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The country's Department of Conservation says the stranding of more than 400 whales is one of its worst on record. Rescue attempts are underway for the survivors, which number upwards of 100.

Manila says 220 fishing vessels believed to be manned by China's maritime militia were observed anchored side by side at the disputed Whitsun Reef earlier this month.

Many gun owners say the primary reason they own a firearm is self-defense. But for years, experts have been starkly divided over how often people actually use guns for this purpose.

The first time Jason Burt listened to his grandfather's World War II Army Air Force Band recordings after finding them in his attic, "it was like my own private concert with my grandpa."

Philip Morris International makes a $5 billion dollar offer to buy Indonesia's third-largest cigarette producer. It's an attractive deal for Philip Morris because an estimated 60 percent of Indonesian men smoke, and a growing number of women are picking up the habit.

It's been 150 years since the United States bought Alaska from Russia. NPR asks attendees at a celebration in Washington, D.C., about Russia's lasting legacy in Alaska.

Security forces in Myanmar reportedly shot and killed nine anti-junta protesters on Friday, bringing the number killed in six weeks of post-coup unrest in the Southeast Asian country to well over 200.

Everyone thought they were lost, but Jason Burt has found his grandfather's WWII Army Band recordings. It is the only known live music recordings near a battlefield.

The political crisis in Venezuela is in a spiral following last Sunday's vote to elect a constituent assembly, which consolidated President Nicolás Maduro's control.

On a visit to Afghanistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif openly condemned the behavior of the Taliban. We examine what's behind the change in rhetoric.