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Badawi is being publicly flogged 50 times each week over 20 weeks for insulting Islam. He is set to receive 50 lashes Friday in the Saudi port city of Jiddah.

Haitians voted for a new president this week and are hoping the winner can help speed the recovery. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Reuters correspondent Makini Brice.

Guatemalan authorities have arrested a prominent journalist and outspoken critic of the government, prompting outrage on the part of human rights activists.

Europe is reeling from a massive heat wave, and temperatures could hit records this week across much of the continent.

Los Angeles' unofficial mascot was euthanized over the weekend due to poor health conditions after he was hit by a car.

Wary of missiles and artillery, residents of Ukraine's second-largest city moved their traditional holiday decorations underground as they celebrate their first Christmas at war.

A plane crashed in Kazakhstan shortly after takeoff Friday, killing at least 12 people.

The abrupt reversal of charges marks the end of a case that prominent election deniers cited as evidence of foul play in American elections.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Leila Miller, a reporter for the Los Angles Times, about Mexico's new election law changes that critics say severely undermine the country's democracy.

Facing a drought, California sees back-to-back snowstorms that have helped build up the Sierra Nevada snowpack. After an uneventful winter in the Northeast, snow is falling from New Jersey to Maine.