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In South Korea, Ferry Rescue Efforts Yield Only Grisly Results

6:43pm April 20, 2014

by Arun Rath

It's been a grim Easter Sunday in South Korea as the death toll continues to rise from the ferry disaster that left nearly 300 passengers, many of them high school students, dead or missing.

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The Players In The Battle For India's Soul

6:28pm April 19, 2014

The numbers from India's election are staggering: 814 million potential voters, nine stages of voting over six weeks. They are the biggest in the world. Correspondent Julie McCarthy talks with NPR's Arun Rath about the candidates vying for power.

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Many Sunken Ferry Victims Believed To Be Trapped Below Deck

11:10am April 18, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

The rescue and recovery mission is continuing off the southern coast of South Korea after a ferry capsized earlier this week. More than 200 people are missing. Bad weather is hampering the efforts.

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South Korea Ferry Disaster Sets Rescuers, And Fears, In Motion

8:20pm April 16, 2014

by NPR Staff

Hundreds are missing after a ferry sank Wednesday off South Korea's southern coast. Reporter Jason Strother in Seoul offers details on the latest developments.

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Sad Panda In China Gets Her Own Play Area

4:33pm April 16, 2014

Si Jia got depressed after her only companion moved to another zoo. The staff at the Yunnan Safari Park in southwest China built her a swing and parallel bars. She may get a real friend soon.

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2 Pakistani Musicians Gain Fame Singing Political Satire

7:54am April 10, 2014

by Philip Reeves

In Pakistan, it's too dangerous to print your opinion. So it may be surprising that 2 Pakistani musicians are Internet celebrities after releasing songs lambasting the nation's mullahs and military.

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In China, Hagel Outlines U.S. Approach To Cybersecurity

8:09am April 08, 2014

by Tom Bowman

The U.S. is trying to learn more about China's cyber capabilities. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is revealing more about what America's cyber forces can do, so that China might reveal something too.

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Deep-Sea Ping May Lead To Malaysian Jet — But Time's Running Out

7:29pm April 07, 2014

by Geoff Brumfiel

Australia and China both claim to hear underwater pings from the missing Malaysian jet's black boxes. NPR's Geoff Brumfiel explains the pings, why they're tough to verify and what might happen next.

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Arcane Chinese Holiday Honors Integrity Before Personal Gain

8:22am April 04, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

Cold Food Day in China commemorates a hermit who 2,600 years ago refused wealth and power. His ruler tried to smoke him out of his mountain hideout, but ended up burning him to a death.

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While Warning Of Chinese Cyberthreat, U.S. Launches Its Own Attack

2:54pm April 02, 2014

The NSA managed to penetrate the networks of the giant Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei, documents show. Journalist David Sanger says cyber-espionage is an "entirely new field of conflict."

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