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The China-Korea Friendship Bridge crosses the Yalu River from Dandong into North Korea. Seventy percent of North Korea's trade passes over the bridge.

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A Chinese Border City Gives Tourists A Glimpse Of Life In North Korea

11:32pm May 03, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

From Dandong, across the Yalu River from North Korea, middle-class Chinese tourists can buy North Korean cigarettes and souvenirs, and gaze through binoculars at North Korean farmers plowing fields.

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In this picture released by the Tasnim News Agency, miners and rescue personnel carry an injured mine worker after a coal mine explosion, near Azadshahr in northern Iran. (AP Photo/Tasnim News Agency, Mostafa Hassanzadeh)

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More Than 20 People Reportedly Killed In Iranian Coal Mine Blast

4:46pm May 03, 2017

by Jim Kane

Iranian state media say at least 21 miners died and scores more were injured in the mine in northern Iran. More than a dozen people were thought to still be trapped in the mine.

North Korea Confirms Detention Of Third American As Tensions Grow

4:32pm May 03, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to Joseph DeTrani, former State Department special envoy for negotiations with North Korea, about the detention of a third American in North Korea.

Last month, North Korean authorities detained Tony Kim, an American accounting instructor, at Pyongyang's airport. Above, a plane sits at the Pyongyang airport on April 17.

North Korea Says Detained American Had Intended To 'Subvert The Country'

3:57pm May 03, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Tony Kim, an accounting instructor in his 50s, was detained at Pyongyang's airport in April. At least two other Americans are known to be held in North Korea, sentenced to prison and hard labor.

A statue of the Greek writer Thucydides sits outside the Austrian capital in Vienna. More than 2,000 years ago, he noted the friction that led to war between an established power, Sparta, and a rising power, Athens. A new book by Harvard professor Graham

From Ancient Greece, Lessons On The Risk Of A Modern, Accidental War

1:31pm May 03, 2017

by Greg Myre

What's the most serious threat to the U.S. — a resurgent Russia, Islamic State terrorism, a nuclear Iran? Maybe it's none of the above. It could be something called the Thucydides trap.

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On August 8, 2016, a suicide bomber killed 74 people and wounded 112 others at a government-run hospital in Quetta, Pakistan.

Report: Health Workers Attacked In 23 Countries Last Year

7:28am May 03, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

Syria has seen the most attacks but it is far from the only country where assaults take place.

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Indian Government Shuts Down Most Social Media In Kashmir

4:33pm May 02, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

The Indian government has banned most social media in Indian-occupied Kashmir. Protesters in Kashmir were using social media to post anti-government information.

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The Japanese luxury Train Suite Shiki-Shima will carry a maximum of 34 passengers. Tickets cost between nearly $3,000 and almost $10,000.

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Tickets Sell Out To Japan's New Luxury Train, Despite Costing Thousands

3:42pm May 02, 2017

by Bill Chappell

If you want to travel on the Shiki-Shima train, you'll need to plan ahead: despite starting at nearly $3,000, tickets are sold out through next spring.

Ousted President Park Geun-hye arrives at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office last month for questioning.

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Trial Of Ousted South Korean Leader Begins As Voters Mull Her Replacement

2:28pm May 02, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Park Geun-hye's lawyers denied the slew of corruption charges against her, which could put her away for life. Meanwhile, a generational divide could determine the impeached president's successor.

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile interceptor system is now functional at its South Korean site. In this photo from 2013, one of the THAAD systems is seen performing a test launch.

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THAAD Missile System In South Korea Is Now Operational, U.S. Says

10:38am May 02, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The American missile system has caused controversy, partly because President Trump suggested he would charge South Korea for it.