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The G-20 summit was dominated by Europe's debt crisis and the fear that it could spread. For now, world leaders are hoping that Europe can largely solve the problem on its own.

The results of Germany's election signaled change after Chancellor Merkel's party lost. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Peter Wittig, Germany's former ambassador to the U.S., about the implications.

Russia detained a U.S. journalist working for The Wall Street Journal, accusing him of espionage. Evan Gershkovich was reporting in the city of Yekaterinburg when he was detained.

Some key legislative meetings are underway in China - we take a look at what they might portend in terms of the direction of China's politics and economy.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has signaled Fed policymakers will cut interest rates later this month. He said "downside risks to growth have increased," and that the outlook for inflation has improved.

The Federal Reserve kept its target for the federal funds rate, the interest that banks charge on overnight loans, unchanged at 2 percent. It said, however, that strains in financial markets had "increased significantly."

Two studies show how technology is allowing people to generate speech using only their thoughts.

A lot of people faint at some point in their lives for no clear medical reason. New research provides some explanation.

A U.S. Supreme Court order has signaled that more congressional voting districts where Black voters have a chance of electing their preferred candidate are coming to the South, including Alabama.

Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a nighttime training flight after possibly colliding with each other.