Americans and Briton Who Thwarted Train Attack Receive Top French Honor

By AURELIEN BREEDEN

President François Hollande awarded the Legion of Honor to four men for their role in stopping a gunman on a high-speed train.

Published: August 25, 2015 at 12:00AM

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South Korea Vows Not to Back Down in Military Standoff With North

By CHOE SANG-HUN

President Park Geun-hye reaffirmed that South Korea would not turn off its loudspeakers at the border unless the North apologized for maiming two border guards.

Published: August 25, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Published on August 23, 2015 at 10:45PM

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Science-Fiction Prize Is Awarded to Chinese Writer for First Time

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW

Liu Cixin won the 2015 Hugo Award for “The Three-Body Problem,” the first volume of a trilogy that has been a major best seller in China.

Published: August 24, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Sect’s Death Ritual Raises Constitutional Conflict in India

By ELLEN BARRY and MANSI CHOKSI

Citing a right to religious practice, members of the Jain faith are protesting a ruling barring santhara, a fast to the death that a judge declared a form of suicide.

Published: August 25, 2015 at 12:00AM

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Human Rights Lawyer Prevented From Flying Out of Beijing

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW

Liang Xiaojun is part of a large circle of rights lawyers in China, hundreds of whom have been questioned or detained since early July in a crackdown.

Published: August 24, 2015 at 12:00AM

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