Lauren Frayer
Stories
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Asia
His Warning Could Have Stopped Sri Lanka Easter Attack. Now He Lies In The Hospital
Last year, a man in Sri Lanka alerted police to neighbors who were stockpiling weapons. A month later, those same gunmen allegedly helped carry out Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people.
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World
Protests Erupt In India After Alleged Rape And Killing Of A Female Veterinarian
Protests erupted in India after an alleged rape and killing of a female veterinarian. But this is not typical; most victims of sexual violence in India are poor rural women.
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World
Sri Lanka's Civil War Still Vivid As Voters Head To Polls For Presidential Election
The worst killing fields in Sri Lanka's civil war were the Tamil north. Ten years later, the man who ordered bombings there is frontrunner in the presidential election.
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World
Kashmiris Dispute India's Claims That The Territory Is Returning To Normal
People fleeing Kashmir describe what it's been like to live under a three-week communications blockade. The Himalayan territory is split between India and Pakistan.
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World
India Says It Will Integrate Disputed Region Of Kashmir With The Rest Of The Country
India's government says it's going to integrate the disputed region of Kashmir with the rest of India — but Kashmiri Muslims and neighboring Pakistan have reacted angrily to the move.
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World
In Unprecedented Move, India Revokes Kashmir's Special Status, Sparks Fears Of Unrest
In the days ahead of the move, India placed local politicians under house arrest, ordered tourists to evacuate and sent tens of thousands of troops into the region.
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World
India Bans 'Triple Talaq' Custom That Muslim Men Use To Divorce Their Wives
India has banned "triple talaq," a way Muslim men divorce their wives by saying the Arabic word for divorce three times. Home to 180+ million Muslims, India was one of the last places this was legal.
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Business
In India, Millennials Face A Tough Job Market With Unemployment At 4-Decade High
India's economy is growing, but job creation has not kept pace. Unemployment is at a four-decade high. Hardest hit are educated millennials, whose ambitions are bigger than those of their parents.
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Education
In India, Some Students With Low Test Scores Can Buy Their Way Into College
A certain number of seats at schools in India are reserved for those paying double or triple tuition. And unlike the Varsity Blues scandal here in the U.S., this behavior is legal in India.
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Environment
The Water Crisis In Chennai: Who's To Blame, How Do You Fix It?
Reservoirs are dry in India's sixth biggest city. Municipal taps work only a few hours a day. Trains are delivering emergency water supplies.