Modi's Moscow visit points to enduring friendship with Putin's Russia Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Moscow for a two-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Charles Maynes
Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage. The cleanup will take years A Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 11 tons of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton during this year's climbing season. It's estimated that 40 to 50 tons remain. The Associated Press
Deadly fire exposes lack of protection for migrant workers in South Korea As South Korea's population shrinks, foreign migrant workers are joining the country's workforce. But a recent deadly fire exposed the risks some of them are facing. Anthony Kuhn
Hong Kong politician Regina Ip is squarely in the pro-Beijing camp One of the most outspoken voices of Hong Kong's pro-Beijing establishment political camp says the city needs to jettison its laissez faire ways to be economically successful in today's world. John Ruwitch
More than 120 people are killed in one of India's deadliest stampedes An official inquiry is under way to determine what caused the stampede at a religious gathering in northern India. Omkar Khandekar
Analysts say China patrols within the restricted water of Kinmen to intimidate Taiwan The Chinese coast guard boards vessels in waters China considers its own -- including waters around one Taiwanese island, where residents have long been caught in the middle of tensions with China. Emily Feng
U.K. Labour Party candidate, born in China, writes about women's private evolutions NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author and U.K. Labour Party candidate Yuan Yang about what women face in her former home country of China. Steve Inskeep
A politician in India goes on a hunger strike to demand water from an upstream state People in New Delhi are suffering because of a heat wave, and with it, water shortages. The party that governs New Delhi accuses a neighboring state of withholding water to punish the capital. Diaa Hadid
China convicts 99% of defendants in criminal trials. Reversing a conviction is hard China is trying to reduce the number of wrongful convictions in its legal system. One man's more than two decades-long fight on death row shows why that's so difficult. Emily Feng
What's being done about Mount Everest's trash problem? A mountaineer who's gotten to the top of Mount Everest 14 times has been cleaning trash off the mountain with a team of climbers. Hosts