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Activists Cross The DMZ In Controversial Peace Demonstration

11:15am 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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People-Smuggling Is Big Business In Myanmar

9:48pm 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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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.

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Thai Authorities Arrest Protesters On Anniversary Of 2014 Coup

8:14pm May 22, 2015

by Scott Neuman

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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In Nepal, Efforts Underway To Salvage Ancient Sites Damaged By Quake

4:20pm May 22, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

At least 70 ancient sites in the Kathmandu Valley were damaged or destroyed in last month's quake. Archaeologists and others are trying to protect and recover as much as they can, as fast as possible.

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People injured in a devastating earthquake receive treatment at a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, on Tuesday. Hungry and desperate villagers rushed toward relief helicopters in remote areas of Nepal, begging to be airlifted to safety.

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Wounded Nepalis Stream Into Kathmandu, Overwhelming Hospitals

4:18pm May 22, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

Tens of thousands of victims have descended on Nepal's capital from remote, hard-hit mountainside villages that have seen little assistance. Already-strained hospitals are stretched even thinner.

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A grandmother and her grandson sit on the belongings that they have salvaged from their collapsed homes on April 29, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

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Show Us The Aid: Anger In An Ancient Nepali Town

4:18pm May 22, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

Earthquake victims in Bhaktapur need food, water and shelter. They assert that the government is not delivering.

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Still standing: The earthquake-proof desk can withstand 2,200 pounds dropped on top of it.

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A Desk That Can Take A Ton Of Earthquake Rubble

3:02pm May 22, 2015

by Diane Cole

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.

Former Korean Air executive Cho Hyun-Ah, after being released by a Seoul appeals court.

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Korean Air 'Nut Rage' Executive Freed From Prison

2:50pm May 22, 2015

by Elise Hu

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.

How Do You Motivate Kids To Stop Skipping School?

7:36am May 22, 2015

by Nurith Aizenman

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.

The Dzungar army surrenders to Manchu officers of the Qing Dynasty in 1759 in the Ili Valley, now part of China's Xinjiang region, in this painting made several years later by Chinese and Jesuit missionary artists.

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Why A Chinese Government Think Tank Attacked American Scholars

6:23am May 22, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

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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