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Villages Along Nepal's Araniko Highway Wait For Quake Relief

1:51pm May 01, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

A trip along an important road link between Nepal's capital Kathmandu and China illustrates how hard it is to distribute aid — or even reach some of Nepal's remote mountainside villages.

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It's proving difficult for President Obama to win over Democrats on trade so far.

Just Do It: Obama Tries To Sway Skeptical Democrats On Trade

8:59am May 01, 2015

by Scott Horsley

The president is finding it tough to get Democrats on board with a Pacific trade deal. He's meeting with some who might be open to it and even going to Nike headquarters next week for an event.

Returning To Vietnam Years After Fleeing War, A Man Finally Feels At Home

8:19pm April 30, 2015

by Michael Sullivan

Duc Nguyen left Vietnam in 1975 as a boat person fleeing the communist advance. Now he has returned to an unlikely place — the seat of the communist government in Hanoi.

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Fearing Aftershocks, Thousands Stream Out Of Kathmandu

8:19pm April 30, 2015

by Russell Lewis

Tens of thousands of people are leaving the Nepali capital. Some are returning to villages to try to find family missing since the earthquake. Others are scared of the threat of aftershocks.

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President Obama Relaxed Drone Rules For CIA Operations In Pakistan

6:40pm April 30, 2015

In 2013, President Obama tightened rules for drone strikes in order to reduce civilian casualties. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Wall Street Journal correspondent Adam Entous who learned that the president secretly waived the new rules for CIA operations in Pakistan.

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Monks and aid workers walk to the arrival terminal at Kathmandu's international airport. The plane was unable to secure an arrival gate when it landed on Wednesday.

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With Only One Runway, Kathmandu's Airport Hinders Earthquake Relief

2:04pm April 30, 2015

by Russell Lewis

There's gridlock at Nepal's international airport. That has complicated efforts to get goods and supplies into the country after Saturday's earthquake.

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The General (right) and his opponent, Dragon, lock horns during this year's Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival in South Korea. There are no matadors and no swords in the South Korean version. The bulls fight until one turns and runs.

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Bullfighting For Buddhists: A Less Bloody Alternative In South Korea

11:19am April 30, 2015

by Marius Stankiewicz

There are no matadors, no swords and little gore, just two bulls butting heads at the country's annual bullfighting festival. In the end, neither creature dies; each just expresses its "emotions."

Members of Nepal's Armed Police Force carry an officer as they cheer the successful rescue of a teenager who had been trapped by Saturday's earthquake in Kathmandu.

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Rescue Brings A Bit Of Good News To Nepal's Capital After Earthquake

10:52am April 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

For five days, a teenager in Kathmandu was covered in the rubble of a seven-story building that was hit by Saturday's powerful tremor. On Thursday, rescue crews pulled him to safety.

A man prays next to rubble of a temple destroyed in Saturday's earthquake in Kathmandu.

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Nepal Death Toll Tops 5,000; At Least 1.4 Million Need Food Aid

7:32am April 30, 2015

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Nearly 11,000 more were injured. The toll includes four Americans who died at a Mount Everest base camp. In addition to food, the U.N. says medical supplies are desperately needed.

Now this is an international baby: Born to a surrogate mom in Nepal (who was implanted with an egg from a South African donor) and now living in Israel with his parents, Amir Vogel Greengold (left) and Gilad Greengold.

Israeli Dads Welcome Surrogate-Born Baby In Nepal On Earthquake Day

12:19am April 30, 2015

by Emily Harris

Mazel tov, it's a global baby boy! The egg was from a South African donor; the sperm was from Israel. The surrogate mom lived in Nepal. And when the dads came to meet their son, an earthquake struck.

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