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Even With Failures, North Korea's Nuclear Program Races Ahead

6:00pm October 25, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

North Korea apparently attempted another ballistic missile launch last week. The launch failed, but U.S. intelligence officials warn the country is learning from these mistakes.

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More Than 60 Killed In Attack On Police Academy In Quetta, Pakistan

6:00pm October 25, 2016

by Philip Reeves

More than 60 people were killed and over 100 injured in an attack on a police academy in the Pakistani city of Quetta.

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Future Of International Criminal Court In Jeopardy After South Africa Withdraws

6:00pm October 25, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Harvard Law Professor Alex Whiting about the future of the International Criminal Court.

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Behind China's Anti-Graft Campaign, A Drive To Crush Rivals

6:00pm October 25, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

China's Communist Party will aim to tighten party discipline at a key meeting this week. Part of this is an effort to target covert factions within the party that threaten to destabilize it.

The columbarium where cremated remains are kept at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

Vatican: Don't Scatter Cremation Ashes, And Don't Keep Them At Home

4:03pm October 25, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

New guidelines from the Roman Catholic Church note that the practice of cremation is increasing and recommend that ashes be buried in "cemeteries and other sacred places."

A reconstruction of the head of Paranthropus boisei, based on a skull found at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, in 1959 by Mary Leakey. Initial analysis of the skull and fossilized teeth led scientists to think this ancestor ate nuts. More advanced analysis in la

Dental Detectives: What Fossil Teeth Reveal About Ancestral Human Diets

3:03pm October 25, 2016

by Erin Ross

From the thickness of tooth enamel to the molecular signatures on a tooth left behind by foods eaten by a human, fossil teeth hold many clues to the diets of our ancestors.

Riot police confront students opposed to President Nicolas Maduro's government in San Cristobal, Venezuela, on Monday. Pope Francis met with Maduro on Monday night to discuss the crisis in Venezuela.

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Pope Francis Meets With Venezuelan President To Discuss Country's Crisis

11:08am October 25, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The pope urged President Nicolas Maduro to "alleviate the suffering of the people" amid Venezuela's economic and political disaster. The Vatican will mediate between the government and the opposition.

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Kurdish Journalists, Embedded With Peshmerga, Live-Stream Mosul Battle

10:25am October 25, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Hemin Lihony, head of digital media for Rudaw, a Kurdish network that's been live-streaming the battle for Mosul, Iraq.

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More Than 60 Killed In Attack On Police Academy In Pakistan

9:41am October 25, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Most of the victims were young police cadets, NPR's Philip Reeves report. Gunmen stormed a dormitory at night, opened fire and detonated suicide vests. More than 100 people were injured in the attack.

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Amusement Park Accident In Australia Kills 4

9:34am October 25, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Four adults died on a water ride at Dreamworld amusement park in Queensland state. The attraction — "Thunder River Rapids" — was reportedly a fairly mild ride.