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Pakistani troops have raided a militant camp and arrested a suspected mastermind in the deadly attacks last month in Mumbai, India. Is India satisfied with Pakistan's military operations against militants?

Now that the dust has settled after the U.S. midterm elections, European nations are wondering what it all means for them. Although last week's Republican success is not expected to provoke a sudden shift in President Obama's foreign policy, analysts say there are concerns that congressional opposition will affect specific issues -- among them Afghanistan, the Middle East and the START nuclear weapons treaty with Russia.

A gas station in Somerset, Ky., was opened recently by city officials as a way to try to lower gas prices. Critics call it a socialist move and say government competition isn't fair to local firms.

The most prominent feature on the solar system's largest planet has been shrinking for years, and NASA says it's now smaller than ever.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to defend his integrity Wednesday as Parliament debated the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World. The opposition wanted to know why Cameron had hired a former editor at the newspaper as his media adviser — a man who left the paper because of the scandal and who has since been arrested by police. Cameron defended his decision and refused to apologize amid rowdy scenes in the House of Commons.

India has embarked on a painful bout of introspection as its capital New Delhi prepares to host the Commonwealth Games in just under a year. A debate has begun over whether residents are too rude and boorish to be good hosts to the foreign athletes, officials and other visitors. In his latest "Letter from India," NPR's Philip Reeves takes a look at Indians taking a look at themselves.

Bandleader Wallace Hartley is thought to have kept playing the instrument as the ship went down. It was later found, in a leather case, floating among the wreckage.

The president of Uruguay is said to be extremely frugal and gives most of his salary to charity. Renee Montagne talks to Simon Romero of The New York Times about Jose Mujica's presidency.

Heroin overdose deaths have increased significantly in the U.S. over the past five years. Experts point to aggressive prescribing of opioid drugs for pain about 15 years ago as a reason why. Heroin users often say their addiction began with exposure to painkillers like OxyContin.

The fish sent a chill through summertime swimmers in Sweden and Denmark. It isn't the much-feared piranha, but a cousin, the pacu, which has a reputation for attacking men's testicles.