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This satellite image portraying the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in North Korea was released and notated by Airbus Defense & Space and 38 North in March. North Korea says it will dismantle its nuclear test site between May 23 and 25.

North Korea Announces Plans To Dismantle Nuclear Test Site

5:19pm May 12, 2018

by Jenny Gathright

In a statement delivered through state media Saturday, North Korea's Foreign Ministry announced that it will destroy a nuclear test site later this month — and invited journalists to watch.

Sudanese Teen Bride Sentenced To Death For Killing Husband During Alleged Rape

4:42pm May 12, 2018

by Jenny Gathright

Noura Hussein, 19, was sentenced to death by hanging on Thursday. A team of lawyers and advocates is fighting for her life.

In this Feb. 25, 2012 photo, Professor Stephen Hawking poses beside a lamp titled 'black hole light' presented to him during his visit to the Science Museum in London. A service will be held for him in the same city this June. Hawking, whose brilliant min

Tardis Optional: Time Travelers Invited To Stephen Hawking Service

3:49pm May 12, 2018

by Alexis Diao

Applications to attend a memorial service for the famous scientist are open to the public. Anyone born between 1918 and 2038 can apply.

Under house arrest since August last year, Russian theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov will miss the Cannes Film Festival this week.

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The 2 Directors Missing From Cannes

3:25pm May 12, 2018

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon muses about how the glamour of this year's red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival masks the struggles of two directors who have been prevented by their home countries from attending.

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The lunch and helmet of a Venezuelan iron worker lie on a table during lunch break, in Ciudad Piar, Bolívar state, Venezuela.

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Many Venezuelan Workers Are Leaving The Job, And The Country

8:07am May 12, 2018

by John Otis

The country's economic crisis has an unexpected effect: Employees are either quitting or regularly skipping work.

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Human Rights In North Korea

8:07am May 12, 2018

North Korea's human rights record is one of the worst in the world but the Trump administration has given it scant attention. Scott Simon talks to journalist Barbara Demick, author of Nothing to Envy.

Being A Muslim Among Jewish Settlers

8:07am May 12, 2018

NPR'S Scott Simon speak with author Wajahat Ali about his article in The Atlantic, "A Muslim Among the Settlers," about traveling to Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Reagan, Gorbachev And 'Three Days In Moscow'

8:07am May 12, 2018

Fox News anchor Bret Baier's new book tells the story of President Reagan's 1988 summit with Mikhail Gorbachev. NPR's Scott Simon talks with him about the book and America's current president.

Comparing Nonproliferation Policy For Iran And North Korea

8:07am May 12, 2018

Mahsa Rouhi from the International Institute for Strategic Studies tell NPR's Scott Simon about the difference in pressuring North Korea and Iran to both give up nuclear ambitions.

Maria de los Angeles Tun Burgos with daughters Angela, 12, and Gelmy, 9, in their family home in a Mayan village in Yucatan, Mexico.

Secrets Of A Mayan Supermom: What Parenting Books Don't Tell You

8:36pm May 11, 2018

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Parenting doesn't have to be so stressful. Just ask a Mayan mom.