Monsoon Flooding Kills Dozens In Myanmar, Prompting Calls For Help
More than 200,000 people have been displaced by floods and landslides, with at least 46 deaths reported.
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In Cambodia, Rats Are Being Trained To Sniff Out Land Mines And Save Lives
An estimated 4 to 6 million land mines are scattered throughout Cambodia, one of the world's worst-affected places. Rats possessing an exceptional sense of smell are being trained to detect the mines.
Tired Of The Seoul-Sucking Rat Race, Koreans Flock To Farming
More than 80 percent of people in South Korea live in cities. But in the past few years, there has been a shift. Tens of thousands of South Koreans are relocating to the countryside each year.
French Investigators Examine Wing Bit Thought To Be From Missing Airliner
Malaysian and French investigators meet in Paris to shape the investigation into recovered debris from the missing Malaysian airliner. The wing component found on an island in the Indian Ocean has arrived in France for analysis.
Toxic Lead Contaminates Some Traditional Ayurvedic Medicines
The treatments are popular in India and the United States, but some can be contaminated with high levels of lead and other toxic metals. People continue to be harmed.
Some Kazakhs Celebrate The Loss Of The 2022 Winter Olympics
Kazakhstan lost its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics to Beijing, but a number of Kazakhs see this as an opportunity, not a loss.
In Seoul, Where Everything Moves Fast, There's Also Longing For The Past
In recent weeks, NPR's Ari Shapiro has been reporting from Seoul. He's found South Koreans take great pride in their country's progress over the past 50 years, but it's often tempered by nostalgia.
MH370 Update: Recovered Jet Section Arrives At French Lab For Testing
After the large piece of debris was discovered on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean this week, Malaysia Airlines said it "is almost certainly part of a Boeing 777."
International Olympic Committee Chooses Beijing For 2022 Winter Games
The International Olympic Committee announced Friday that the 2022 Winter Games will be held in Beijing.
As Beijing Prepares To Host Winter Olympics, Where Will It Get The Snow?
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Jennifer Turner, director of the China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center, about water resources and environmental concerns in the extremely arid region.