The Trump administration has been targeting Vietnamese and Cambodian citizens who live in the U.S. for deportation. Steve Inskeep talks to attorney Melanie Kim, who works with people being deported.
Senate approves bipartisan criminal justice bill. Several thousand migrant children in U.S. custody could be released soon. Open scientific collaboration may be helping North Korea cheat on sanctions.
The Trump administration is expected to crack down on Chinese hacking in a bid to curb Beijing's effort to be a world leader in advanced technologies by 2025.
New research shared exclusively with NPR suggests that Pyongyang is refining its weapons technology through open scientific research. China leads the way in scientific collaboration with North Korea.
Many were granted refugee status after fleeing U.S. bombing during the Vietnam War and the massacres of the Khmer Rouge, and know little about the country where they're being forced to return.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the AP's Dake Kang about his reporting that minorities in Chinese internment camps are being forced to perform menial labor, including sewing clothes for a U.S. sports brand.
Seven weeks after President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe, the ousted premier got his job back. The move caps what has been a surprising showdown in the island nation.
The U.S. bank and two of its former bankers face criminal charges in connection with Malaysia's 1MDB scandal, which involves billions of dollars allegedly stolen from a development fund.
The Islamist militants have refused to negotiate with the Afghan government in Kabul — but a Taliban spokesman said Monday that they were speaking with the U.S., along with several other countries.
The arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, followed by China's detention of two Canadians, escalated trade and security tensions that are now leading to travel jitters.
A Roman Catholic nun says a bishop raped her multiple times between 2014 and 2016. The bishop denies wrongdoing and is out on bail. Some Indian Catholics are blaming the nun for tarnishing the church.
Scott Simon talks with Maria Ressa of the investigative website Rappler in the Philippines about being named one of Time's Persons of the Year, and the mortal dangers some journalists faced this year.
At first people were annoyed at his food skimming. Then he got fired — and a debate began about whether workers in the billion dollar "to go" biz are treated fairly.
Advances in DNA and other forensics now make identification of Americans who died in the Korean War highly likely. The Pentagon is exhuming hundreds of remains in a Honolulu military cemetery.
Chinese authorities have detained another Canadian citizen this week, allegedly for harming national security. The detentions appear to be retaliation for Canada's arrest of a Huawei executive.
Hakeem al-Araibi, who had been living in Australia as a legal refugee, was detained in Bangkok at the start of a vacation and fears he will be tortured if sent back to Bahrain.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that China is responsible for the hack of Marriott's reservation system, while FBI officials testified that espionage by China in the U.S. is extensive.
Chinese state hackers most likely attacked the reservation system at Marriott's Starwood chain, revealing details of 500 million guests, according to people familiar with the U.S. investigation.
Michael Kovrig reportedly was taken into custody but China has not acknowledged it. Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou faces extradition from Canada to the U.S. to be tried on fraud charges.
The decision Tuesday follows five days of search and rescue efforts off the coast of Japan, following an accident last week that involved seven crew members. Only one Marine ultimately survived.
During the U.S.-Philippine war, American troops carted off church bells as war trophies. More than a century later, the Bells of Balangiga are now being returned.
The class actions represent more than 1,000 migrants detained by the government on islands belonging to other countries, under contract with Australia.
