http://www.nbcrightnow.com/category/13533/international-news Click through for today's continuously updated top international news stories. en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and KNDU News - AP-National 15 international-news http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22412933/5-climbers-missing-on-worlds-3rd-highest-mountain http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22412933/5-climbers-missing-on-worlds-3rd-highest-mountain?t=2013-05-24T01:57:59Z KNDU Fri, 24 May 2013 01:57:00 EDT A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22412487/chinese-media-north-korea-envoy-offers-talks http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22412487/chinese-media-north-korea-envoy-offers-talks?t=2013-05-23T23:08:29Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 23:08:00 EDT A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his fence-mending visit to ally China, heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state media said. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402272/asia-stocks-slide-as-china-factory-output-slips http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402272/asia-stocks-slide-as-china-factory-output-slips?t=2013-05-23T22:58:20Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 22:58:00 EDT Asian stock markets staged a mild recovery Friday, a day after being routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402946/simultaneous-car-bomb-attacks-in-niger http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402946/simultaneous-car-bomb-attacks-in-niger?t=2013-05-23T22:28:00Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 22:28:00 EDT Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring 30,... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405734/writer-chinua-achebe-honored-in-nigeria-funeral http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405734/writer-chinua-achebe-honored-in-nigeria-funeral?t=2013-05-23T18:58:06Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 18:58:00 EDT Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country's... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402705/uk-emergency-committee-meets-after-attack http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402705/uk-emergency-committee-meets-after-attack?t=2013-05-23T17:58:31Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 17:58:00 EDT A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405495/un-22-deaths-worldwide-from-coronavirus http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405495/un-22-deaths-worldwide-from-coronavirus?t=2013-05-23T17:48:06Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 17:48:00 EDT International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially profitable rights to disease samples, the head of the World... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22408366/military-calls-uk-attack-victim-a-model-soldier http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22408366/military-calls-uk-attack-victim-a-model-soldier?t=2013-05-23T16:47:49Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 16:47:00 EDT The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22408779/dissidents-find-cuba-outside-cuba-in-miami http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22408779/dissidents-find-cuba-outside-cuba-in-miami?t=2013-05-23T15:57:40Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:00 EDT When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22408211/israel-to-discuss-military-draft-reform-proposal http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22408211/israel-to-discuss-military-draft-reform-proposal?t=2013-05-23T15:47:54Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 15:47:00 EDT An official Israeli committee on Thursday handed the government its proposal for ending a contentious system that grants Jewish ultra-Orthodox seminary students automatic exemptions from military service, setting the stage... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406665/appellate-court-berlusconi-ran-illegal-scheme http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406665/appellate-court-berlusconi-ran-illegal-scheme?t=2013-05-23T15:38:23Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:00 EDT Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday called "surreal" the judicial reasoning behind an appellate court's decision to uphold his guilty verdict and four-year jail term in a tax fraud case. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402491/qa-what-is-known-about-london-attack http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402491/qa-what-is-known-about-london-attack?t=2013-05-23T15:27:47Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:00 EDT By The Associated Press A look at the key known facts about attack in south London in which two men killed a British soldier near military barracks Wednesday. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402649/syria-opposition-welcomes-support-for-assad-ouster http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402649/syria-opposition-welcomes-support-for-assad-ouster?t=2013-05-23T15:27:45Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:00 EDT Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli in years. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22408368/swedens-riots-raise-questions-about-inequality http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22408368/swedens-riots-raise-questions-about-inequality?t=2013-05-23T14:58:41Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:00 EDT Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405322/police-jewels-stolen-in-cap-dantibes-near-cannes http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405322/police-jewels-stolen-in-cap-dantibes-near-cannes?t=2013-05-23T14:08:39Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 14:08:00 EDT Thieves outsmarted 80 security guards in an exclusive French Riviera hotel and made off with a necklace that creators say is worth a staggering 2 million euros ($2.6 million) - in the second such jewelry heist during this... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22407696/israel-says-iran-unaffected-by-world-pressure http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22407696/israel-says-iran-unaffected-by-world-pressure?t=2013-05-23T13:58:44Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 13:58:00 EDT Israel's prime minister says a new report by the U.N. atomic agency shows that international pressure is having no effect on halting Iran's suspect nuclear program. