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Critics Say Abe's 'Interventionism' Made Japan A Target For ISIS

11:39am February 04, 2015

The beheading of two Japanese nationals by ISIS has created political problems for Japanese President Shinzo Abe back home, from those who blame his rollback of Japanese pacifist policies in place after World War II.

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Rescue teams work to free people Wednesday from a TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 turboprop airplane that crashed into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport in Taiwan.

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TransAsia Plane Crashes Into Taiwan River; More Than A Dozen Dead

9:40am February 04, 2015

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Many of the 58 people on board remain unaccounted for after the twin-engine turboprop plane rolled and clipped an elevated roadway just after takeoff.

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The Mysterious Life Of India's First Lady

12:38am February 04, 2015

This week President Obama traveled to India with his wife Michelle to meet with the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. But Mr. Modi's wife was nowhere to be seen.

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A bride and groom dance at a wedding. Of course, all the guests will join in.

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You May Think You Can't Dance But Nepalis Will Make You Try

5:58pm February 03, 2015

by Hannah Marqusee

Our Peace Corps correspondent discovers that Nepal is a country where everyone dances all the time. And you have no choice but to bust a move.

An Indian man on Dec. 2 surveys the damage following a fire a day earlier inside St. Sebastian's Church in New Delhi. This was the most serious of several incidents at churches since December. On a visit to India last week, President Obama urged Indians t

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In India, Catholic Church Attacks Spark Fears Of Intimidation

2:22pm February 03, 2015

by Julie McCarthy

A week after President Obama cautioned India against "splintering" along religious lines, another Catholic church in New Delhi has been desecrated.

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Shazia and Ziaullah Khan's baby boy was stolen from a hospital ward in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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The Theft Of An Infant Son: In Pakistan, A Not-Uncommon Crime

11:49pm February 02, 2015

by Philip Reeves

Shazia Zia's newborn baby boy was taken from a maternity ward less than a day after she gave birth in Islamabad, and the family, hospital authorities and police officials disagree over who's to blame.

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Depression and anxiety are universal. But culture affects how people express these problems. Cambodians may say "the water in my heart has fallen," when they feel depressed.

Why Cambodians Never Get 'Depressed'

1:57pm February 02, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

In many parts of the world, there's no direct translation for terms like depression or anxiety. Cambodians, for example, say "the water in my heart has fallen." So how does a doctor refill a heart?

After years of being treated like she's not there, Mindy Kaling realizes she just might be invisible.

Mindy Kaling's Super Bowl Ad: Are Indian Women Invisible?

11:29am February 02, 2015

by Rhitu Chatterjee

In a commercial, the comedian pretends no one can see her. One Indian journalist wonders if there's more to the ad than selling insurance.

Thousands of pro-democracy activists on Sunday take part in a democracy march to Central, demanding universal suffrage in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Activists Stage New Protest

8:08pm February 01, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Organizers say 13,000 showed up for the rally, far fewer than had joined previous protests against China's insistence on hand-picking candidates for the territory's next chief executive.

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Video Appears To Show Beheading Of Japanese Hostage Kenji Goto

7:10pm January 31, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The SITE Intelligence group has acquired footage that appears to show the execution of the Japanese journalist a week after another Japanese hostage was killed by the so-called Islamic State.