India's Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence In Brutal Gang Rape Case
India's Supreme Court has upheld the verdict of four men accused of a brutal gang rape in the capital, New Delhi. They will be sentenced to death.
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Chinese-Made Passenger Jet Takes Off For Its First Test Flight
The C919 is the first large passenger jetliner made in China. The narrow-body plane will compete with single-aisle jets from Airbus and Boeing. The C919 was originally expected to fly in 2014.
India's Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentences Over 2012 Gang Rape
The court rejected the appeals of four men who committed the crime it described as "brutal, barbaric and diabolic," in which a 23-year-old woman was attacked and left to die.
How Singapore Sees The Threat From North Korea
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has urged South Asian countries to ensure enforcement of sanctions against North Korea. Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan of Singapore talks with Rachel Martin.
All Nippon Airways To Review Gluten-Free Options
On a flight from Tokyo to Sydney, Martin Pavelka ordered gluten free meals. For breakfast, other passengers got sausage, eggs and bread. Pavelka got a banana along with a knife, fork and some salt.
China Forcefully Opposes U.S. Missile Defense System In South Korea
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Michael Elleman, senior fellow for missile defense at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, about a new American missile defense system in South Korea.
Korean Village's Message To THAAD Missile Defense System: 'Go Away'
From a golf course in South Korea, the U.S. can now shoot down North Korean missiles. But residents don't want a missile defense system in their backyard — and neither does China.
North Korea Pens Singular, Scathing Criticism Of Its Singular Ally, China
The country's state-run news agency issued a rare broadside against Beijing, its most important trade partner and ally, for "its reckless act of chopping down the pillar of the DPRK-China relations."
Women (And Men) Demand An End To India's Tax On Sanitary Pads
#LahuKaLagaan is the name of a new viral campaign. It means "the tax on blood." The goal is to get the government to end the tax on sanitary napkins.
Parade Floats And Altered K-Pop Songs Mark South Korea's Coming Election
With tensions rising over North Korea's nuclear program, you might expect a kind of panic in South Korea. But there's an altogether different scene happening in Seoul ahead of the election.