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The relative of a worker who died in the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse mourns April 24 in front of a monument erected in memory of the victims. Authorities on Monday charged more than 40 people with murder in connection with the building's collapse that kille

Murder Charges In Bangladesh Over 2013 Garment Factory Collapse

Jun 01, 2015
More than 40 people were charged in connection with the collapse of the Rana Plaza that killed 1,137 people.
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Goats and Soda

How A Drunken Chipmunk Voice Helps Send A Public Service Message

Jun 01, 2015
First you get a crazy message from a friend. Then you get a not-so-crazy message that could help you find a job or fight a disease.
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Goats and Soda
From inside their street-level cages, prostitutes try to attract potential customers: men who walk up and down the busy street sizing up each woman.

Mary Ellen Mark And The Caged Prostitutes Of Mumbai

May 30, 2015
The photographer, who died this week, turned her lens on the marginal people of the world. One of her most acclaimed projects was her series of photos taken in the brothels of Mumbai.
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Goats and Soda
In this photo from 2014, passengers walk past the Middle East respiratory syndrome quarantine area at Manila's International Airport in the Phillipines. The virus is now raising public concern in South Korea.

South Korea Struggles To Contain Deadly MERS Virus' Spread

May 30, 2015
Health officials in South Korea are coming under fire after cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, swelled from one to 13 inside of two weeks.
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The Two-Way
This aerial photo taken through the window of a military plane shows the dilapidated Sierra Madre ship of the Philippine navy anchored near Ayungin Shoal with Filipino soldiers onboard to secure perimeter in the Spratly Islands on May 11.

U.S. Defense Secretary: Militarization of South China Sea Is Unacceptable

May 29, 2015
The concern follows reports that China has placed mobile artillery on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands chain, where Beijing is in the midst of unilateral land reclamation and construction.
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The Two-Way
Dugway Proving Ground military base, seen here in 2010, was the source of several anthrax shipments that are suspected of containing live samples of the disease.

Live Anthrax Was Mistakenly Sent To 9 States And A U.S. Military Base

May 28, 2015
The Pentagon says an attempt to ship inactive anthrax samples resulted in live samples being sent to labs in nine U.S. states and to a U.S. Air Force base in South Korea.
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The Two-Way
An Indian farmer sits today in his dried up land in Gauribidanur village, in southern India's Karnataka state. More than 750 people are died in a heat wave that has swept across the country.

Heat Wave Claims More Than 750 Lives In India

May 26, 2015
Most of the deaths have occurred in southern Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states. But high temperatures persist across much of the country of 1 billion people.
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The Salt
Pluckers on Jungpana Tea Estate during the monsoon, Darjeeling, India.

Sip It Slowly, And Other Lessons From The Oldest Tea Book In The World

May 26, 2015
Over 800 years before tea was known in the West, a Chinese master penned the The Classic of Tea. In it, he blends the practical with the spiritual and emphasizes rituals from cultivation to drinking.
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The Two-Way
A Malaysian forensic team personnel handles bags of human remains found at abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the Malaysia-Thailand border in Wang Kelian on Monday.

Police: Malaysia Uncovers 139 Mass Graves Believed To Hold Migrants

May 25, 2015
Most of the victims are believed to be Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar. They are held until their families pay more money, which few can afford to do.
NPR
The Two-Way

Malaysia Finds Gravesites In Camps Used By People Smugglers

May 24, 2015
The gruesome discovery of the sites thought to contain dozens or possibly hundreds of remains of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, follows a similar find this month across the border in Thailand.
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Asia

Activists Cross The DMZ In Controversial Peace Demonstration

May 24, 2015
Famed American feminist Gloria Steinem has taken her activism to the border between North and South Korea. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Elise Hu about the demonstration aimed at reunifying two nations.
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The Two-Way
Vehicles pass by a landslide area after the earthquake in Gorkha district last week. A fresh landslide in the same area has cut off a major river, threatening villages downstream.

Nepali Villagers Flee After Landslide Cuts Off Major River

May 24, 2015
Rising waters behind the earth dam created by the landslide could burst through, inundating villages for miles downstream, officials say.
NPR
The Two-Way
A bus carrying a group of 30 peace activists drives past a military checkpoint after crossed the border through the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas.

