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In Brazil, a seven-year-old horse who survived catastrophic floods in the south of the country has become a symbol of hope.

Since the start of the Gaza war, the Lebanese militia Hezbollah has been firing rockets into Israel in support of Hamas, and the Israeli military has been hitting Hezbollah targets across the border.

“The situation is really quite volatile,” Capt. Alessandro Crepy, with the Italian contingent of the peacekeeping group UNIFIL, says of the fighting between forces in Israel and Lebanon.

The loquacious donkey in the "Shrek" franchise is actually based on a real live animal, who is now 30 years old and racking up medical bills.

Since mid-April, heat waves have been baking in India, the world's most populous nation. The vulnerable are struggling to cope.

The U.S. Olympic swimming trials are underway in Indianapolis. More than 1,000 athletes are competing. Fewer than 60 will make it to next month's Summer Olympics in Paris.

An ongoing NPR investigation into military health care reveals that four out of 10 U.S. military bases are located within a federally designated health care desert.

For the most vulnerable in New Delhi, it's a struggle to survive. Ishtiyaq, 24, who sells the cooling yogurt drink lassi in a bazaar, says: “What can I say brother? The poor must endure it all.”

The U.S. Olympic swimming trials begin Saturday in Indianapolis. While U.S. athletes aim to qualify for the Paris Games next month, a Chinese doping scandal is overshadowing the events.

Advertising legend and creator of the iconic Nike slogan, "Just do it" Dan Wieden died last week at the age of 77, leaving behind a legacy that changed the industry forever.