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2 Influential People In South Korea Are In Jail

8:19am May 02, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

The heir to Samsung is in jail on bribery charges. Ex-president Park Geun-hye was impeached late last year, removed from office in March and her corruption trial got underway this week.

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A buffalo market in central Rajasthan, India. Drivers ferrying these animals to slaughterhouses have been intercepted and accused of transporting cows, an animal many Hindus consider sacred. A new report from Human Rights Watch says that this devotion to

Vigilantes In India: Protecting Sacred Cows, Promoting A Hindu Way Of Life

7:18am May 02, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

Incidents of violence against non-Hindus are rising after Hindu nationalists swept recent elections in India. But critics say Hindu nationalism can't succeed in a country that is 15 percent Muslim.

News Brief: Replacing Obamacare, Trump-Putin Call, South Korean Politics

5:26am May 02, 2017

GOP pressured to pass bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. Trump to talk to Putin by phone. South Korea's first female president is on trial for corruption, a week before an election to replace her.

Lee Seung-won, 74, considers himself a pro-U.S. conservative, and he believes the ousted South Korean president, Park Geun-hye, was unfairly treated. Park goes on trial Tuesday for corruption. An election to replace her will be held May 9.

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In South Korea's Presidential Election, A Referendum On U.S. Relations

12:23am May 02, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

With their impeached president on trial for corruption, South Korean voters will decide how pro-U.S. her replacement should be — as President Trump and North Korea trade threats of war.

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Despite Human Rights Record, Trump Invites Philippines' President To The White House

5:42pm May 01, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Human Rights activist Chito Gascon about President Trump's invitation to Philippines' President Duterte and Duterte's record on human rights, including extra-judicial executions.

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Hindu Nationalists Blamed For Igniting Culture War

11:58am May 01, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

There are rising incidents of vigilantism in India. Promoting a Hindu way of life for all Indians, Hindu nations are accused of using violence and intimidation to make their case.

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News Brief: Government Shutdown Averted, Duterte Invited To White House

7:16am May 01, 2017

There's a deal to keep the government running. Ishaan Tharoor of The Washington Post discusses Trump inviting Philippine President Duterte to the White House. And, protests are planned in France.

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte talks with reporters in Manila on Friday. President Donald Trump invited Duterte to the White House in a phone call this weekend, despite concerns about the leader's violent war on drugs.

Trump Invites Controversial Philippines Leader To White House

2:56pm April 30, 2017

by Miles Parks

Trump had a "very friendly" phone call with Rodrigo Duterte, a leader accused of leading a mass killing of drug addicts in his country who also once called Barack Obama "the son of a whore."

Bangladeshi activists mark the fourth anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse at the site where the building once stood in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on April 24.

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4 Years After Rana Plaza Tragedy, What's Changed For Bangladeshi Garment Workers?

7:43am April 30, 2017

by Ashley Westerman

Four years after the deadliest garment factory disaster, a new report by Human Rights Watch finds that many global apparel companies have not signed a transparency pledge regarding its supply chains.

Health & Safety

The Surprising Wishes Of India's Sex Workers

7:00am April 30, 2017

by Abraar Karan

A researcher found that some of them don't want to be "rescued." And that in one community, sex work is a traditional occupation for married women.