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Investigators work at the site of a bombing in the Dagestan capital, Makhachkala, last year. The blasts near a police post killed at least 15 people. The southern Russian republic has seen persistent violence.

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Investigating The Boston Bombing ... In Southern Russia

9:59pm May 01, 2013

by Corey Flintoff

Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev traveled to Dagestan in southern Russia twice in recent years, and investigators want to know whether that experience led him toward a radical and violent form of Islam.

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In 2011, a company hired by Wal-Mart to inspect a factory in Bangladesh found numerous worker, safety and environmental issues that violated the retail giant's terms for suppliers.

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Deal To Protect Bangladeshi Factory Workers Still Elusive

7:48pm May 01, 2013

by Steve Henn

After deadly disasters in clothing factories, labor activists are trying to persuade at least two more retailers to agree to improve working conditions in Bangladesh. Two retail giants have already signed onto a proposal that would mandate that fire and safety inspections be made public and require retailers to pay for needed factory repairs.

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Factory Audits And Safety Don't Always Go Hand In Hand

11:11am May 01, 2013

by Steve Henn

One way Western brands have responded to consumer concerns about unsafe working conditions in foreign countries is to create an elaborate system of independent auditors. Despite that, incidents still happen. Last week a building collapse in Bangladesh killed more than 400 people.

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A woman in downtown Beijing walks past a building adorned with a patriotic mural by Chinese graffiti artists on April 22.

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Chasing The Chinese Dream — If You Can Define It

8:16pm April 29, 2013

by Louisa Lim

Touted in the state-run media, "the Chinese dream" is Beijing's latest official slogan. The man who made the phrase famous says it means China becoming the world's No. 1 superpower. But as censors scrub unapproved versions of the concept from the Internet, people wonder: Just whose dream is it anyway?

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Bangladeshi Rescuers Continue Search Through Building Rubble

6:59pm April 26, 2013

Officials in Bangladesh say at least 280 people were killed in a building collapse earlier this week. Renee Montagne talks to Anbarasan Ethirajan of the BBC to find out the latest information.

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Vijay Nambiar (left), special adviser to the United Nations secretary-general, talks with a Muslim man at a temporary camp for displaced people in Meiktila in March. Muslims account for about one-third of the town's 10,000 residents; many are now homeless

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As Myanmar Reforms, Old Tensions Rise To The Surface

4:57pm April 25, 2013

by Anthony Kuhn

After decades of military rule, Myanmar is experiencing rapid economic and social reforms. But some now fear that long-suppressed ethnic and religious tensions will be hard to contain. Violence between Buddhists and Muslims that began in the western part of the country last year now appear to be spreading.

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After being frozen for thousands of years in a Siberian riverbed, this pristine mammoth tusk is a financial boon to the hunter who found it.

As Arctic Ice Melts, It's A Free-For-All For Oil ... And Tusks

11:47am April 23, 2013

by NPR Staff

The melting of ice in the northern latitudes is feeding new industries. Among them: speculating for petroleum products where vast amounts of undiscovered oil and natural gas are believed to be, and hunting for mammoth tusks unearthed in the softening tundra.

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Arraignment Of Boston Bombing Suspect Start Of Long Legal Path

4:14pm April 22, 2013

by Scott Neuman

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was charged today in his hospital room, is eligible for the death penalty.

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Malala: How A Young Girl Became A World Symbol

2:28pm April 18, 2013

Fifteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai has become a symbol of hope for change in Pakistan and the world. Since her near-fatal shooting in 2012, her voice and reach has grown, as she speaks out against the Taliban's influence, and advocates for education for Pakistani youth.

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South Korean Public Broadcaster Bans Psy Video

12:22pm April 18, 2013

In the video, Psy dances up the street and kicking an orange cone that reads "no parking." State-funded KBS says abusing public property does not meet its standards.

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