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Pakistani Cinemas Ban Bollywood Films As Indian Conflict Intensifies

4:40pm October 10, 2016

by Philip Reeves

The flare-up in the Indian-Pakistan conflict is spilling over into the world of entertainment. Pakistan's cinema owners are refusing to screen Bollywood movies, despite their huge popularity.

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People pray for Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Wat Pathum Wanaram temple on Monday in Bangkok. The health of Thailand's 88-year-old monarch has deteriorated, the palace said Sunday night.

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Thai King's Health 'Not Stable,' Palace Says, Reigniting Succession Fears

10:02am October 10, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej has reigned for seven decades. He has been in deteriorating health for years, and a statement put out by the palace late Sunday suggests he's doing poorly.

After losing her daughter during the war, Vijaya cares for her granddaughter Anjali. Despite not being able to afford fresh vegetables, she cooks nourishing sothis or stews made of coconut milk.

Cookbook Tells The Story Of Sri Lanka's Civil War Through Food

6:45pm October 09, 2016

by Vidya Balachander

Handmade trains its lens on 34 women from across the war-torn north, interweaving their stories of struggle and survival with recipes representative of the region's distinctive cuisine.

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Ghana Wants To Remove Statue Of Gandhi Over Racism Controversy

4:49pm October 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Professors campaigned to have the statue at the University of Ghana removed over Mohandas Gandhi's "racist identity." Now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it wants to move it — for its protection.

U.S. Lifts Economic Sanctions Against Myanmar

3:42pm October 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

President Obama issued the executive order on Friday, saying he made the decision in light of political reforms in the Southeast Asian nation.

Biying Ni cooks dinner in New York City. After coming to the U.S. in 1981, Ni worked as a nanny for many years before retiring in 2000. She continues to make dishes that she grew up with in China's Fujian Province for her friends and family.

Think 'Chinese Food' Means Lo Mein? Home Cooking Brings More To The Table

6:06pm October 06, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

A new museum exhibition highlights the vast diversity of Chinese regional cuisines. It features not just celebrity chefs but also immigrant home cooks, for whom the kitchen can be a sphere of comfort.

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Police In India Arrest Hundreds In IRS Scam

6:06pm October 06, 2016

Hundreds of people were arrested in India in a scam ring that called people in the U.S., threatening them with arrest if they didn't pay them cash to clear alleged IRS debts.

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Pakistan Toughens Penalties For 'Honor' Killings

5:19pm October 06, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Pakistani lawmakers have passed a new law closing a loophole that has allowed perpetrators of so-called "honor" killings to go free. Now, they will face a mandatory 25-year jail sentence.

Ancient, whole female cannabis plants discovered in a tomb in northwestern China.

Trove Of Cannabis Plants Found In Ancient Tomb In China

2:55pm October 06, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"Medicinal and possibly spiritual or at least ritualistic Cannabis use was a widespread custom among Central Eurasian peoples during the first millennium before the Christian era," the scientists say.

Trinh Thi Ngo, known to GIs as "Hanoi Hannah" during the Vietnam War, in 2015.

'Hanoi Hannah,' Whose Broadcasts Taunted And Entertained American GIs, Dies

1:13pm October 06, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Trinh Thi Ngo was one of North Vietnam's most recognizable radio voices, broadcasting propaganda in English to U.S. service members during the Vietnam War.

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