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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.

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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.

U.S. And South Korea Announce Missile Defense System

8:28pm July 08, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

Defense forces from the U.S. and South Korea will soon deploy an advanced missile defense system to counter threats from the North.

Pakistan's most renowned humanitarian, Abdul Sattar Edhi (left), shares a meal with children living in one of his charity houses in Karachi. Edhi died Friday at age 88.

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Abdul Sattar Edhi, Known As 'Pakistan's Mother Teresa,' Dies At 88

5:46pm July 08, 2016

by Hannah Bloch

He was Pakistan's greatest humanitarian, creating a social service network providing 24-hour emergency services, adoptions, maternity wards and burials for the indigent.

Daal — yellow, red, brown or black — is a staple across India. It is often described, inadequately, I think, as lentil soup. Except it's so much more.

A Longing For Lentils, Or How I Learned To Find Home Where The Daal Is

4:59pm July 08, 2016

by Kavitha Rao

Daal, yellow, red, brown or black, is a staple across India. It is often described, inadequately, as lentil soup. Except it's so much more. For a lifelong expat, it's an anchor in a shifting world.

As fast-moving Typhoon Nepartak makes its way across the Philippines Sea, large waves crash against the breakwaters Thursday in Ilan on the eastern coast of Taiwan.

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Taiwan Braces For Super Typhoon Nepartak

7:47pm July 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The storm bearing down on the island is expected to make landfall early Friday. Nepartak could batter Taiwan's coastline, and thousands have been evacuated from islands off Taiwan's coast.

Ten Years is an independent film featuring five separate stories that imagine what Hong Kong would be like in 2025. One is about a pro-democracy protester who immolates herself in front of the British consulate.

In 'Ten Years,' A Dystopian Vision Of Hong Kong's Future Under China

1:46pm July 07, 2016

by Alan Yu

The Hong Kong movie industry is best known for martial arts and crime thrillers, but this year's hottest film is a dark meditation on what Hong Kong could be like in 2025.

People wait in a branch of France's national employment agency Pole Emploi, where a board read "reception without appointment" April 27 in Montpellier, southern France. While the economy is healthier in France than other European countries, unemployment r

Even In Rich Countries, Jobs Have Returned Only At A 'Painful' Pace

11:35am July 07, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Throughout the developed world, the economic recovery has been a disappointment for workers, according to a new report. It finds many rich countries still have double-digit unemployment.

South Koreans leave notes at an exit of Gangnam subway station in Seoul. It was turned into a makeshift memorial for a 23-year-old woman who was stabbed to death by a male stranger.

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Violent Crimes Prompt Soul-Searching In Korea About Treatment Of Women

6:34pm July 06, 2016

by Elise Hu

Recent cases of murder and gang rape have led to new measures boosting security and support for victims of sexual assault. Women's rights advocates say attitudes are what really need to change.

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