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Thailand Calls New Elections Amid Fears Of Another Opposition Boycott

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra attends a meeting with the Election Commission in Bangkok on Wednesday. The commission has recommended fresh elections to be held July 20. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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Thailand Calls New Elections Amid Fears Of Another Opposition Boycott

It's not clear whether the opposition, whose boycott of February elections caused the vote to be invalidated, will participate in the new balloting, set for July.

Australia Rebuffs Possibility Of Flight 370 Wreckage In Bay Of Bengal

International air crews involved in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane gathered Tuesday on the tarmac at the Royal Australian Air Force Pierce Base in Bullsbrook, near Perth. Reuters/Landov hide caption

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Australia Rebuffs Possibility Of Flight 370 Wreckage In Bay Of Bengal

A marine exploration firm says it has found what may be debris from the missing plane in the Bay of Bengal. But the head of search efforts off Australia says his team is "looking in the right place."

Tuesday

In Diplomacy, Obama Aims To 'Hit Singles,' Not Swing For Fences

President Obama was at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig, Philippines, on Tuesday, during the last leg of his four-nation tour through the Asia-Pacific region. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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In Diplomacy, Obama Aims To 'Hit Singles,' Not Swing For Fences

As President Obama returns from his trip to Asia, he's defending the trip's modest diplomatic accomplishments. He says that, while such efforts may not be sexy, they're better than unforced errors.

In Diplomacy, Obama Aims To 'Hit Singles,' Not Swing For Fences

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Monday

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Obama Bolsters Philippines, With One Eye On China

President Obama is in the Philippines on the last leg of a trip through Asia. The U.S. and the Philippines just signed an agreement to allow more American troops to rotate through the archipelago.

Obama Bolsters Philippines, With One Eye On China

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Out Of North Korea, A Sexist Rant Against South's President

In a message from its state news agency, North Korea called South Korea's president a "crafty prostitute" to her "pimp," President Obama. The verbal assault followed Obama's trip to South Korea.

Out Of North Korea, A Sexist Rant Against South's President

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North Korea Issues Sexist Tirade Against South Korean Leader

North Korea apparently doesn't like either of them: President Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye at a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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North Korea Issues Sexist Tirade Against South Korean Leader

South Korean President Park Geun-hye was called a "capricious whore who asks her fancy man to do harm to other person while providing sex to him." The "fancy man" in question: President Obama.

In Pakistan, Ultra-Conservative Rivals Attack Moderate Muslims

Most Pakistanis follow a form of Islam that's entwined with South Asia's mystical Sufi tradition. They are known as Barelvis, and they are under attack from hardline Deobandis Muslims.

In Pakistan, Ultra-Conservative Rivals Attack Moderate Muslims

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Business

Stronger Patent Protections Sought In Pacific Rim Trade Pact

Diverse industries, from pharmaceuticals to film, are lobbying for strict patent protections in the Trans-Pacific trade deal.

Stronger Patent Protections Sought In Pacific Rim Trade Pact

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Sunday

S. Korea Prime Minister Resigns Over Ferry Disaster

South Korea's prime minister has resigned in order to take responsibility for the ferry disaster which killed around 300 people. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Anthony Kuhn about the fallout.

S. Korea Prime Minister Resigns Over Ferry Disaster

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