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Journalist Frances Harrison has been the BBC's correspondent in the Iranian capital city of Tehran for the past 3 years. She says conditions have gotten worse, especially for women, under the increasing strictures being put in place by the ultraconservative Islamic government.

Military investigators have found there is evidence supporting allegations that U.S. Marines killed unarmed civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha last November, according to unnamed Pentagon sources. The investigation is ongoing and public results have not yet been announced.

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's comments from the pulpit at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago have spotlighted on his church and his relationship with Barack Obama. The church being portrayed in the media, however, is unrecognizable to many who are familiar with the congregation.

The preliminary report the plane crash in Ethiopia has been released. Peter Goelz, former head of the National Transportation Safety Board, shares his thoughts on the report with NPR's Rachel Martin.

Employers added 211,000 jobs to payrolls last month, setting the stage for a Federal Reserve interest rate increase later this month.

Nir Rosen is a journalist and blogger who has spent much of the past three years in Iraq, including trips to areas many of his media colleagues could not reach. A book emerged: In the Belly of the Green Bird. He discusses recent events in Iraq with Debbie Elliott.

Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro talks with NPR's Scott Simon about his demand that the Mueller report be made public.

The much-awaited interim report card on progress in Iraq is a mixed bag. The Bush administration says Iraq made progress in some areas, but the political situation is still far from stable.

With genetic samples from the infamous Wuhan market, a new study makes the case that raccoon dogs are likely the animal that infected humans. Proponents of the lab leak theory are dubious.

between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and President Clinton. Arafat is trying to rally support against the Israeli government decision to build thousands of Jewish homes in East Jerusalem, a mostly Arab section of the city. The Israelis say they have every right to build the new homes, despite Palestinian claims that the construction violates the latest peace agreement.