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International Tribunal Rules Against China's Claims In The South China Sea

4:26pm July 12, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

An international tribunal ruled decisively against China's territorial claims in the South China Sea. Embarrassing as the verdict is for China, it will be very difficult to enforce.

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China's Claims To South China Sea Represent 'A Fight Over Pride'

4:26pm July 12, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Ruth Wedgwood, a professor of international law and diplomacy at the the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about the ruling in the suit against China over its claims to the South China Sea.

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International Tribunal Rejects China's Claim To South China Sea

6:09am July 12, 2016

In a case that was brought by the Philippines, an international tribunal in The Hague has ruled against China over the disputed sovereignty of islands in the South China Sea.

A patient suffering from dengue fever lies under a bed net in a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, during a 2011 outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.

Health & Safety

Report: Hotline In Lahore Helped Predict Surges In Dengue Fever

6:02pm July 11, 2016

by Natalie Jacewicz

Pakistanis were asked to call and report symptoms. That simple plan led to the creation of maps that predicted where the disease would spread.

Indian government forces douse a burning tire left by protesters in the Kashmiri city of Srinagar. Violence has swept through the disputed region since separatist rebel Burhan Wani was killed by the Indian army on Friday.

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In Kashmir, Deadly Protests Follow Death Of Rebel Leader

4:51pm July 11, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

At least 25 people have died in clashes with Indian security forces in the province of Kashmir, which began after the leader of a liberation militia was killed on Friday.

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International Tribunal Set To Rule On China's Claim To South China Sea

4:29pm July 11, 2016

by Michael Sullivan

The ruling on the case brought by the Philippines against the Chinese over their claims in the South China Sea comes Tuesday.

Small fishing boats sit in the dock in Tanmen on Hainan Island. The government has subsidized the upgrading of Tanmen's fishing fleet as part of its drive to exert more control in the South China Sea.

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In A Chinese Port Town, South China Sea Dispute Is Personal

1:29pm July 11, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Ahead of a Hague ruling in a dispute between the Philippines and China over the South China Sea, a Hainan town's residents insist history is on their side. China says it will ignore any ruling.

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Pakistan Mourns Legendary Humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi

10:10am July 11, 2016

by Philip Reeves

Thousands attended a state funeral on Saturday for Edhi, who created a huge network of social services to help those whom the government failed, including orphans, abused women, the old and destitute.

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The new president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte (right) walks beside the new police chief, Ronald Bato Dela Rosa, (left) as he was sworn in on July 1 in Manila. Duterte assumed the presidency on June 30, pledging a ruthless approach to suspected dru

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Under A Hard-Line President, Dozens Of Drug Suspects Killed In Philippines

7:08am July 10, 2016

by Michael Sullivan

Rodrigo Duterte promised during his campaign that he would get tough with drug dealers. He's been in office less than two weeks, and more than 60 suspects have been killed by police.

This image, courtesy of The New York Times, shows New York Times correspondent Sydney Schanberg talking with colleague Dith Pran in the Times office in New York in 1980.

National

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter Sydney Schanberg Dies At 82

4:40pm July 09, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The longtime New York Times foreign correspondent is best known for his raw, gripping coverage of Cambodia's fall to the Khmer Rouge. That reportage inspired the Oscar-winning film The Killing Fields.