North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads as tensions with South Korea soar Destroying the roads would be in line with Kim Jong Un's push to cut off ties with South Korea and abandon the decades-long objective to seek a peaceful unification. The Associated Press
Japanese ex-boxer clears his name after spending nearly a half century on death row Japanese prosecutors said they will not appeal the acquittal of an 88-year-old former boxer, who was the world’s longest-serving inmate sentenced to death until his release in 2014. Anthony Kuhn
A Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors wins the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize The Japanese grassroots group Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of World War II atomic bombing survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to create a world free of nuclear weapons. Eleanor Beardsley
Han Kang becomes the first South Korean writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature The citation commended Han Kang's "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." She won the International Booker Prize for The Vegetarian in 2016. Neda Ulaby
Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison in rare corruption case Subramaniam Iswaran is the first Singaporean minister to be jailed in almost fifty years. A case that has shocked a country famed for its squeaky-clean reputation. Adam Hancock
China has changed a lot in the past 75 years — Tiananmen Square reflects that change This week China is celebrating 75 years of the People's Republic. We go to Beijing to see how Tiananmen Square is reflecting changes in the country. John Ruwitch
The shortcomings of China's 1-party rule: mistakes, missed opportunities As China marks 75 years of Communist rule, old notebooks and letters stored at Stanford University illuminate the shortcomings of one-party control. John Ruwitch
Amazon India workers say they're overworked and mistreated during a brutal heat wave Amazon India says it ensures breaks and worker safety, but workers tell NPR they're pressured not to stop for water or to use the toilet, especially while processing same-day orders. Omkar Khandekar
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus tasked with helping to chart his country’s future NPR's Michel Martin talks to Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus about how he sees his country's future. Michel Martin
