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Young schoolgirls receive new notebooks and textbooks at a refugee camp in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. Many girls in Pakistan still don't receive an education.

See Priya Cook: Gender Bias Pervades Textbooks Worldwide

In almost every corner of the world, women are either completely written out of school books, or they're portrayed in stereotypical, subservient roles, a report says. What will it take to fix this?

Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra attends a meeting with the Election Commission in Bangkok on Wednesday. The commission has recommended fresh elections for July.

Thailand Calls New Polls Amid Fears Of Another Opposition Boycott

It's not clear whether the opposition, whose boycott of February elections caused the vote to be invalidated, will participate in the new balloting, set for July.

Caviar + Mango: Chef Watson Wants You To Cook Outside The Comfort Zone

IBM and Bon Appétit have launched a web app that generates surprising and delicious recipes for whatever is in your kitchen. The hope is that Watson's insight will lead home cooks to push boundaries.

Paul Greenberg says the decline of local fish markets, and the resulting sequestration of seafood to a corner of our supermarkets, has contributed to "the facelessness and comodification of seafood."

'The Great Fish Swap': How America Is Downgrading Its Seafood Supply

One-third of the seafood Americans catch is sold abroad, but most of the seafood we eat here is imported and often of lower quality. Why? Author Paul Greenberg says it has to do with American tastes.

Kei Nishikori of Japan reacts after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia to reach the finals of the 2014 U.S. Open.

Japan's Nishikori Beats Djokovic, And Makes History

Kei Nishikori put a buzz into the U.S. Open crowd in New York and put himself into the history books, becoming the first Asian man to reach a Grand Slam tennis final.

Fang Sui Yong, an eight-year-old orphan Chinese orphan, meets her adoptive mother for the first time.

POV: Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy

Airs Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Workers process shrimp at a factory in Thailand in 2009.

Why Slave Labor Still Plagues The Global Food System

When the State Department released its annual report on human trafficking Wednesday, we got a chilling reminder that even in 2013, slave labor is still embedded in the global food system.

A lone mosque that survived devastating tidal waves sits amid the ruins of the village of Lhoknga, outside the provincial capital Banda Aceh, on Jan. 3, 2005. The mosque became a symbol of the tsunami's destruction.

A Decade After Tsunami, Asia's Shattered Coasts Are On The Mend

On Dec. 26, 2004, a massive earthquake in the ocean east of the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered waves that killed 230,000 people in 11 countries.

Pongsuk Tammaget, a tattoo artist in Bangkok's Khao San Road neighborhood, says he and other Thai Buddhists are offended by foreigners who get Buddhist images tattooed below the waist.

Thailand To Tattoo Tourists: Think Before You Ink

The Asian kingdom has long welcomed foreigners but urges them to respect Thailand's customs when getting tattoos. When tourists get religious tattoos below the belt, it can be offensive to Thais. The Culture Ministry says it will print guidelines for religious tattoos and inspect tattoo parlors.

<strong>Smoke and mirrors:</strong> Dave Arnold plays around with liquid nitrogen in a cocktail glass during his interview with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

From Humble Salt To Fancy Freezing: How To Up Your Cocktail Game

You don't need to have liquid nitrogen at your next cocktail party — but it's certainly a sure-fire way to impress your guests. Expert mixologist Dave Arnold walks you through it.

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