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22407693/ap-photos-egypts-languishing-islamic-antiquities http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22407693/ap-photos-egypts-languishing-islamic-antiquities?t=2013-05-23T13:58:14Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 13:58:00 EDT Cairo, the Arab world's most populated city, is often referred to as an open-air museum of Islamic antiquities and the city of 1,000 minarets. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22407612/15-injured-in-clash-with-security-forces-in-guinea http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22407612/15-injured-in-clash-with-security-forces-in-guinea?t=2013-05-23T13:47:39Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 13:47:00 EDT A government spokesman says at least 15 people were injured, four of them by bullet wounds, during a protest in Guinea's capital between opposition parties and security forces. The clashes are the latest iteration in the... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22407535/s-sudan-leader-intl-court-humiliates-africa http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22407535/s-sudan-leader-intl-court-humiliates-africa?t=2013-05-23T13:37:48Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 13:37:00 EDT South Sudan's president is criticizing the International Criminal Court, saying the court is designed to humiliate African leaders. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403198/report-rafsanjani-blasts-irans-rulers http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403198/report-rafsanjani-blasts-irans-rulers?t=2013-05-23T13:37:42Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 13:37:00 EDT Banned from upcoming elections, Iran's former president has leveled harsh criticism at the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers, saying they are doing a poor job running the country, an Iranian pro-reform website... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382011/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382011/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival?t=2013-05-23T13:28:46Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:00 EDT Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22407265/cayman-opposition-will-lead-coalition-govt http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22407265/cayman-opposition-will-lead-coalition-govt?t=2013-05-23T13:17:57Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:00 EDT Election officials in the Cayman Islands say the opposition party has won nine of 18 seats, one short of a majority needed to control the British territory's legislature. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402814/us-israel-raise-hopes-for-mideast-peace-restart http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402814/us-israel-raise-hopes-for-mideast-peace-restart?t=2013-05-23T13:17:33Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:00 EDT The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405933/canada-businessmans-corruption-trial-on-in-cuba http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405933/canada-businessmans-corruption-trial-on-in-cuba?t=2013-05-23T12:57:59Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 12:57:00 EDT A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his import company, Tri-Star Caribbean, was shuttered. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22407118/court-cancels-ukraines-first-gay-pride-rally http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22407118/court-cancels-ukraines-first-gay-pride-rally?t=2013-05-23T12:57:45Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 12:57:00 EDT A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first-ever gay pride demonstration, upholding a suit by city authorities, who argued the rally would disturb annual Kiev Day celebrations and could... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403194/un-chief-arrives-in-goma-congo http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403194/un-chief-arrives-in-goma-congo?t=2013-05-23T12:47:51Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 12:47:00 EDT United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed Thursday that security must go hand-in-hand with development in Congo's troubled eastern city of Goma, arriving just hours after a rebel group halted fighting to... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403196/pakistan-arrested-american-who-was-killed-by-drone http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403196/pakistan-arrested-american-who-was-killed-by-drone?t=2013-05-23T12:47:44Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 12:47:00 EDT An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406747/10-things-to-see-a-week-of-top-ap-photos http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406747/10-things-to-see-a-week-of-top-ap-photos?t=2013-05-23T12:27:38Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 12:27:00 EDT By The Associated Press Associated Press Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403890/gunmen-kill-4-iraqi-soldiers-north-of-baghdad http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403890/gunmen-kill-4-iraqi-soldiers-north-of-baghdad?t=2013-05-23T11:57:40Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:00 EDT Gunmen killed at least seven soldiers in central Iraq on Thursday, officials said, in the latest episode of violence to hit the country in a particularly bloody month. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406287/violence-in-somalia-scares-investors-aid-workers http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406287/violence-in-somalia-scares-investors-aid-workers?t=2013-05-23T11:47:36Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 11:47:00 EDT A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about expanding operations in Mogadishu. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406113/togo-police-fire-tear-gas-at-protesters http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406113/togo-police-fire-tear-gas-at-protesters?t=2013-05-23T11:27:51Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27:00 EDT Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the latest confrontation between the ruling party and Togo's increasingly active opposition. Demonstrators were gathering to protest the death of an opposition member, who... