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French President Francois Hollande (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a ceremony Monday to lay the foundation stone for the headquarters of the International Solar Allliance at Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India.

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India, France Find Common Cause On Counterterrorism

2:32pm January 25, 2016

by Julie McCarthy

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande, who is on a three-day trip to India, announced a tentative deal for New Delhi to purchase 36 Rafele fighter jets.

Chinese folk wisdom says that monkeys are cuter than goats, but this photo of a Chinese goat would seem to prove that the opposite is true.

China Blames Goats For 2015 Drop In Birth Rate

7:00am January 23, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

China is scapegoating goats for a drop in the number of babies born last year — and hopes that the coming year of the monkey will be better.

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North Korea Detains U.S. Student For 'Hostile Act'

5:05pm January 22, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Curtis Melvin, a researcher at the Johns Hopkins U.S.-Korea Institute, about tourism to North Korea, and whether tourism ultimately benefits or harms the people.

A uniformed tour guide gestures to tourists outside the War Museum in Pyongyang. U.S. citizens can visit North Korea as tourists.

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North Korea Claims It Has U.S. Student In Custody

3:48pm January 22, 2016

by Elise Hu

State media reported that the isolated nation has detained a student from the University of Virginia for "committing anti-republic activities."

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#ZikaQA: Watch Goats and Soda's Live Q&A On The Zika Virus

6:01pm January 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

NPR correspondents Lourdes Garcia-Navarro and Jason Beaubien will answer your questions on the Zika virus in a live YouTube Q&A. Submit your questions now.

In Djibouti, China will build what's believed to be its first overseas military base. Here, Chinese sailors stand on the deck of the flagship missile frigate Ma'Anshan, which saw action against pirates off Somalia's coast in 2010.

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China Reaches Deal To Build Military Outpost In Djibouti

12:47pm January 21, 2016

by Bill Chappell

A naval supply facility in the Horn of Africa will help sustain the fight against piracy on open waters, China says. It's believed to be the country's first military outpost.

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At Least 20 Dead In Pakistan University Attack

7:32pm January 20, 2016

At least 20 people were killed in an attack on a university in northwestern Pakistan Wednesday. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Jon Boone of the Guardian for the latest.

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What Happens To The Body And Mind When Starvation Sets In?

7:29pm January 20, 2016

by Susan Brink

What is the process of starvation like? Do women have a survival advantage because of their greater percentage of stored body fat? These are some of the questions we asked our experts.

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Student's Suicide Ignites Public Debate Over Indian Caste System

7:11pm January 20, 2016

by Julie McCarthy

A 26-year-old Ph.D. student killed himself in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. A Dalit, he was one of five students protesting their expulsion from the university's housing facility.

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Pakistani Forces Gain Control Of University After Gunmen Attack

6:03pm January 20, 2016

Gunmen attacked a university in Charsadda, Pakistan, killing at least 20 people. Steve Inskeep talks to Jonathan Boone, a reporter with The Guardian. Charsadda has been the scene of previous attacks.

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