Controversy Follows As Activists Cross North-South Korean Border

May 24, 2015
The symbolic gesture was aimed at reunifying two nations still technically at war. But an event staged in the name of peace ended up exposing some distrust that's lasted for decades.
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Asia

People-Smuggling Is Big Business In Myanmar

May 23, 2015
Thousands of migrants remain trapped on boats in Southeast Asia's Andaman Sea. NPR's Scott Simon talks to reporter Michael Sullivan about what he heard from some of the people who've reached Thailand.
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The Two-Way
Policemen face protesters during a protest in central Bangkok on Friday. Thai authorities detained dozens of activists protesting against military rule on the first anniversary of a coup against the elected government.

Thai Authorities Arrest Protesters On Anniversary Of 2014 Coup

May 22, 2015
At least 13 people were arrested in the capital, Bangkok, and seven others in the country's northeast after they staged protests against Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha's rule.
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Goats and Soda
Still standing: The earthquake-proof desk can withstand 2,200 pounds dropped on top of it.

A Desk That Can Take A Ton Of Earthquake Rubble

May 22, 2015
It's fairly light, costs $35 per student and could save lives in earthquake zones. But not everyone thinks this quake-proof desk is a good idea.
NPR
Goats and Soda

How Do You Motivate Kids To Stop Skipping School?

May 22, 2015
A study in an Indian slum tried promising a reward: Improve your attendance, and you'll get a small treat. But for third-graders, sometimes these incentive schemes can do more harm than good.
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The Two-Way
Former Korean Air executive Cho Hyun-Ah, after being released by a Seoul appeals court.

Korean Air 'Nut Rage' Executive Freed From Prison

May 22, 2015
An appeals court reduced the sentence of former Korean Air executive Heather Cho. She demanded that a plane return to the gate because her macadamia nuts weren't served in a manner to her liking.
NPR
Parallels
American Tom Byer, a former professional soccer player now based in Tokyo, coaches first-grade students at the Nandulehe Elementary School in suburban Beijing. Byer is advising China's government in implementing an ambitious plan to upgrade the country's

China Kicks Off 'Great Leap Forward' On The Soccer Field

May 21, 2015
China is rolling out an ambitious soccer program. President Xi Jinping is reported to be a big fan who wants China to win a World Cup. Critics say there's too much emphasis on quick results.
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The Two-Way
Pakistani human rights activists condemn the killing of the Christian couple for alleged blasphemy during a demonstration in Islamabad, Pakistan, in November.

More Than 100 Charged In Mob Killing Of Christian Couple In Pakistan

May 21, 2015
Prosecutors say clerics accused the couple of burning a page of the Quran and helped incite a mob to incinerate them in a brick kiln.
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The Two-Way
A newly arrived Rohingya migrant uses a mirror after taking shower at a temporary shelter in Bayeun, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Thursday.

Malaysia Orders Navy, Coast Guard To Rescue Rohingyas At Sea

May 21, 2015
Prime Minister Najib Razak made the announcement via Twitter, a day after Indonesia joined Kuala Lumpur in agreeing to take in the refugees, most of whom have fled Myanmar.
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Asia
Georgetown University professor Jim Millward, photographed in Beijing's Forbidden City.

Why A Chinese Government Think Tank Attacked American Scholars

May 21, 2015
The think tank's article says professors are miscasting the history of the country's Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). That's big for the Communist Party, which is invested in history — and who interprets it.
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Parallels
Abu Talet is a 50-year-old Rohingya who fled Myanmar and escaped from his captors after his boat landed in southern Thailand. In Myanmar, he says he felt like "a prisoner in my own home. I never knew when they would come for me."

Desperate Rohingya Granted Temporary Shelter. But What Next?

May 20, 2015
Malaysia and Indonesia will allow migrants stranded at sea to come ashore. But it's a one-year, one-off deal, with no signs the flow of the Muslim minority fleeing persecution in Myanmar will stop.
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Parallels
Dr. Nadim Uddin Siddiqui hosts a weekly call-in show about sexual issues on a Pakistani cable television channel. The program, <em>Clinic Online</em>, is a rarity for a conservative Muslim nation, but has proved popular, particularly among women.

Live On Pakistani TV: A Call-In Show About Sex

May 20, 2015
Sex is a topic not often broached in a conservative Muslim country like Pakistan. Yet a cable TV program hosted by a male doctor has proved popular, particularly among 30-something women.
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Goats and Soda
Lucas met this woman who lost her home and all her children except for one daughter.

A 10-Year-Old Makes A Video So We 'Don't Forget Nepal'

May 19, 2015
Lucas Zutt has lived in Nepal since 2013. It's "where I belong," he says. He made a video so the world will have a close-up — and personal — view of the earthquake's impact.

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