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Massive Protests Hit Seoul Over Leader's Ties To Mysterious Confidante

10:26am November 05, 2016

by Bill Chappell

One day after South Korea's President Park Geun-hye issued a new apology over one of the most bizarre political scandals in recent memory, demonstrators call for her resignation.

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Pakistan To Deport Woman From Famed 'Afghan Girl' Photo

1:58pm November 04, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Sharbat Gula, known for her piercing green eyes and arresting stare, has spent most of her life living outside Afghanistan. Now a judge has ordered her to return there.

A street vendor frying potato vadas for vada pav in Mumbai's busy Dadar neighborhood.

Meet Mumbai's Iconic Veggie Burger

1:45pm November 04, 2016

by Rathina Sankari

Invented by a street vendor in the 1960s, vada pav is Mumbai's most loved street food. But now, there are vada pav chains selling frozen and fried versions of this iconic dish.

Chinese Mogul Buys Dick Clark Productions, His Latest U.S. Purchase

9:46am November 04, 2016

by Jackie Northam

Wang Jianlin, one of China's richest men, has been pursuing U.S. entertainment properties in recent years. Will he succeed where other foreign investors have struggled in the past.

This peat soil in Sumatra, Indonesia, was formerly a forest. Clearing and draining such land releases huge amounts of greenhouse gases.

Deforestation Opponents Enlist Powerful Ally: Big Food. But There's A Catch

6:02pm November 03, 2016

by Dan Charles

Hundreds of food companies have promised to keep their suppliers from cutting down forests. A global coalition of environmental groups is watching to see if the companies are keeping their promises.

Some of the men imprisoned by a criminal gang in Pakistan's illicit kidney trade return to the apartment in Rawalpindi where they were held by force.

In Pakistan, Illegal Kidney Trade Flourishes As Victims Await Justice

9:58am November 03, 2016

by Philip Reeves

Sophisticated criminals prey on the poor, luring them with false promises of lucrative jobs before depriving them of their organs. The "kidney mafias" benefit from powerful political connections.

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Choi Soon-sil appears at the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office on Monday.

Her Job At Risk, S. Korea President Reshuffles Cabinet As Scandal Widens

11:11pm November 02, 2016

by Elise Hu

President Park Geun-hye replaced her prime minister and finance chief amid a growing scandal that involves a secret adviser with ties to a mysterious religious cult.

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A new analysis of wing fragments recovered from the aircraft off the African coast and several small islands suggests the plane descended rapidly in its final minutes.

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Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet Plunged Into Sea, New Report Suggests

1:06pm November 02, 2016

by Geoff Brumfiel

A new analysis of debris found from the plane suggests it was not attempting an emergency landing.

Prisoners sleep inside one of the overcrowded jails in the Tondo district in Manila, Philippines. More than 700,000 suspected narcotics users and dealers have been arrested or turned themselves in since President Rodrigo Duterte announced his war on drugs

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The Nightmarish Conditions For Drug Suspects In Philippine Jails

9:25am November 02, 2016

by Michael Sullivan

Some 730,000 suspected narcotics users and dealers have turned themselves in or been arrested since the president announced his war on drugs. They've overwhelmed the country's jails.

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Anti-government protesters demonstrate as Choi Soon-sil, a confidante of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, appears at the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office on Monday.

Pressure Mounts On S. Korean President Over Her Spiritual 'Puppetmaster'

11:16am November 01, 2016

by Elise Hu

President Park Geun-hye's approval rating has plummeted to 10 percent as investigators dig deeper into her ties with a woman whose family claimed to channel voices from the leader's dead mother.

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