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Details Emerge On Pakistani Attack On U.S. Officers

At a moment when the partnership between the United States and Pakistan is fraying, new details are emerging about an ambush where Pakistani troops attacked visiting U.S. officers. Michele Norris talks with New York Times reporter Carlotta Gall about her story on the attack.

Details Emerge On Pakistani Attack On U.S. Officers

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Progress To Problem: China's High-Speed Trains

Workers clear the wreckage of a July 23 high-speed-train collision in Wenzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province. The crash killed 40 people and raised questions about the safety of the country's high-speed-rail network, which the Chinese government has held up as an example of its technological prowess and with which it had hoped to attract overseas buyers. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Progress To Problem: China's High-Speed Trains

Nearly two months after a collision on China's high-speed-rail network killed 40 people, the government is still investigating why it happened. But critics blame the haste with which the network was built, corruption and a disregard for human life.

From Progress To Problem: China's High-Speed Trains

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Lemongrass Brings Essential Spark To Southeast Asian Cooking

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Lemongrass Brings Essential Spark To Southeast Asian Cooking

Lemongrass is prized in Southeast Asia for lightening meat dishes and keeping powerful seafood flavors in check, as well as imparting its own unique citrusy, herbal flavor. The Thai people have also traditionally prized lemongrass as a digestive aid.

Lemongrass Brings Essential Spark To Southeast Asian Cooking

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World

Putin Says He Intends To Return To Presidency

This weekend, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made his intentions for the future clear — with the announcement that he plans to return to his old job of president. He would swap jobs with Dmitri Medvedev. Presidential elections will be held in March, but the outcome is preordained — according to our guest Julia Ioffe. She is Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker and Foreign Policy. As she tells Michele Norris, a big change since this less-than-surprising news is Monday's resignation of the internationally respected finance minister.

Putin Says He Intends To Return To Presidency

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National Security

As Drones Evolve, More Countries Want Their Own

The Obama Administration has dramatically ramped up its use of drones as military and foreign policy tools. But many other countries want drones of their own, and advances in technology will soon allow for smaller, more powerful and cheaper models.

As Drones Evolve, More Countries Want Their Own

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Pakistan Deals With Flooding, Terrorism Accusations

Severe flooding in Pakistan's Sindh Province has affected eight million people, and covered millions of acres of cropland. This disaster follows last year's epic floods, which were also in southern Pakistan. The country is also dealing with the fallout of an accusation by a top American military official that Pakistan's intelligence agency supported insurgent attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

Pakistan Deals With Flooding, Terrorism Accusations

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Pakistan Responds To Sharp Accusation From U.S.

Pakistan lashed out at the U.S. for accusing the country's most powerful intelligence agency of supporting extremist attacks against American targets in Afghanistan. Steve Inskeep talks to Alex Rodriguez, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, about what Pakistan had to say.

Pakistan Responds To Sharp Accusation From U.S.

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U.S. Rebukes Pakistan For Ties To Afghan Extremists

Afghan security personnel carry a wounded colleague across a street in Kabul on Sept. 14, after Taliban fighters attacked the most heavily protected part of the Afghan capital. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday before a Senate panel that the Haqqani network of militants, supported by Pakistan, was responsible for this attack, among others. ShahMarai /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Rebukes Pakistan For Ties To Afghan Extremists

During a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill, the top U.S. military officer, Adm. Mike Mullen, issued a stern warning to Pakistan over ties between that country's spy agency and groups attacking U.S. forces in Afghanistan. But it's unclear what the U.S. proposes to do in response.

U.S. Rebukes Pakistan For Ties To Afghan Extremists

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The Curious Case Of The Vanishing Chinese City

Chinese officials announced on Aug. 22 that the large city of Chaohu in eastern China no longer existed. The move caught residents by surprise. Chaohu's museum, shown here, houses a Han dynasty tomb, and the city is known for its huge freshwater lake. Louisa Lim/NPR hide caption

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The Curious Case Of The Vanishing Chinese City

Chaohu, a city in eastern China with 4 million people, effectively vanished overnight by administrative order. Many former residents are uneasy with the new reality, and what it means for their future.

The Curious Case Of The Vanishing Chinese City

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Business

Will Sony's Tablet S Delight Customers?

The Japanese company Sony has had a tough year. It's endured a string of attacks from hackers, earthquake damage and lower earnings and profits. Now the company has released a new product: Tablet S. David Greene talks to Bloomberg tech columnist Rich Jaroslovsky about what the success of the computer tablet would mean for the one-time king of consumer electronics.

Will Sony's Tablet S Delight Customers?

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U.S. Accuses Pakistan Of Harboring Haqqani Network

The relationship between Pakistan and the United States is becoming increasingly more complicated. Officials from both countries have stepped up public criticism of each others foreign policy, and Pakistan's prime minister won't be attending the gathering of world leaders this week at the United Nations General Assembly.

U.S. Accuses Pakistan Of Harboring Haqqani Network

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Substantial Parts Of Pakistan Are Underwater

Pakistan is dealing with major flooding for the second year in a row, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Timo Pakkala, the humanitarian coordinator for the United Nations in Pakistan, tells Steve Inskeep the flooding is causing a hardship in a really poor, rural area of the country.

Substantial Parts Of Pakistan Are Underwater

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California Turns To China For New Bay Bridge

Catwalks hang over a section of the newly constructed eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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California Turns To China For New Bay Bridge

American workers will assemble the more than $7 billion San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, but its massive cable, key sections of the iconic tower and deck are all made in China. Lower costs and Chinese expertise are the main reasons, but critics say the decision hurts the state, which is struggling with high unemployment.

California Turns To China For New Bay Bridge

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