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Military trucks drive past destroyed buildings and a mosque in what had been the center of fighting in Marawi on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Oct. 25, days after the military declared that the battle against ISIS-linked militants was over.

Martial Law Extended For Another Year In Southern Philippines

The move to keep martial law in the Muslim-dominated south was requested by President Rodrigo Duterte. The decree is worrisome to many Filipinos who remember a deadly era of martial law in the 1970s.

Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga, stands outside an elementary school as he shows a picture of the window fallen from U.S. military helicopter onto the sports ground of the school in Ginowan, Okinawa, on Wednesday.

U.S. Marine Helicopter In Okinawa Loses Window Over School

A 10-year-old boy was slightly injured when the object landed. It is the latest incident in the Japanese prefecture that have emboldened calls from locals to close down U.S. military bases there.

Timeline: How Paul Manafort Got Caught Up In The Russia Investigation

How did the ex-Trump campaign manager get indicted in Robert Mueller's Russia investigation? It's a study in how political power can translate into money, and how that money moves around the world.

Why Aren't Composers Writing More Symphonies Today?

Composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel — the artistic director of the American Composers Orchestra — sets out to answer a difficult question: Why don't we see more new works boasting the name "symphony"?

Prediction

Our panelists predict what the Russian winter athletes will do now that they are not going to the Olympics.

Obama, Christie Unlikely Partners After Sandy

President Obama traveled to New Jersey on Wednesday to tour some of areas hardest hit by Sandy. Audie Cornish talks to Mara Liasson for more.

Exiled Bhutto Returns to Pakistan

Benazir Bhutto, the former prime minister of Pakistan, ends an eight-year exile to return to Pakistan. Supporters welcomed her in Karachi. She has been negotiating a possible power sharing deal with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized leadership in a bloodless coup in 1999.

Sri Lanka's President Wins Re-Election

President Mahinda Rajapaksa was in a hard-fought race with his former army chief. Both men had worked together to defeat the Tamil Tiger rebels in a conflict that lasted about 25 years. The challenger rejected the official results and troops have surrounded his hotel.

Former Clinton Administration Staffer On Franken

Sen. Al Franken is expected to resign today after accusations of sexual misconduct. Former Clinton administration staffer Kirsten Powers tells Rachel Martin she welcomes his decision to step down.

Todd Fadel, at piano, leads singers at a recent gathering of Beer & Hymns at First Christian Church Portland.

To Stave Off Decline, Churches Attract New Members With Beer

As a way to bring new people to the chuch, a few mainline churches are experimenting with informal services centered around craft beer. The result is not sloshed congregants; rather, it's an attempt to do church differently.

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