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UN Security Council Urges For More Robust Action Against North Korea

4:50pm September 04, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

A day after North Korea's largest nuclear test, the United Nations Security Council held a meeting to discuss North Korea. Members urged for more robust sanctions and actions.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai during a ceremony at the United Nations in New York in April 2017. She called on Myanmar's de facto leader to "stop the violence."

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Malala Yousafzai Criticizes Aung San Suu Kyi Over Violence On Myanmar's Rohingya

9:24am September 04, 2017

by James Doubek

Education activist Malala Yousafzai criticized Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her ongoing silence over the violence that has led to tens of thousands of Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh.

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Thousands Of Rohingya Flee Myanmar Amid Brutal Violence

8:43am September 04, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

Thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees have fled a military crackdown in Myanmar.

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World Leaders Condemn North Korean Nuclear Test

5:10am September 04, 2017

by Elise Hu

North Korea conducted its sixth test of a nuclear weapon on Sunday, and the world reacted with condemnation. North Korea claims to have tested a hydrogen bomb.

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News Brief: North Korean Nukes, Trump's Response, Harvey's Toxic Effects

5:10am September 04, 2017

North Korea claimed to have successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb on Sunday, which would be a big development in the country's nuclear program. Also, we have the latest on the U.S. response.

Mixed Messages From U.S. Follow North Korea's Latest Nuclear Test

5:24pm September 03, 2017

by Mara Liasson

North Korea says it has tested another nuclear device — its most powerful to date. This activity has provoked multiple responses from the White House.

This undated picture released by North Korea's state-run news agency Sunday shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looking at what Pyongyang claims is a hydrogen bomb.

North Korea Claims Successful Hydrogen Bomb Test

3:59pm September 03, 2017

by Elise Hu

In its sixth nuclear test, North Korea said it was "successful" in loading a hydrogen bomb onto an intercontinental ballistic missile. President Trump is set to meet with his national security team.

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Bet you think it's pulled pork! But in fact it's jackfruit baked with barbecue sauce and served up on Hawaiian rolls.

Whatever Happened To ... The Plan To Jazz Up Jackfruit?

12:59pm September 03, 2017

by Marc Silver

In 2014, food researchers wanted to get more people eating jackfruit — a tree fruit chock-full of nutrients. How's that going?

Reporters of the English-laguage newspaper Cambodia Daily watch a video clip featuring Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha at their newsroom in Phnom Penh on September 3, 2017. One of Cambodia's last remaining independent newspapers, the paper announced

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Cambodia Daily Newspaper To Close After 24 Years

11:56am September 03, 2017

by Ashley Westerman

The paper announced it would cease operations after receiving a tax bill of $6.3 million. Representatives of the paper say the bill was a silencing tactic because of its coverage of Cambodia's leader.

This undated picture released by North Korea's state-run news agency on Sunday shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un looking at what Pyongyang claims is a hydrogen bomb, which can be loaded into the country's new intercontinental ballistic missile.

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North Korea Brandishes What It Says Is A Missile-Ready H-Bomb

12:22am September 03, 2017

by Emma Bowman

In photos released by country's state-run news media, leader Kim Jong Un is seen inspecting a "super explosive" nuclear weapon that's purportedly capable of being mounted on an ICMB.