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A fire blazes at "The Torch," a residential high-rise tower, in Dubai, on Saturday.

Fire In Dubai Skyscraper Forces Evacuation Of Residents

No one was killed in the blaze at the 86-story Torch Tower that began early in the morning in the United Arab Emirates. It was extinguished within a few hours.

Britain's Cameron Calls On Schools To Help Stop Extremist Recruitment

The prime minister's remarks follow the disappearance this week of three British girls who are believed to have flown to Turkey with the intent of joining the self-declared Islamic State.

Photoshop toolbars have changed through the years, but the program has remained the industry standard for more than two decades.

Adobe Photoshop: 'Democratizing' Photo Editing For 25 Years

The photo editing system Adobe Photoshop turned 25 this week. NPR's Arun Rath talks to co-founder Thomas Knoll about how the system has changed and where it's going.

BrunchCity's take on Morocco: The markets of Marrakech are cooled by an oasis of the country's famous mint tea.

Visual Feast: If The World's Major Cities Were Made Of Food

A charming photo series called BrunchCity re-creates metropolises in miniature, with famous local noshes as part of the architecture.

Turkey Launches Operation Across Syria's Border

Turkish troops crossed into northern Syria overnight. Turkey's prime minister says they successfully evacuated Turkish soldiers who had been guarding a tomb near Aleppo that many Turks hold sacred.

The city of Kastoria in northwestern Greece is known for its fur clothing industry, which dates to Byzantine times. "When we talk about fur, we talk about Kastoria," says John Karavidas, legal counsel for the Hellenic Fur Association.

A Greek City Nervously Watches Its Fur Trade Falter

Kastoria survived Greece's economic crisis primarily because of high Russian demand for the fur coats it produces. Then the Russian economy tanked. Now Kastoria is in trouble.

Parks Service Surveys The Environment's Accoustical Health

The National Park Service has been measuring sounds in nature for a decade. But not all sounds are natural. NPR's Rachel Martin checks in with Kurt Fristrup, who's behind the bio-acoustical project.

Havasupai Chairman Rex Tilousi recently sang for a crowd in Flagstaff, Ariz. He says his people have subsisted off of farming for generations, so growing and selling medicinal marijuana would be a good fit.

Pot Policy Splits Native Americans Over Whether Business Is Worth It

Some tribes are trying to set up growing operations after the Justice Department announced it would back off enforcement. Others worry about the potential for substance abuse.

Masrour Barzani, head of the Kurdish region's National Security Council, speaks in Erbil, in northern Iraq, last July. Barzani says that with U.S. air support, the Kurdish Peshmerga forces have pushed back the Islamic State in several areas. However, he says the Iraqi army will be needed to retake Mosul, the country's second-largest city.

Iraqi Kurds: We're Ready To Fight For Mosul

The Kurdish security chief says his Peshmerga fighters have gained ground against ISIS. But the big prize in northern Iraq is Mosul, and he says the Iraqi army will be needed for that battle.

Turkish soldiers during the military operation in Syria on Sunday. Turkey launched the raid to evacuate some 40 soldiers guarding the Tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

Turkish Operation Rescues Soldiers Guarding Tomb In Syria

The raid evacuated some 40 Turkish soldiers stationed near Aleppo at the Tomb of Suleyman Shah, the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

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