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For the seventh year in a row, Lance Armstrong has won the Tour de France. And this was a victory lap of sorts. Armstrong will retire at 33. Racing fans will miss him, but look forward to new competition.

The NPR Music critic and All Songs Considered contributor's favorite records of the year include the best of British rap, whimsical and melancholy electronic experiments and spellbinding dreampop.

A sampler of the many genres — garage, techno, house and bass music — that made a mark (and made us want to move) in 2012.

The two telecom giants have agreed to limit the 5G rollout amid concerns that the high-speed wireless service could interfere with safety equipment on some aircraft.

In Myanmar's largest city, troops appear to ease their lockdown after the largest anti-government protests in decades, as a U.N. envoy hopes for a meeting with the country's top military leader to convey the people's demands for democracy.

Chinese President Xi Jinping invited Kim for the four-day visit. The two leaders could use the visit to coordinate ahead of a second summit between the U.S. and North Korea.

The main human rights body of the United Nations is backing a landmark resolution that states people have a right to freedom of expression on the Internet. The resolution got nearly universal support — even from countries that censor the Internet.

A U.N. envoy meets with Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric, seeking to resolve the dispute over the cleric's call to elect a transitional assembly. U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says he agrees with Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's demand for elections but is unsure whether a vote could be held before a June 30 U.S. deadline for a power transfer. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

A senior Obama administration official dismissed the action, saying it was "too late to be credible." Meanwhile, Iran warned that the U.S. would face "severe consequences" if it crossed the red line.

President Trump says his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is back on for June 12 in Singapore. The announcement follows a White House meeting with Kim's top deputy Kim Yong Chol.