Asia

As Trump Adopts 'America First' Policy, China's Global Role Could Change

6:45pm January 23, 2017

With the U.S. possibly disengaging from world affairs in the new Trump era, the larger world order as we've come to know it has changed. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Robert Daly of the Wilson Center about where this leaves China and whether that country will aim to become the next world leader.

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Emperor Akihito, seen here with Empress Michiko during a state visit to the Philippines last year, could be allowed to abdicate if Japan's legislature changes the law governing the throne.

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Japan Explores Ways For Emperor To Abdicate The Throne

3:02pm January 23, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Emperor Akihito, 83, has suggested that he would like to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne.

China's Chang'e-5 craft, seen here at an exhibition in 2014, will carry out a lunar soft landing, according to the country's space agency.

China Will Launch Moon-Sampling Mission In November

12:29pm January 23, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Ahead of a separate plan to visit the moon's far side, China hopes to return lunar samples to Earth in late 2017.

Rescue workers search for victims at from the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar express train that derailed near Kuneru station in southern Andhra Pradesh state on Sunday.

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At Least 39 People Killed After Train Derails In Southeast India

9:03am January 22, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The overnight incident, which also injured more than 60, is just the latest wreck for a railway system that has become notorious for its deadly derailments. Officials have not yet ruled out foul play.

Activists hold a banner that reads "Women's March Against Fascism" during the Women's March rally in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday.

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Women's Marches Go Global: Postcards From Protests Around The World

11:10pm January 21, 2017

Boston, San Francisco, London, Sydney — D.C.'s massive protest has spawned sister marches in all 50 states and hundreds of cities across seven continents. Here's a glimpse of some of the biggest.

Drone hobbyist Zorik Olangi shot this image of his home island, Malaita, part of the Solomon Islands.

PHOTOS: A Drone's View Of The World

9:02am January 21, 2017

by Jessica Deahl

The website 'dronestagram' is a goldmine of riveting images (think Instagram for drone pics). We picked some of the most captivating shots from the past year.

Actor Aamir Khan plays former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, training his on-screen daughters in the art of wrestling, in the film Dangal.

Unexpected Heroines Of An Indian Box Office Hit: Female Wrestlers

11:29pm January 20, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

'Dangal" is a Disney film that tells the story of India's Phogat wrestling family. It's broken the record for ticket sales for a Hindi language film. And it's in theaters in the U.S. too.

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Timor Leste's Patrick Fabiano, (far left) was one of the 12 players declared ineligible by the Asia Football Confederation disciplinary committee.

East Timor's Soccer Team Booted From Asian Cup For Fake Document Scheme

5:20pm January 20, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The Asian Football Confederation says it found out that a dozen Brazilian-born soccer players playing for East Timor were registered using phony birth or baptism certificates.

Mexico, Russia And China Anticipate Changed U.S. Relations Under Trump

4:28pm January 20, 2017

The inauguration in this country is being closely watched all over the world, including three countries whose relationship to the U.S. will likely change drastically under President Trump: Mexico, Russia and China.

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A nurse in India looks at x-ray results to see if the patient has tuberculosis.

A Teen's Family Fought To Get Her A Restricted TB Drug — And Won

2:41pm January 19, 2017

by Rina Shaikh-Lesko

A landmark ruling in the New Delhi High Court will compel the national tuberculosis program to provide a new drug to treat an 18-year-old's TB infection.