Pakistani School At Center Of Taliban Massacre Reopens
Taliban militants killed about 150 people at the military school in an attack last month. Students returned Monday amid heavy security.
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Indian Man, A No-Show At Work For 25 Years, Finally Gets The Ax
A.K. Verma left his desk at the Central Public Works Department in 1990 and never came back. It finally caught up with him.
Divers Retrieve Flight Data Recorder From AirAsia Flight
Divers went down Monday to the bottom of the Java Sea and retrieved part of the so-called "black box" from the wreckage of the Airbus A320.
AirAsia Tail Recovered, But No Sign Of 'Black Box' Recorders
The large, red piece of debris emblazoned with the word "Asia" was lifted from the bottom of the Java Sea using inflatable balloons.
Courted By The U.S. And Russia, Uzbekistan Ignores Critics
Uzbekistan has been a key partner for the U.S. in the Afghan war. Now that the U.S. role in that war is winding down, will Uzbekistan's poor human rights record become more of an issue?
Skiing The Back Country Is Intoxicating, And Dangerous
Two promising young skiers died in an avalanche in Austria this week. In Yosemite, two climbers are scaling El Capitan. NPR's Scott Simon gets the latest from Outside Magazine's Grayson Schaffer.
Sri Lanka's Longtime President Ousted In Election Defeat
Mahinda Rajapaksa, who presided over the end of the island nation's long and brutal civil war, lost to a former ally and Cabinet minister, Maithripala Sirisena.
In The Village: Wilbur Goes Home
Knock knock. Who's there? It's YouTube star Wilbur Sargunaraj, wondering if he might come in for a tour? Check out his video of a variety of homes in an Indian village, from simple to "gigantic."
Wilbur Goes To Work: New, Very First-Class Video On Village Life
Wilbur Sargunaraj, a YouTube star in India, tests his workaday skills in his family's village: balancing a water jug on his head, climbing a coconut tree, and doing laundry the very old-fashioned way.
Cooking With Wilbur: Recipes From A South Indian Village
If you'd like to try pepper water (it's hot hot hot) or day-old rice (it tastes better than it sounds), we've got the scoop.