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Karachi is Pakistan's largest and richest city — and it has an appalling reputation. Karachi is witness to frequent sectarian attacks, gun battles and suicide attacks — a touch of Baghdad. Politically, Karachi is one of the few remaining bastions of support for Pakistan's increasingly unpopular president.

The city of San Antonio and the Spurs are embracing the NBA's No. 1 draft pick, 7 foot 4 inch rookie Victor Wembanyama from France.

Israel intensified its bombing of Gaza’s second largest city, Khan Younis in the south, which is where many Palestinians fled when the war started last month.

The battle for control of Fallujah galvanizes anti-American feeling among both Sunnis and Shiites. Large numbers of Iraqi men gather at mosques in Baghdad, bringing material aid and offering their support for the Sunni-dominated city. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

Lawmakers in the U.S. are reacting after Biden said he would stop some weapons shipments to Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Fifty years ago, Washington, D.C. was granted "home rule," where district residents gained the right to vote for their mayor and city council members.

The Orlando shootings sent a wave of shock across a city known as a premier destination for gay nightlife. Some clubs closed temporarily; others are hiring armed security guards.

The sport of Jiu Jitsu has its own national league and it's growing. The league is moving to Las Vegas from the small city of Decatur, Ala., where it all started.

Forget food aid, cows and job training. An unprecedented 12-year experiment in Kenya tests the power of cash.

Families who had their lives shattered on Dec. 14, 2012, are still straining under the weight of their losses — and still pushing for the changes they had hoped would have already happened by now.