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  • Ethnic Tibetan pilgrims walk on a road during Tibetan New Year in Langmusixiang, Sichuan province, in western China, Feb. 22. Celebrations are subdued in the Tibetan areas of China this year, after a string of self-immolations and protest against Chinese control.
    On Tibetan Plateau, A Sense Of Constant Surveillance
    These days, visiting Tibetan areas is a risky venture for journalists trying to cover the protest movement against Chinese rule, including a rash of self-immolations. But the dangers are far greater for those who talk to them. NPR's Louisa Lim recently traveled there and describes the challenges.
  • Acclaimed New Stand-Alone Novel From "Easy Rawlins" Series Creator Walter Mosley
    Today on "The Sound of Books" with Fred Kasten, the widely praised stand-alone novel by "Easy Rawlins" mystery series author Walter Mosley -- "The Last…
  • At the Charles Aidikoff Screening Room on Rodeo Drive, filmmakers can screen their works in progress for an invite-only audience in the small, 57-seat theater. The screening room is also rented to show films to members of the Academy and the press.
    Private Screening: How Hollywood Watches Its Work
    Filmmakers rely on private screening rooms to show their unfinished films to invite-only audiences. NPR's Susan Stamberg visits one screening room on Rodeo Drive, run by 97-year-old Charles Aidikoff and his grandson Josh. Four generations of Aidikoffs have worked in the projection business.
  • Syrian Army Pounds Opposition-Held Area In Homs
    Syrian government troops are continuing to bombard the Baba Amr neighborhood in the central city of Homs. Activists say the attacks Wednesday killed more than 80 people, including two Western journalists and a leading Syrian journalist.
  • Stack Of Old Comics Sells For $3.5 Million
    Superman and Batman were the big earners at the New York auction because in the pile were comics marking the debut of those superheroes. They belonged to Billy Wright of Martinsville, Va., who died in 1994. Relatives found the comics after his wife died last year.
  • International Community Focuses On Helping Somalia
    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in London for a conference on the future of Somalia. The Horn of Africa nation has become a lawless base for al Qaida-linked terrorists with poverty-stricken civilians caught in the cross-fire. The international community is gathering to discuss ways to get to the root causes of the issues there.
  • An Iraqi policeman inspects a destroyed vehicle at the site of a blast in the northern city of Kirkuk earlier today (Feb. 23, 2012).
    Dozens Killed, Hundreds Wounded In Iraq; Attacks Blamed On Al-Qaida
    A wave of attacks, seemingly coordinated, struck security forces in predominantly Shiite areas. The attackers fired weapons and exploded bombs.
  • Italian Cabinet Posts Finances, Website Crashes
    Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti wants more transparency so he made his cabinet disclose their finances. That sparked so much interest, the government website crashed. Ministers own real estate in New York, Brussels and Paris. One made $9 million last year.
  • Ohio Church Makes Lenten Ashes Easy To Receive
    Mount Healthy United Methodist Church in suburban Cincinnati offered a drive-thru blessing. Believers could get the traditional cross of ashes smudged onto their foreheads without getting out of their cars.
  • Jobless Claims Stay At Four-Year Low
    Economists thought there might have been a slight increase. Instead, it's another sign of a healthier labor market.
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