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Turkish Government Blames ISIS For Weekend Attack That Killed 97

2:45pm October 14, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Turkey is gripped by grief after a weekend bomb attack killed nearly 100 people. The country faces parliamentary elections in two weeks, but many Turks wonder if any party can bring calm to Turkey.

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Tourists cram onto the Great Wall in Beijing, China, on Oct. 2, the second day of the National Day holidays.

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How Traveling In China Went From Adventure To Ordeal

10:24am October 14, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

China just wrapped up a holiday week in which an estimated 500 million people traveled around the country. NPR's Frank Langfitt explains why his family rarely travels for fun anymore in China.

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Protesters Outside Karachi's Press Club Hope To Get Journalists' Attention

8:22am October 14, 2015

by Philip Reeves

Speaking out in Karachi can cost you your life. But there is a patch of sidewalk where Pakistanis feel they can safely raise their voices. (This piece first aired on May 5, 2015 on Morning Edition.)

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Relatives mourn Mohammad Ikhlaq Saifi in his village outside New Delhi last month. The Muslim man was lynched, allegedly by a Hindu mob, after he was accused of killing a cow.

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India's Ban On Beef Leads To Murder, And Hindu-Muslim Friction

7:14pm October 13, 2015

by Julia McCarthy

A Muslim man was lynched by a village mob that accused him of killing a cow. As Hindu nationalists gain ground, critics say they are threatening Indian traditions of pluralism.

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The entrance to the main building of Japan's iconic Hotel Okura in Tokyo. An outcry from architectural preservationists couldn't stop the demolition to make way for a high-rise tower.

Workers Are Tearing Down Tokyo's Hotel Okura, And History's Going With It

12:21pm October 12, 2015

by Elise Hu

The landmark Hotel Okura's design didn't meet the need for more rooms for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Now, an icon of Japanese mid-century modern architecture will disappear.

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Tatenda Yemeke spent the summer working on mental health issues in Cape Town: "I lived with a Muslim family and they helped me learn about local culture."

How They Spent Their Global Summer Vacation

2:41pm October 10, 2015

by Diane Cole

Students of global health are just back from summer trips around the world, learning about mental health, latrine shortages and mosquitoes. They share their experiences — and their tweets of advice.

Week In Politics: Speaker Of The House Race, Hillary Clinton On The TPP

8:18pm October 09, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Rep. Kevin McCarthy's decision to withdraw from the race for the next Speaker of the House, Hillary Clinton's opposition to the TPP, and the Russian strategy in Syria.

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TPP Negotiators Reached Agreement With Sticky Compromise On Biologics Drugs

6:38pm October 09, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

A big sticking point in the negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership involved biologics medicines and vaccines created from living organisms. The dispute centered on patent protection: how many years drug companies should have before facing competition from generics. The negotiators ended up with a complicated compromise that gives drug makers five to eight years of protection. But nobody is really happy with the outcome.

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Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity pray last month at the Mother House, the Missionaries' head office, in Kolkata, India.

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Mother Teresa's Missionaries Of Charity Says No More Adoptions In India

3:56pm October 09, 2015

by Julie McCarthy

The Catholic sisters known for their blue and white habits say they have asked the government to de-register 13 orphanages over religious objections to the country's new adoption guidelines.

Obama Begins Sales Pitch To Congress On Trans-Pacific Partnership

2:22pm October 09, 2015

by Mara Liasson

Negotiators reached agreement on a massive trade deal this week. It sets in motion a complex political fight — one that involves federal policy, the national economy, President Obama's legacy, and creates a backdrop for the 2016 presidential election.

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