With Cupcakes And Courage, Myanmar Stages 'Vagina Monologues'
Right up to the opening curtain, organizers of the performance weren't sure that the play would be welcome in their very conservative country.
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Malala Yousafzai Returns To Pakistan For First Time Since 2012 Attack
The education advocate and human rights campaigner became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate after being shot in the head at age 15 by a Taliban gunman.
What Kim Jong Un's Trip To China Means For Negotiations With North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to China this week on his first trip to another country since taking power. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with David Kang of the University of Southern California about the summit and what it means for ongoing negotiations with North Korea.
Kim Jong Un Talks Nukes On Secret Trip To China
The visit to Beijing was Kim Jong Un's first foreign trip since taking power in 2011, and it follows North Korea's recent agreement to hold talks with the leaders of South Korea and the United States.
Ambassador Branstad: Trump Position On North Korea Is Clear
David Greene talks to U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's unannounced visit to Beijing and the possibility of a trade war with China.
News Brief: Kim Jong Un In China, Gerrymandering At The Supreme Court
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un reportedly visited China in his first trip abroad since taking power. Also, Marcia Coyle of National Law Journal previews a Supreme Court gerrymandering case.
No Fooling: Chinese Space Lab Might Plunge From Orbit On April 1
China's Tiangong-1, launched in 2013, is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere sometime between March 31 and April 2, according to the European Space Agency.
Kim Jong Un Visits China In First Known Departure From North Korea Since 2011
The visit, kept tightly under wraps, comes just ahead of a planned summit between Kim and President Trump. Both Kim and Chinese leader Xi Jinping affirmed commitment to North Korea's denuclearization.
South Korean Officials Say They've Reached Trade Agreement With Trump Administration
Officials in South Korea say they've reached a trade agreement with the Trump administration. While U.S. trade deals typically try to lower trade barriers, this one actually creates new ones.
British Travel Writer Jan Morris Weighs In On The 'Advantages Of Androgyny'
The celebrated writer transitioned from male to female in 1972 at the age of 46. In 1989, Morris told Terry Gross that she had shed "a lot of the emotions and the experiences of both genders."