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Indonesia's Presidential Race Shows Islamic Fundamentalism Is Gaining Traction

5:19pm April 16, 2019

by Julie McCarthy

Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, is set to go to the polls Wednesday, when voters will choose between incumbent President Jokowi Widodo and a former Suharto-era general.

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The rescued dog appeared happy on the oil rig before he made his journey back to shore.

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Dog Saved By Workers On Oil Rig, 135 Miles Off Thai Coast

4:11pm April 16, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

It's not clear how the animal ended up stranded in the middle of the Gulf of Thailand. But the pup, now named Boonrod, is gaining strength and looks happy and well-fed.

Firewood is stacked for sale in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. Local residents complain that the Rohingya have cut down all the trees surrounding the camps and burned them in cooking fires.

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Bangladesh Struggles To Cope With Pressures Of Hosting 1 Million Rohingya Refugees

9:10am April 15, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

"We're being outnumbered by the sheer number of the refugee population," says Mohammad Abul Kalam, the head of Bangladesh's Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission in Cox's Bazar.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with of Yogi Adityanath (left), a Hindu priest who is chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, during a campaign rally on March 28.

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With Indian Elections Underway, The Vote Is Also A Referendum On Hindu Nationalism

8:02am April 14, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Many see India's election as a turning point in which the country may seek to redefine itself via Hinduism, its majority faith. Secularism has become "a four-letter word," says one expert.

Siddharth Dube, a longtime public health advocate, has written a memoir: An Indefinite Sentence: A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex.

Taunted As A 'Sissy Boy,' Siddharth Dube Shares His Life Story In New Memoir

7:00am April 13, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

The public health advocate came of age in India when homosexuality was outlawed. He reflects on his experiences in An Indefinite Sentence: A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex.

Top government leaders told NPR that federal agencies are years behind where they could have been if Chinese cybertheft had been openly addressed earlier.

As China Hacked, U.S. Businesses Turned A Blind Eye

9:05pm April 12, 2019

The U.S. has largely failed to stop Chinese cybertheft of U.S. companies, but the companies themselves led the charge in keeping it under wraps.

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un listens during a meeting in February with President Trump at the second U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi.

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Kim Tightens Leadership Over North Korea In Major Government Reshuffle

11:52am April 12, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

The North Korean leader shunted aside a pair of long-serving senior officials and seated a newly elected parliament. The move is thought to be aimed at helping Kim ride out U.S. sanctions.

Protesters celebrate after listening to a judgment during a rally demanding the abolition of South Korea's abortion law outside of the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Thursday.

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South Korean Court Strikes Down Decades-Old Abortion Ban

7:48am April 12, 2019

by Se Eun Gong

The country's Constitutional Court overturned the ban enacted in 1953. Despite South Korea's heavily Christian population, in recent years anti-abortion sentiment has softened.

An Indian Mishing tribal woman looks back to ensure her vote has been cast as she prepares to leave the voting compartment during the first phase of general elections in Majuli, Assam, India, Thursday.

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Polls Open In The World's Largest Democracy: Fun Facts On India's Election

9:02pm April 11, 2019

Polls have opened in 18 Indian states and two union territories. It is the first day of a seven-phase election staggered over more than five weeks in the country of 1.3 billion people.

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As India's Polls Open, Vendors Are Cashing In With Election-Themed Fashion

4:49pm April 11, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

The world's biggest election is underway in India. Polls opened Thursday, with five weeks of voting. Vendors are cashing in with election-themed fashion, including saris with the prime minister's face.

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