Asia

Why The U.S. Has Continued To Fight In Afghanistan

6:58am February 08, 2019

by David Welna

President Trump made it clear that he's intent on leaving Afghanistan, even as top military officials warn that nation harbors a growing number of groups intent on attacking the U.S.

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Trump To Meet With North Korea's Leader Later This Month

8:24am February 07, 2019

David Greene talks to Joel Wit, a former State Department official with experience dealing with North Korea, about this month's scheduled summit in Vietnam between the U.S. and North Korea.

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Archaeologist Koji Iesaki holds a carved roof ornament excavated at the former site of the Jyokyo-ji temple in Kyoto, Japan. Iesaki and other archaeologists have their hands full as a pre-Olympic building boom has helped reveal centuries-old artifacts fro

Ahead Of 2020 Summer Olympics, A Building Boom In Kyoto Is Yielding Ancient Artifacts

7:26pm February 06, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

Archaeologists are rushing to uncover, document and preserve centuries-old objects as new hotels and office buildings go up in the ancient former capital of Japan.

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China Investigating Reports Of HIV-Tainted Medication

12:54pm February 06, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The suspect batch contains more than 12,000 treatments of human immunoglobulin meant to boost patients' weakened immune systems. It's not yet clear if anyone contracted HIV from the product.

A TV screen shows file footage of President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday. During Trump's State of the Union address, he announced that the second summit

2nd North Korea Nuclear Summit Will Take Place In Vietnam This Month, Trump Says

6:46am February 06, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The U.S. and North Korea will meet in Vietnam, Trump told lawmakers during the State of the Union address. The countries will work toward details of denuclearization missing from last year's meeting.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced charges against alleged Chinese hackers at the Justice Department. But an increase in indictments hasn't led to a decrease in cyberattacks.

Charges Against Chinese Hackers Are Now Common. Why Don't They Deter Cyberattacks?

11:16pm February 05, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

Skeptics wonder whether the Justice Department's strategy of indicting foreign cyberattackers is a failure given the continued problem of cybertheft. Boosters say it's still the right move.

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People walk past a Peppa Pig pop-up shop in the Yu Yuan gardens, a popular tourist spot in Shanghai.

Why It's The Year Of Peppa Pig In China

8:48pm February 05, 2019

by Maureen Pao

The popular British cartoon character ushers in the Lunar New Year with a new movie. But it's the live-action trailer — and its story of a loving and lonely grandpa — that everyone's talking about.

The Ngozumpa Glacier in the Himalayas of Nepal, filling the valley in the foreground, now contains meltwater pools.

Report: Global Warming Could Melt At Least A Third Of Himalayan Glaciers

3:46pm February 05, 2019

by Danielle Preiss

If temperatures continue to rise, glaciers would begin to disappear, with a serious impact on the area's water resources.

A polluted stream in Talesh Mahalleh, which is said to be the most highly radioactive inhabited area in the world. Residents of Ramsar are exposed to naturally occurring radiation that is 10 times the annual rate of permissible radiation exposure recommen

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Life Along The Shores Of The Caspian Sea

8:52am February 05, 2019

by Claire Harbage

British photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews captures the ways in which natural elements show up in religion, therapeutic practices and recreation around the world's largest inland body of water.

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Philippines Considers Lowering Minimum Age Of Criminal Liability

8:41am February 05, 2019

by Michael Sullivan

The Philippine legislature is expected to approve a bill that would reduce the age at which children could be tried as adults to as young as 12 years old. Critics say the change is draconian.

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