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President Obama leaves Tuesday for a weeklong overseas trip that takes him to the Middle East, France and Germany. In Cairo, Obama will give his much-anticipated speech on relations between the United States and the Muslim world. Obama outlines his vision for the Middle East.

President Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan on Saturday ahead of a crucial Supreme Court decision on whether to overturn his recent election win and amid rising Islamic militant violence.

Rodrigo Duterte, known as a tough, crime fighting mayor, leads his nation's presidential race despite controversy surrounding his tenure as mayor of Davao City.

Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep has interviewed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ahmadinejad explains his comments that he would like to see Israel wiped off the map. The full interview will run on Morning Edition Tuesday.

President Barack Obama spoke to a joint session of Congress for the first time last night before a national audience. He outlined an ambitious plan to repair the national economy, and reemphasized his commitment to health care, and education as top priorities. But some Republicans are skeptical of Obama's agenda.

4th District Congressman Peter DeFazio praised President Obama for his focus on the need for jobs in his state of the union address. The Springfield…

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika wins a second term with more than 80 percent of the vote. Western observers call Thursday's vote the country's first genuinely pluralist presidential elections since independence in 1962. Bouteflika's former prime minister, who finished second, claims the vote was rigged. Hear NPR's Sylvia Poggioli.

There was a 19% fall in the number of international students who came to American universities at the start of this academic year in August 2025.

Her new book is The War on Choice: The Right-Wing Attack on Women's Rights and How to Fight Back.

President Bush has had a tough year. The war in Iraq dragged his public standing to its lowest ebb. His administration was criticized for its handling of Hurricane Katrina. But he did score one big success: the appointment of John Roberts as chief justice of the Supreme Court.