Asia

Indian rescue workers search for survivors in the wreckage of a train that derailed near Pukhrayan in Kanpur district on Sunday.

World News

At Least 115 Killed In Northern India Train Derailment

5:17pm November 20, 2016

by Emma Bowman

The death toll is rising after 14 coaches of a passenger train rolled off track early Sunday, police say. More than 150 additional travelers are injured. The cause of the crash is still unknown.

World News

Prosecutors To Investigate South Korean President In Corruption Scandal

5:09pm November 20, 2016

A leadership crisis continues in South Korea, where prosecutors announced Sunday that President Park Geun-hye will be investigated as a suspect in a growing corruption and cronyism scandal.

Health & Safety

Lollapa-LOO-za: A Toilet Day Festival And Its Host City's Toilet Options

7:03am November 19, 2016

by Chhavi Sachdev

Let's take a grand tour of Mumbai's toilets, from deluxe to holes in the ground for squatting to ... the railroad tracks?

A Neo Nazi group has declared New Balance the "Official Shoes of White People." (Really. They're serious.)

This Week In Race: Sisterhood, Immigration, And The 'Official Shoe Of White People'

6:36pm November 18, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

What's popping with race this week? Here are few hardy racial matters to chew on as you head into Thanksgiving week.

A mother holds her child at a diarrhea treatment center set up and run by the public health organization Calcutta Kids.

Diarrhea 101: Time To Talk About Something We Don't Usually Talk About

4:54pm November 18, 2016

by Linda Poon

Everyone has diarrhea from time to time. For most, it's often no more than an inconvenience. But with the right mix of toxic circumstances, it can prove deadly.

JPMorgan Chase Agrees To Pay $264 Million In Chinese Bribery Scheme

10:18am November 18, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

JPMorgan Chase and its Hong Kong affiliate have agreed to pay fines totaling $264 million for their role in a scheme to win lucrative contracts in China. The bank acknowledged running a program in which it hired relatives of influential Chinese officials in exchange for certain business contracts. A Justice Department official said the scheme amounted to bribery.

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U.S. officials say JPMorgan Chase has been cooperating with American investigators looking into the bank's hiring practices in Asia.

JPMorgan Chase Paying $264 Million To Settle Allegations Of Nepotism In China

3:09pm November 17, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

U.S. officials say the bank had a program to hire the friends and relatives of Chinese government officials who could send business its way.

Law enforcement guards an entrance to Trump Tower in New York City, where President-elect Donald Trump is holding meetings with possible Cabinet picks.

Trump Transition Work Set To Pick Up Speed

2:17pm November 17, 2016

by Brian Naylor

The president-elect's team is rolling out staff to carry out the transition with Obama administration staff at various agencies, as Trump talks with more world leaders and potential Cabinet picks.

Politics & Government

Crafting China Policy Could Get Sticky After Trump's Campaign Comments

6:29am November 17, 2016

During the campaign, Donald Trump took an aggressive stance toward China. Steve Inskeep talks to Mike Pillsbury, an adviser to the Trump transition team, about what Trump's policy might be.

A Chinese newspaper headline says "U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivers a mighty shock to America." Trump has promised to label China a currency manipulator, which would pave the way to imposing high tariffs on Chinese imports.

Trump's China Stance Spurs Trade War Worries

6:20pm November 16, 2016

by Rob Schmitz

Trump has threatened to label China a currency manipulator and to impose large tariffs on its imports into the U.S. Economists say this would start a trade war, but what would that look like?

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