Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder have both endorsed beefing up weapons inspections in Iraq and a full Iraq no-fly zone. NPR's Emily Harris reports.
International Correspondent Emily Harris is based in Jerusalem as part of NPR's Mideast team. Her post covers news related to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. She began this role in March of 2013.
Grant Okamura, Professor of Music, Emeritus at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, joins Sharene Taba to talk story about the classical genre within the local band ensemble community.
Hawaiʻi lawmakers this year passed legislation creating a working group to develop ways to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions on transportation between the islands. Sen. Chris Lee says depending on imported fossil fuels gives Hawaiʻi high transportation costs but shifting to cleaner energy could lower those costs.