Everyday Life In North Korea
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sokeel Park of the refugee assistance group Liberty in North Korea about everyday life for North Koreans.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Calls Atrocities On Rohingya 'Fake News'
Former U.S. ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell talks to NPR's Scott Simon about the harsh light Myanmar's repression of Muslims is casting on its leader, Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
German Anti-Immigrant Party Helped By U.S. GOP Strategist
A right-wing, populist party running in the upcoming German elections has hired a Texas political strategy firm to help its campaign.
Millions Ordered To Evacuate Florida As Irma Crashes Past Cuba
With 155 mph winds, Irma is headed for Florida. More than 5 million people have been ordered to evacuate.
Powerful Earthquake Off Southern Mexico Kills More Than 60 People
The magnitude 8.1 quake hit off Mexico's southern coast, toppling houses in Chiapas state and causing buildings more than 600 miles away in Mexico City to sway violently.
As Boy Peers Curiously Over Border Wall, His Artist Asks: 'What Is He Thinking?'
JR, a French street artist, hasn't answered that question — and that's the point. His massive artwork on the border, which coincided with the decision to rescind DACA, is the "start of a discussion."
Hurricane Irma Underscores Puerto Rico's Crumbling Infrastructure
Puerto Rico escaped the full impact of Hurricane Irma, but its perilous economic condition and crumbling infrastructure were affected nonetheless.
More Than 30 Killed In Massive Earthquake In Southern Mexico
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Eduardo Mendoza, Direct Relief Mexico's general manager, about the response being coordinated with the impacted areas in Oaxaca and the rest of the country after the earthquake.
Canada Secretly Sneaks LGBT Russians Out Of Chechnya
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kimahli Powell, executive director of non-profit, Rainbow Railroad, about the joint program between Powell's organization and the Canadian government to secretly move gay men and women out of Chechnya and into Canada as government-assisted refugees.
China Steps Up Crackdown On Liberal Universities
Despite its ambitions to create world class academic institutions, China has stepped up efforts to purge its universities of liberal ideas, reversing a general long-term trend towards more academic freedoms.