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406107/russian-court-denies-pussy-riots-alekhina-parole http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406107/russian-court-denies-pussy-riots-alekhina-parole?t=2013-05-23T11:27:40Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27:00 EDT A Russian court denied parole on Thursday to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403534/czech-police-seek-us-man-suspected-of-4-murders http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403534/czech-police-seek-us-man-suspected-of-4-murders?t=2013-05-23T11:27:36Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27:00 EDT An American man is suspected of killing a family of four and is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406023/2-brown-bears-rescued-from-captivity-in-kosovo http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406023/2-brown-bears-rescued-from-captivity-in-kosovo?t=2013-05-23T11:17:51Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 11:17:00 EDT Two brown bears have been released into a special sanctuary after being held in a 20-square-meter cage almost their entire lives to amuse visitors at a Kosovo restaurant. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405028/ap-interview-syria-conflict-uproots-palestinians http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405028/ap-interview-syria-conflict-uproots-palestinians?t=2013-05-23T10:57:32Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 10:57:00 EDT Syria's fighting has uprooted more than half of the country's 530,000 Palestinians - descendants of refugees from a Mideast conflict half a century ago - and their situation is becoming increasingly desperate, the... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22404420/russia-wary-of-deeper-nuclear-arms-cuts http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22404420/russia-wary-of-deeper-nuclear-arms-cuts?t=2013-05-23T10:28:00Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 10:27:00 EDT Russia's top military officer on Thursday voiced skepticism about deeper nuclear arms cuts, saying they should require parallel reductions in non-nuclear precision weapons. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405324/eu-performs-abrupt-u-turn-on-olive-oil-regulation http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405324/eu-performs-abrupt-u-turn-on-olive-oil-regulation?t=2013-05-23T10:17:45Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 10:17:00 EDT The EU has something important to say about its proposal to regulate olive oil on restaurant tables: Uh, never mind. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405254/socialists-try-to-form-new-govt-in-bulgaria http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22405254/socialists-try-to-form-new-govt-in-bulgaria?t=2013-05-23T10:07:54Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 10:07:00 EDT The Socialists, who finished second in Bulgaria's election this month, were asked to form a new government Thursday, after the front-running party was unable to. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402385/police-car-bomb-kills-12-in-southwest-pakistan http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402385/police-car-bomb-kills-12-in-southwest-pakistan?t=2013-05-23T09:47:39Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 09:47:00 EDT A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 policemen and two civilians, police said. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402417/malaysian-charged-with-sedition-2-more-arrested http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402417/malaysian-charged-with-sedition-2-more-arrested?t=2013-05-23T09:17:57Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 09:17:00 EDT Malaysian authorities detained three anti-government figures, charged a student activist with sedition and seized hundreds of opposition newspapers Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402327/japanese-climber-80-becomes-oldest-atop-everest http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402327/japanese-climber-80-becomes-oldest-atop-everest?t=2013-05-23T12:35:25Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 09:17:00 EDT An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called "the world's best feeling" even with an 81-year-old Nepalese... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22404300/german-opposition-party-marks-bittersweet-150th http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22404300/german-opposition-party-marks-bittersweet-150th?t=2013-05-23T09:08:04Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 09:08:00 EDT Germany's main opposition party marked a bittersweet 150th birthday on Thursday - trailing badly in polls ahead of September elections and hearing praise for its efforts to reform Europe's biggest economy from French... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22404651/iran-denies-its-drone-entered-bahrains-airspace http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22404651/iran-denies-its-drone-entered-bahrains-airspace?t=2013-05-23T09:08:02Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 09:08:00 EDT An Iranian semi-official news agency reports the country is denying that an unmanned drone violated the airspace of Bahrain, the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402553/restaurant-torched-in-4th-night-of-sweden-riots http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402553/restaurant-torched-in-4th-night-of-sweden-riots?t=2013-05-23T09:08:00Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 09:07:00 EDT Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22404366/father-of-man-shot-in-boston-probe-shares-regrets http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22404366/father-of-man-shot-in-boston-probe-shares-regrets?t=2013-05-23T10:51:02Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 08:57:00 EDT The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead by U.S. law enforcement agents while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect said Thursday that he regrets allowing his son to go to the United States. