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In a major expansion, the new rules would apply not just to new operations but to older ones as well. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and considered key to slowing global warming quickly.

As the West moves away from coal, India still relies on it for 70% of its power. Rising energy demands & global price fluctuations have led to an acute coal shortage, threatening widespread blackouts.

The United States is one of a handful of countries, and the only wealthy nation, without a national paid leave policy.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Twila Moon, co-editor of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2021 Arctic Report Card, which shows oceans warming and sea ice disappearing.

In military controlled Myanmar, a court has postponed a verdict in Aung San Suu Kyi's incitement trial. The elected leader was detained by the military when it seized power on Feb 1.

A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is bringing much of Western Europe its first heat wave of the summer.

More than 14 million people have been displaced by the war in Ukraine. One shelter in the western city of Lviv has helped thousands of women and children. It now has only about 100 occupants left.

Nepal's King Gyanendra places a dayside curfew on the capital in an attempt to thwart protestors. Still, tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters were back on the streets just outside of Katmandu. The king is expected to address the nation Friday night.

Melissa Block talks with Dejan Anastasijevic, a senior journalist with Vreme Magazine. Anastasijevic talks about the broadcast of video showing Serbian soldiers executing civilians in Srebrenica.

French President Jacques Chirac has replaced his prime minister. Chirac is trying to build national unity after losing a divisive national vote on the EU constitution. Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin resigned today and was replaced by Dominique de Villepin.