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The British Labour Party is choosing its next leader who will go head-to-head with Prime Minister David Cameron in Parliament. Frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn is not exactly considered mainstream.

Qais Akbar Omar's memoir has been translated into more than 20 languages. But his outspoken criticism of Afghanistan's government has created problems for him and his family back in Kabul.

Philadelphia has tried and failed to lure developers to revamp its waterfront. So now it's sprucing it up on the cheap: a roller rink, string lights, hammocks and beer vendors. And it's working.

After weeks of financial troubles and staff departures, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry becomes the first in the crowded GOP presidential contest to bow out.

The California Senate passed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in some cases. But Gov. Jerry Brown hasn't indicated whether he'll sign it.

Author Patrick DeWitt knows well how to mine delight from despair. But his distinctive dark humor gathers a few rays of light in Undermajordomo Minor -- a scrambled folk tale that keeps a quick pace.

The massive explosions were traced to cooking gas cylinders, but officials say the restaurant was located next to a house that store construction explosives.

Ibrahim Mehleb has stepped down along with his Cabinet following a bribery scandal that has engulfed his government.

Three days and 13 films in, we've got the good word on Matt Damon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Helen Mirren and lots more.

Europe's Catholics have been asked to help migrants fleeing the Middle East. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to correspondent Lauren Frayer about clerics in Hungary, who have rejected the pope's call.