As church bells chime and peal the New Year, historians say the looting of more than 150,000 bells during World War II left “a sonic gap” in the landscape. By Nina Siegal and Desiré Van Den Berg “Not ...

Twelve-year-old Muntosh lost his older brother in a landslide while the two were working side-by-side in a cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Now, after six years in the quarries, ...

The L.A. Report is a breakdown of the day's top news from Southern California, featuring the award-winning reporting of LAist 89.3 FM – L.A.'s number one NPR station. Hosted by Austin Cross in the ...

Riot police use a water cannon to restrain a protester during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul, Turkey. In office for three terms since 2002, and enjoying a strong ...