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The impoverished village of Sarawa is one of many in India's largest state, Uttar Pradesh, where tensions are reportedly rising between Hindus and Muslims. Hindu nationalists are angry over the alleged rape and forced religious conversion of a Hindu girl

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In India, Hindu Nationalists Feel Their Moment Has Arrived

12:27pm August 26, 2014

by Julie McCarthy

The rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised the spirits of Hindu nationalists. But it also appears to be increasing tensions between Hindus and the Muslim minority.

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Hello Kitty Joins The Space Race

11:52am August 20, 2014

Japan's favorite mouthless feline is currently orbiting the earth on a government-funded space mission. The Hello Kitty Project is part of a push to promote Japan's high-tech industry.

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Running Late, Pope Skips Evening Prayers In South Korea

8:11am August 18, 2014

The Vatican says the pope ran out of time during a stop to bless disabled children and the elderly. The pope told the crowd if the helicopter doesn't take off on time, we might smash into a mountain.

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China's Wanda Group Branches Out Into Entertainment

7:36am August 15, 2014

A Chinese company this week made a play to become what could be likened to The Walt Disney Company of China. Steve Inskeep talks to Clifford Coonan, Asia bureau chief for The Hollywood Reporter.

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Author Fine Tunes Description Of China's Investment In Africa

11:15am August 08, 2014

In an interview with Steve Inskeep, author Howard French comments on Steve's discussion this week with National Security Advisor Susan Rice about U.S. and Chinese investment in Africa.

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Sabrina Tavernise speaks Russian and covered Russia for The New York Times in the early 2000s. She has covered war and conflicts in Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza and Chechnya. She now reports on public health for The New York Times.

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Malaysia Flight Wreckage Was 'Like The End Of The World'

2:56pm August 06, 2014

The New York Times' Sabrina Tavernise was among the first to arrive at the site of the downed flight in Ukraine in late July. She says it's hard to get the faces of the dead out of her mind.

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A monkey sits on a car and eats an orange snatched from a fruit vendor in New Delhi in 2012. The city has tried numerous schemes to bring its large and rambunctious monkey population under control. Now it is employing men to mimic the calls of the aggress

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It's Bananas: India Hires 'Monkey Mimics' To Scare Away Real Ones

8:28pm August 05, 2014

by Julie McCarthy

New Delhi has tried countless schemes to control rambunctious monkeys. The latest: 40 men roam the streets, mimicking the call of the menacing langur monkey in an attempt to scare off other monkeys.

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During nationwide polio campaigns, hundreds of thousands of health workers go door to door, giving children two drops of the polio vaccine.

The Hidden Costs Of Fighting Polio In Pakistan

11:06pm July 29, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

The effort to end polio is taking a toll on Pakistan's already overstretched health system. With more children dying of measles and diarrhea, some question whether the focus on polio is worth it.

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At Yume Wo Katare, eating ramen is treated as a path to personal fulfillment.

Can Finishing A Big Bowl Of Ramen Make Dreams Come True?

10:48am July 26, 2014

by Andrea Shea

At his ramen shop in Cambridge, Mass., chef Tsuyoshi Nishioka wants customers to follow their dreams. His philosophy? If you can finish a bowl of his ramen, you can accomplish anything in life.

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The passenger jet had nearly 300 people aboard; none survived. A white ribbon tied to a stick indicates the presence of human remains at this region of the crash site, in Grabovka, Ukraine.

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Ukraine Accuses Rebels Of Destroying Evidence At MH17 Crash Site

11:45pm July 19, 2014

by Scott Neuman

U.S. and European officials worry that evidence pointing to the cause of the crash could be altered or removed, and that bodies exposed to the elements are beginning to decay.