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22404579/russian-court-denies-pussy-riots-alekhina-parole http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22404579/russian-court-denies-pussy-riots-alekhina-parole?t=2013-05-23T08:57:38Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 08:57:00 EDT A Russian court has denied parole to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403319/brave-woman-tried-to-reason-with-london-attackers http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403319/brave-woman-tried-to-reason-with-london-attackers?t=2013-05-23T11:18:50Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 07:27:00 EDT A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403455/us-family-leaves-singapore-frustrated-with-inquest http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403455/us-family-leaves-singapore-frustrated-with-inquest?t=2013-05-23T06:37:31Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 06:37:00 EDT The parents of an American software engineer found dead in his Singapore apartment last year have left the city-state before the end of a coroner's inquest. They say they have lost faith in the process and their lawyer... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402908/stricken-japan-nuke-plant-struggles-to-keep-staff http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402908/stricken-japan-nuke-plant-struggles-to-keep-staff?t=2013-05-23T05:57:20Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 05:57:00 EDT Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402882/father-of-afghanistan-cricket-captain-abducted http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402882/father-of-afghanistan-cricket-captain-abducted?t=2013-05-23T05:27:25Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 05:27:00 EDT Gunmen kidnapped the father of Afghanistan's national cricket team captain near his home in an eastern city, officials said Thursday. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403005/paul-mccartney-writes-in-support-of-pussy-riot http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403005/paul-mccartney-writes-in-support-of-pussy-riot?t=2013-05-23T05:07:20Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 05:07:00 EDT Beatles frontman Paul McCartney has asked a Russian judge to release members of the Pussy Riot punk group from prison. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402704/bangladesh-owners-many-failings-led-to-collapse http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402704/bangladesh-owners-many-failings-led-to-collapse?t=2013-05-23T03:58:37Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 03:58:00 EDT The defects and errors that led to the world's deadliest garment-industry accident extend from the swampy ground the doomed Rana Plaza was built on, to "extremely poor quality" construction materials, to the massive,... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402430/2011-jail-breaks-become-political-issue-in-egypt http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402430/2011-jail-breaks-become-political-issue-in-egypt?t=2013-05-23T02:48:49Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 02:48:00 EDT It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402414/submerged-structure-stumps-israeli-archaeologists http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402414/submerged-structure-stumps-israeli-archaeologists?t=2013-05-23T02:37:30Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:00 EDT The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just waiting to be excavated. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22401771/lawyer-malaysian-accused-of-rape-married-the-girl http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22401771/lawyer-malaysian-accused-of-rape-married-the-girl?t=2013-05-23T01:27:09Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 01:27:00 EDT Prosecutors in Malaysia are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old man who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402085/building-materials-blamed-in-bangladesh-disaster http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402085/building-materials-blamed-in-bangladesh-disaster?t=2013-05-23T01:27:08Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 01:27:00 EDT A government investigation found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh that has been called the worst garment-industry... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381088/pakistani-cricket-star-politician-leaves-hospital http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381088/pakistani-cricket-star-politician-leaves-hospital?t=2013-05-23T01:07:08Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 01:07:00 EDT A police officer says a car bomb in southwest Pakistan has killed 11 policemen and a civilian. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381450/octogenarians-race-to-be-oldest-everest-climber http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381450/octogenarians-race-to-be-oldest-everest-climber?t=2013-05-23T12:35:25Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 00:57:00 EDT An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest - although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381454/afghan-students-protest-womens-rights-decree http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381454/afghan-students-protest-womens-rights-decree?t=2013-05-22T20:37:30Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 20:37:00 EDT Hard-line Islamist students protested in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was the latest sign of a backlash against the legal protections... