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U.S. Raises Opposition To China's Moves In South China Sea

2:44pm May 15, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

The Obama administration says China is making aggressive grabs for disputed islands in the South China Sea. The mounting tensions loom large as Secretary of State John Kerry visits China this weekend.

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Missing Marine Helicopter Is Found In Nepal

12:08pm May 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

U.S. officials said it's likely the eight crew members onboard died in the crash. The helicopter was flying earthquake relief missions in Nepal.

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Pakistan Steps Up Pressure On Afghan Taliban

8:42am May 15, 2015

by Philip Reeves

On a visit to Afghanistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif openly condemned the behavior of the Taliban. We examine what's behind the change in rhetoric.

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A bed and breakfast called Yellow House has become the headquarters of a new citizen-run aid group. Above, tarps are stacked up in the courtyard and ready to move out.

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Nepal's Peaceful Revolution: Citizens Rise Up To Aid Mountain Villages

8:54pm May 14, 2015

by Donatella Lorch

Villages and towns in the Himalayan foothills are the hardest hit. This week's aftershock made it even more challenging to get aid to those in need. But ordinary folks are figuring out how to help.

Migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh are on an abandoned boat drifting in the Andaman Sea close to Malaysia and southern Thailand on Thursday.

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VIDEO: Migrants Adrift In Andaman Sea After Thailand Turns Them Away

3:40pm May 14, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Malaysia and Indonesia have also turned away the Rohingya, who have fled persecution in Myanmar. The migrants also include Bangladeshis who are escaping poverty in their country.

Cindy Stein, from the nonprofit Real Medicine Foundation, was working in Kathmandu when the second earthquake struck.

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Charities, Locals And Bikers Help Repair Nepal After New Quake

3:24pm May 14, 2015

by Linda Poon

Nepal was just recovering from the first earthquake when a second one hit on Tuesday. People are fearful but more determined than ever to rebuild their country.

An image obtained by Yonhap News Agency showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pointing at a ballistic missile believed to have been launched from underwater near Sinpo, on the northeast coast of North Korea, on Saturday.

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North Korea Claims Missile Launch From Submerged Submarine

10:30am May 14, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Pyongyang says the test of an anti-ship cruise missile "verified and confirmed" that the technology had met "military, scientific and technical requirements."

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5, Including American, Killed In Attack On Kabul Guesthouse

9:40am May 14, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

India's ambassador to Kabul said "a few Indian casualties" were among the victims. At least five people were also wounded in the guesthouse, which is popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital.

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In Bangladesh, A 3rd Atheist Blogger Is Hacked To Death

2:26pm May 13, 2015

Ananta Bijoy Das wrote for a website once moderated by another writer, killed in a similar way. To learn more, Steve Inskeep talks to Syed Zain Al-Mahmood of The Wall Street Journal in Dhaka.

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A woman in Kathmandu walks past rubble following several massive earthquakes in Nepal. Officials say at least 76 people died in Tuesday's magnitude-7.3 quake.

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Nepal Update: Quake's Death Toll Rises; U.S. Chopper Still Missing

11:54am May 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Emergency officials in Nepal say at least 76 people have died in Tuesday's earthquake, which hit as the small country is still coping with a prior quake that killed more than 8,000.