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Thailand remains relatively calm, despite the fact that the government was ousted Tuesday. The coup was led by the military, which has promised to turn the government over to civilians sometime in the next few weeks.

Illegal wildlife trade totals billions of dollars a year globally, and conservationists say the problem is most acute in Southeast Asia. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports in a three-part series for NPR/National Geographic Radio Expeditions

More than 300 refugees from Myanmar have arrived in San Diego this year, fleeing from an oppressive regime. Many of them are families who were forced to leave the country decades ago and live in refug

There's more to a great Superbowl party menu than chips and salsa. On this month's Food Hour, we huddle to discuss the best food for your superbowl party. And how everyone, men included, can get in the pre-game food prep.

With admissions getting more competitive every year, spots at top American colleges are becoming a globally coveted commodity. In South Korea, one elite prep school has become the envy of many upper-crust U.S. prep schools with its success.

North Korea accused Washington of seeking to "provoke a second Korean War" as the regime prepared to hold maritime military exercises off the eastern coast. U.S. and regional authorities were watching closely for signs that North Korea might fire short- or mid-range missiles during the June 25 to July 10 timeframe cited in a no-sail ban for military drills sent to Japan's Coast Guard.

Underground magazine Rimjingang is undermining the North Korean government's efforts to control the flow of information out of the country. Its undercover North Korean citizen journalists report on topics banned in the official press and smuggle their work out for publication.

Some experts think the United States and North Korea's neighbors should be discussing what to do in the event of instability or even regime collapse in North Korea. But openly mentioning any such planning would antagonize Pyongyang, and therefore any multilateral discussions including China and the United States are out of the question.

President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, meeting at the White House, agree that a new U.N. resolution seeking to halt North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles must be fully enforced.

South Korea's "Sunshine Policy" of engagement with North Korea is being criticized and dismantled under a new administration. But the architect of that policy, former President Kim Dae-jung, says it still has the support of the majority of South Koreans.