Thatcher Dead at 87, Democracy's Long Journey from Athens to Cairo, Pulling Out of Afghanistan Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Dead at 87 Syrian Opposition Leader on Fight to Overthrow Assad South Korea Walks Back Reports of North's Nuclear Test How Democracy Made Its Way from the Halls of Ancient Athens to the Streets of Cairo Afghanistan Prepares for 2014 and Beyond U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel walks from a blackhawk helicopter as he ends his first trip to Afghanistan as Secretary of Defense. ( Jason Reed-Pool/Getty Images ) Produced by PRI and WNYC