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93592943&ft=1&f=1001 Olympic Update: From Diets To Diversity- August 14, 2008 With the start of the Olympics, star swimmer Michael Phelps has already won five gold medals, and an Indian-American secured a bronze medal in gymnastics. Marcus Vanderberg highlights the hot moments and diversity faux pas so far in the games.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93587277&ft=1&f=1001 From The Ground In Georgia- August 14, 2008 Russian military forces continue to occupy South Ossetia and Abkhazia, in what appears to be a defiance to compromise with Georgia over the disputed territories. Michel Martin talks to Davit Mamulaishvili, a graduate student from Georgia, about the conflict and its impact on the people there.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93587283&ft=1&f=1001 Case Of Post-Katrina Police Shootings Thrown Out- August 14, 2008 A judge has thrown out charges against six New Orleans police officers and a former officer accused in fatal shootings on a bridge in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The shootings left two men dead and four others wounded.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93585713&ft=1&f=1001 Iraqi Tells Of New Life In USA- August 14, 2008 Basim Alkhafaji, a senior interpreter for the U.S. military in Iraq, flees his country after receiving death threats against him and his family. He says the best part of his new life in the U.S. is freedom and safety, but after eight months here he misses his family and home country.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93587783&ft=1&f=1001 Theater Of Weightlifting, And Other Olympic Dramas- August 14, 2008 For NPR's Tom Goldman, one of the pleasures of being at the Beijing Olympic Games is the opportunity to watch events unfold from start to finish, without interruption. He says he's been fascinated by the drama of the weightlifting competitions.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93585681&ft=1&f=1001 |