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A rare glimpse at a different, kinder side of North Korea

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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea may be struggling to feed its people, but there was no shortage of mouthwatering options on the menu at our guide’s favorite restaurant:

Top North Korean defector Hwang Jang-yop dies at 87

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — He was the intellectual force behind the philosophy of self-reliance that guided North Korea and a top official in the Workers’ Party

Furious China blocks visit to Nobel winner’s wife

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BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday blocked European officials from meeting with the wife of the jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner, cut off her phone communication

Philippine church angered by president’s stance on contraception

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Just a few months into his tenure, President Benigno Aquino III has angered the powerful Catholic Church by expressing support for

Contender for Nobel prize is in Chinese prison

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BEIJING (AP) — When the police came for Liu Xiaobo on a December night nearly two years ago, they didn’t tell the dissident author why he was being taken away.

Beggars are mostly hidden from New Delhi tourists during Commonwealth games

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NEW DELHI (AP) — The banners were erected at the little hillside enclave while everyone was at work, long blue and purple signs with a smiling cartoon tiger proclaiming the arrival of the Commonwealth Games.

Obama meets with Southeast Asian leaders

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders met Friday to discuss territorial disputes with China and a fast-growing trade relationship