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Why Prejudice Runs Deep Against Rohingya Muslims Of Myanmar

6:30am September 12, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Francis Wade — author of Myanmar's Enemy Within: Buddhist Violence and the Making of a Muslim 'Other' — about why the Rohingya are so vilified by the Buddhist majority.

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United Nations U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley addresses a U.N. Security Council meeting on North Korea on Monday.

U.N. Security Council Approves New North Korea Sanctions

9:08pm September 11, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Facing opposition from China and Russia against even tougher sanctions, the U.S. compromised to win a unanimous resolution.

U.N. Security Council Set To Vote On New Sanctions Against North Korea

8:16pm September 11, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The United Nations Security Council plans to vote on new sanctions against North Korea, following the country's recent nuclear test. But the sanctions package was reportedly watered down and no longer includes U.S. demands for an oil embargo.

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Rohingya refugees embrace one another, finally reunited after a perilous journey by boat from Myanmar to Bangladesh.

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Apparent 'Ethnic Cleansing' Is Now Unfolding In Myanmar, U.N. Says

8:04pm September 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Operations against the Rohingya look like a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing," the U.N. human rights chief says. But Myanmar's civilian leader, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, denies the allegations.

U.N. Security Council Steps Up Pressure On North Korea

7:32pm September 11, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The security council voted unanimously on a new sanctions resolution Monday that U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley says is meant to starve North Korea of money needed to support its nuclear program.

They're the only two female artists working on a Mongolian street mural about the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals: Michid Enkhbat (stooping) and Odno Bold. The goal they're illustrating: "gender equality."

Mongolia's Hunt For Female Street Artists

12:15pm September 11, 2017

by Katya Cengel

The goal was to paint street murals that illustrate the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. And not to have only male artists — especially for the goal about gender equality.

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Everyday Life In North Korea

8:06am September 09, 2017

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'

8:06am September 09, 2017

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.

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China Steps Up Crackdown On Liberal Universities

4:58pm September 08, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

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.

An Indian villager wades through floodwaters in West Bengal on Aug. 23.

Local Aid Groups Are Key To Disaster Relief. So Why Are They Overlooked?

4:52pm September 08, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

Community-based charities are at the front lines of the flood response in South Asia. But global charities get almost all the attention — and money.