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Years after Pearl Harbor and decades before a proposed "Muslim registry," Sammy Lee tried to "prove that in America, I could do anything." America hasn't always been convinced.

Margaret Hassan, the British aid worker abducted by insurgents in Baghdad last month, may have been put to death by her captors. The Al-Jazeera television network said it received a videotape of a woman, presumed to be Hassan, being shot. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

Wildlife photographer Gerrit Vyn and essayist Scott Weidensaul share bird calls and discuss some of the remarkable abilities of birds. Originally broadcast Oct. 20, 2015.

Beginning Jan. 1, World Trade Organization quotas restricting the amount of textiles North America and Europe can buy from any individual country will be lifted. India is expected to emerge a winner from the shakeup, but analysts say the effects could be devastating for Bangladesh. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

Other countries have elected wealthy businessmen for the same reason Donald Trump won: People think they're so rich, they must be incorruptible. But in many cases, corruption and cronyism followed.

There's no evidence to support it, but the conspiracy theory that President Franklin Roosevelt knew beforehand about Pearl Harbor refuses to die, to the consternation of World War II historians.

Hidden identities, secret bargains and dancing bears characterize this Czech comedy, in a production from the Prague National Opera.

In India, all eyes were on Sunday's final of the new Indian Premier Cricket League. The league plays a modified form of cricket, full of Western sports influences, but it has been a commercial success.

President-elect Trump has interests in hundreds of businesses. Many government agencies and policies could affect his profits. Here's a look at some of his businesses, and the possible conflicts.

Efforts by former prime minister Benazir Bhutto to share power in Pakistan with embattled President Pervez Musharraf have hit an impasse. Meanwhile, another Musharraf rival, exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, plans to return to the country on Sept. 10.