In 1989 Soviet Air Force Captain Alexander M. Zuyev defected in a MiG-29 fighter after executing a brilliant and bold plan, ...

The United Nations and rights groups say Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have detained at least three journalists on ...

The ballot is set for one of radio’s highest honors. The Museum of Broadcast Communications has named 24 nominees for the 2026 Radio Hall of Fame class, with nearly 1,000 industry members set to begin ...

A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 622 people and injured more than 1,500, officials said on Monday, as helicopters airlifted the wounded and rescuers searched collapsed ...

For much of the modern era, Central Asia – including Afghanistan and China’s western Xinjiang province – has been treated as a geopolitical periphery. Long viewed as an isolated buffer zone shaped by ...

Jurors could not agree on whether Mohammad Sharifullah was directly responsible for the deaths of those killed in the bombing ...

Iran supplies about 90 percent of the world's saffron -- one of the most valuable agricultural products by weight. But since Iranian authorities shut down Internet access two months ago, growers have ...

A corruption scandal closes in on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff Andriy Yermak. How badly could it hurt ...

May 14, 2026 • We sit down with the audio engineers who shape and sculpt the sound of Tiny Desk. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station. May 8, 2026 • We pay tribute to the moms, the mamas ...

While corresponding with a local journalist in Afghanistan around a recent report I had authored, I received a shocking request: “Can we please have a video clip on your new report—not from you, but ...

President Trump said he will hold off on his plan to attack Iran on Tuesday at the request of leaders in the Middle East, ...