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  • Park Jong-kun's Twitter profile picture — which shows him against a backdrop of the North Korean flag — may violate South Korea's strict National Security Law. The 24-year-old South Korean is also under investigation for retweeting North Korean propaganda.
    In South Korea, Old Law Leads To New Crackdown
    A South Korean man meant for his Twitter profile picture, with its backdrop of a North Korean flag, to be a visual parody of North Korean news programs. Now, Park Jong-kun may be charged with violating a security law from 1948. Critics say it's being used to stifle free speech on North Korea.
  • Pro-government supporters use slings and knives against anti-government protesters during a demonstration outside Government House on Tuesday in Bangkok, Thailand.
    Clashes Force State Of Emergency In Thailand
    The prime minister of Thailand has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok after a violent clash Tuesday night between anti-government and pro-government crowds that left at least one dead. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has been accused of corruption.
  • Qualcomm Challenges LCDs Through New E-Reader
    A new electronic display is poised to challenge power-hungry LCDs after U.S. mobile chip maker Qualcomm Inc. teamed up with a South Korean bookseller to introduce a new e-reader.
  • Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten (right) prepares a delicious, fast stir-fry of sliced pork and colorful vegetables in "The Pork Chronicles."
    Kimchi Chronicles: The Pork Chronicles
    Airs Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV
  • Iraqi Insurgents Strike at Karbala
    Deadly attacks are mounted Saturday in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala, killing at least a dozen people, including four Bulgarian and two Thai soldiers. More than 170 people were wounded in the largest insurgent assault since the capture of Saddam Hussein. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Omar Abdel Razek, producer with the BBC's Arabic Service.
  • Overcoming Nature Deficit Disorder in Kids
    What's the future relationship between children and the natural world? Are kids today suffering from nature-deficit disorder? We'll talk about the changes in the relationship between children and na
  • South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (shown here as a young accountant, working for Hyundai's office in Thailand in the early 1960s) overcame a poverty-stricken childhood to become a student activist, successful business executive and, ultimately, leader of his country.
    From Crushing Poverty To South Korea's Presidency
    Lee Myung-bak was so poor as a child that he wore his school uniform every day because he had no other clothes. He became a student activist and helped Hyundai become the massive conglomerate it is today. In many ways, Lee's life story — and ultimate success — mirrors that of South Korea.
  • "Fallen Star" is part of the Stuart Collection at UCSD. It sits on the seventh floor of Jacobs Hall.
    UCSD's Stuart Collection Features House Hoisted 7 Stories High
    The latest addition to UC San Diego’s Stuart Collection of site-specific sculptures, “Fallen Star” was raised 100 feet into the air on Tuesday morning, and attached to the seventh-floor roof of an existing building.
  • South Korean protesters shout slogans during a rally against a free trade agreement between South Korea and the United States near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 11.
    South Korean President Faces Mounting Pressures
    In an exclusive interview with NPR, South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak speaks about opposition to a free trade agreement with the United States. Facing declining popularity, he also addresses criticism that his policy on North Korea is too hardline.
  • The skyscraper best known as the headquarters for U.S. Steel now also houses University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), the region's largest employer. In the foreground is the environmentally friendly convention center where the G-20 leaders will meet.
    Summit Spotlights 'Steel City's' Extreme Makeover
    It took decades for Pittsburgh to transform its economy after the glow from the steel mills faded in the early '80s. Now the city's unemployment rate is lower than the rest of the country's, and more and more young people are seeing a future there.
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