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NPR's movie critic looks back on 2012 and his picks for the year's best movies.

Several hundred businessmen and politicians, including the former prime minister, have been detained since the president of Bangladesh declared a state of emergency 14 months ago.

Now that we know our microwaves are spying on us, our panelists predict what will be the next household item to betray us.

Nepal's King Gyanendra places a dayside curfew on the capital in an attempt to thwart protestors. Still, tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters were back on the streets just outside of Katmandu. The king is expected to address the nation Friday night.

In Bangladesh, the army-backed interim government has eased a curfew that was imposed in a bid to end days of clashes between police and students. Authorities have called the violence a "conspiracy" and have closed a number of universities in the capital and other cities.

India's fragile relationship with Pakistan has been badly damaged by the attacks on Mumbai. Indian officials say the gunmen who invaded that city, killing nearly 200 people, arrived by boat from Pakistan, and the only surviving gunman is a Pakistani. Indian politicians are demanding that Pakistan's government act decisively to get rid of the violent Islamist extremists operating on Pakistani soil.

From the relief and development organization CARE, PHILIP JOHNSTON, President and CEO. Marty talks with him about the organization's next efforts in Somali, helping farmers rehabilitate farms, and training village health workers to monitor the nutritional status of mothers and young children.

The profanity-prone president and his country's Catholic Church are at loggerheads, mostly over Duterte's war on drugs, which has killed more than 7,500 people in less than a year.

The scandals and party infighting in this year's French presidential election have left voters unsure about which candidate to vote for.

The scandals and party in-fighting in this year's French presidential election have left voters confused and unsure where to turn.