Indian Supreme Court Says Sex With Underage Wife Is Rape
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: India's Supreme Court has made a ruling that could deter people from marrying off their young children. The court declared yesterday that if...
View ArticleAs A New Gandhi Takes Over, Can India's Opposition Find Its Footing Again?
Rahul Gandhi, the 47-year-old scion of India's Nehru-Gandhi family, takes the helm of the National Congress Party this week, raising questions about the potency of the political opposition in the...
View ArticleA Lifetime Of Planting Trees On A Remote River Island: Meet India's Forest Man
On a journey to the little known Northeast region of India, you may encounter a dizzying array of traditional tribes, rugged beauty and wildlife, including the rare white rhinos. It's here we discover...
View ArticleTea Farmer In India Leads Charge For Organic, Evades The Charge Of Elephants
As you clutch a cuppa for a bit of winter warmth, spare a moment to consider the elaborate process that goes into producing that seemingly simple sip of tea. In the biggest tea-growing region in India,...
View ArticleBhutan's Alcohol-Fueled Archery: It's Nothing Like The Olympics
The host of the Winter Olympics, South Korea, excels in the summer game of archery. They grabbed gold medals in all four categories in Rio. But the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan may be less than...
View ArticleThe Birthplace Of 'Gross National Happiness' Is Growing A Bit Cynical
The road through central Bhutan rises through frost-dusted evergreens reaching a pass where travelers pause to take in the Himalayas majestically stretching across the north. Steep forests descend into...
View ArticleBhutan Faces Challenges As it Sits Between Asia's Biggest Powers
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Let's turn now to Asia, where there is some hostility between India and China, and that is creating new tensions in the region. NPR's Julie...
View ArticleSuper Typhoon Mangkhut Hammers The Philippines
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: While the U.S. deals with Florence, Southeast Asia is dealing with Mangkhut. That's a massive typhoon that cut across the northern...
View ArticleIndonesian Officials Expect Tsunami's Death Toll To Grow
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Maybe you saw this video - people fleeing as massive waves crashed ashore on Indonesia Friday. Beachfront houses on Sulawesi island were...
View ArticleRecovery Efforts Continue In Indonesia As Many Wait For Aid
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The cries for help are growing in Indonesia where, days after a massive earthquake and tsunami, many are still waiting for aid. When an...
View ArticleLack Of Equipment Has Slowed Recovery Efforts From Earthquake In Indonesia
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Thousands of Indonesians are living in tents or in shelters a week after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. More than 1,400 people...
View ArticlePost Indonesia Quake: Conditionally Freed Inmates Return To Prison
Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia now stands at more than 2,000. Thousands more are said to be missing. And the...
View ArticleWhy Inmates Set Free After The Indonesia Quake Are Returning To Their Prison
It's not every day you see freed prisoners walk back into the arms of their jailers. But about 80 inmates from Indonesia's Donggala District Prison are doing just that. They assembled this past week on...
View ArticleChina's President To Meet With His Philippine Counterpart
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: China's President Xi Jinping travels to the Philippines tomorrow following a week of public criticism between China and the United States. At...
View ArticleWill Political Strains Pull The China-Philippines Cozy Relationship Off Course?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAjui0gHCio The optics were first-rate: Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed into the Gate of Manila's Malacañang Palace by hundreds of cheering Filipino school...
View ArticleU.S. And Philippines To End 117-Year-Old Feud As Church Bells Return
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This week, the United States and the Philippines end a 117-year-old feud over church bells. American soldiers seized the bells during the...
View ArticlePhilippines Duterte Praises 'Generous' Americans For Returning Church Bells
The Philippines and the United States have reached a rare meeting of the minds: Both are enthralled that church bells seized by the U.S. have been returned to the Philippines after 117 years. President...
View ArticleLove The Holidays? The Philippines Celebrates 4 Months Of Christmas Mania
Sleigh bells, snowy skies and a glowing fire evoke an idyllic Christmas. But the tropics can be just as festive as any wintry holiday this time of year. The Philippines boasts the longest yuletide...
View ArticlePhilippine Clergy Reports Death Threats As President Duterte Rails Against...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte harbors a no-holds-barred hostility toward the Catholic Church and he's been hurling barbs at it as he stumps for candidates in the upcoming midterm election....
View ArticleIn Largely Catholic Philippines, A Muslim Woman Shakes Up Senate Campaign
Samira Gutoc cannot help but stand out from the crowded roster of candidates in the Philippines' midterm elections. The ebullient 44-year-old is a Muslim, and the only woman among the opposition's...
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