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After His Family Fled Persecution, Rohingya Refugee Dreams Of His Homeland

4:30pm April 17, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

The Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, have been fleeing persecution for decades. NPR has the story of one man, who's never even seen his homeland but would like to someday.

As Tensions Grow In Region, Pence Reaffirms 'Ironclad' South Korean Relations

4:30pm April 17, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with John Park, director of the Korea Working Group at the Harvard Kennedy School, about U.S. relations with South Korea amid growing tension over the North Korean threat.

Vice President Pence arrived Monday at the South Korean border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War.

Pence Tells North Korea: 'The Era Of Strategic Patience Is Over'

4:24pm April 17, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

"All options are on the table," U.S. Vice President Pence said during his visit to South Korea, amid rising tensions with North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile program.

People who supported a "No" vote protested Sunday in Istanbul following results in a nationwide referendum that will determine Turkey's political future.

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Erdogan Says Monitors Questioning Turkey's Vote Should 'Know Their Place'

2:37pm April 17, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

European election observers said in preliminary findings that Sunday's referendum "took place on an unlevel playing field." The nationwide vote vastly expands presidential powers.

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for a hearing in late March. Arrested shortly after that hearing, Park has now been formally indicted on corruption charges.

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Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye Is Formally Indicted

10:49am April 17, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Park, who was impeached and removed from power, faces charges that range from bribery to the leaking of state secrets. The bribery charge alone carries a possible life sentence in prison.

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'LA Times' Journalist Was Granted Rare Access To Pyongyang Celebration

10:34am April 17, 2017

David Greene talk to Jonathan Kaiman of the Los Angeles Times, who was invited by the North Korean government to cover the 105th birthday celebration of the country's founder.

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Vice President Pence Visits DMZ Amid Tensions With North Korea

10:03am April 17, 2017

Vice President Mike Pence is in South Korea. David Greene talks to Joel Wit, senior fellow at the U.S.-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about North Korea.

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Morning News Brief: North Korea Missile Test, Turkish Vote, Ohio Manhunt

6:25am April 17, 2017

North Korea launched a failed missile test. Turkish voters granted the president sweeping new powers. Authorities in Cleveland search for a man who they say posted a video of a murder on Facebook.

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Ming lives in this mud brick home, three miles outside Beijing city limits.

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Beijing Mega-Region Plan Aims To Alleviate Poverty, But Some Are Wary

5:38pm April 16, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Set to be implemented in 2030, the plan would merge Beijing, the port city of Tianjin and Hebei province into a mega-region to push economic development. Some are skeptical resources will be shifted.

An unidentified missile is displayed during a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang, the nation's capital, on Saturday.

North Korea Missile Launch Fails A Day After Military Parade

11:11pm April 15, 2017

by Emma Bowman

The unidentified missile "blew up almost immediately" on Sunday morning, near the nation's east coast, according to the U.S. military.