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22396524/police-1-dead-2-injured-in-attack-in-london http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22396524/police-1-dead-2-injured-in-attack-in-london?t=2013-05-23T11:18:51Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 20:37:00 EDT Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22398422/mexico-cartel-dominates-torches-western-state http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22398422/mexico-cartel-dominates-torches-western-state?t=2013-05-22T19:17:08Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 19:17:00 EDT The farm state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22390876/kerry-us-allies-ready-to-step-up-aid-rebels http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22390876/kerry-us-allies-ready-to-step-up-aid-rebels?t=2013-05-22T18:07:03Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 18:07:00 EDT The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382698/mortar-lands-in-congo-as-un-chief-arrives http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382698/mortar-lands-in-congo-as-un-chief-arrives?t=2013-05-22T18:06:54Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 18:06:00 EDT M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381365/immigration-bill-heads-to-full-senate http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381365/immigration-bill-heads-to-full-senate?t=2013-05-22T17:46:38Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:00 EDT A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22396615/house-committee-passes-iran-sanctions-legislation http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22396615/house-committee-passes-iran-sanctions-legislation?t=2013-05-22T17:39:34Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 17:39:00 EDT A new push to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions by crippling the country's economy gathered momentum on Capitol Hill Wednesday with approval of legislation by the House Foreign Affairs Committee that would impose even... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381972/diplomats-iran-expands-nuke-technology http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381972/diplomats-iran-expands-nuke-technology?t=2013-05-22T17:26:59Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:00 EDT The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, saying Tehran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381078/egypt-tv-7-security-men-kidnapped-in-sinai-freed http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381078/egypt-tv-7-security-men-kidnapped-in-sinai-freed?t=2013-05-22T16:46:50Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:00 EDT The safe release Wednesday of seven conscripts kidnapped by suspected militants in Sinai brought a victory for Egypt's Islamist president after months of criticism that his government is mismanaging the country. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382661/life-saving-face-transplant-performed-in-poland http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382661/life-saving-face-transplant-performed-in-poland?t=2013-05-22T16:27:03Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 16:27:00 EDT A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22384389/south-sudan-warns-it-may-shut-down-oil-flow-again http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22384389/south-sudan-warns-it-may-shut-down-oil-flow-again?t=2013-05-22T15:36:58Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 15:36:00 EDT Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and that there had been only a temporary slowdown in production. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22397802/palestinians-have-little-faith-in-kerry-effort http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22397802/palestinians-have-little-faith-in-kerry-effort?t=2013-05-22T15:16:43Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 15:16:00 EDT Palestinians believe the U.S. effort to restart peace talks is doomed, and they're preparing instead to resume their campaign of seeking membership in key international organizations as soon as next month, officials told... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382813/trial-for-captain-in-deadly-shipwreck-in-italy http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382813/trial-for-captain-in-deadly-shipwreck-in-italy?t=2013-05-22T15:07:36Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:00 EDT An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382363/irishman-charged-with-1982-ira-hyde-park-bombing http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382363/irishman-charged-with-1982-ira-hyde-park-bombing?t=2013-05-22T15:07:01Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:00 EDT British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the 1982 IRA attack on the queen's cavalry in Hyde Park, a nail-bombing at a top London tourist attraction that left four soldiers and seven horses dead. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22397450/global-local-issues-for-iran-in-upcoming-election http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22397450/global-local-issues-for-iran-in-upcoming-election?t=2013-05-22T14:36:39Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36:00 EDT By The Associated Press Main domestic and international issues facing Iran ahead of its June 14 presidential election: News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22396526/israeli-air-force-chief-warns-of-syrian-attacks http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22396526/israeli-air-force-chief-warns-of-syrian-attacks?t=2013-05-22T14:26:52Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 14:26:00 EDT Israel's air force chief warned Wednesday that tensions with Syria could escalate into a "surprise war" and that Israel needs to be ready. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381702/irans-ahmadinejad-denounces-election-decision http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381702/irans-ahmadinejad-denounces-election-decision?t=2013-05-22T14:26:45Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 14:26:00 EDT By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to political outcast. But their intended parting shot - barring his chief aid... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381898/syrian-opposition-urges-rebels-to-join-key-battle http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381898/syrian-opposition-urges-rebels-to-join-key-battle?t=2013-05-22T13:46:36Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:00 EDT Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22383505/eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22383505/eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group?t=2013-05-22T13:46:35Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:00 EDT The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22396621/ap-photos-nigeria-prepares-to-bury-writer-achebe http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22396621/ap-photos-nigeria-prepares-to-bury-writer-achebe?t=2013-05-22T13:07:49Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 13:07:00 EDT Writer Chinua Achebe, whose works focused on the conflict between modernity and the way of life in rural Nigeria, has returned home for the final time. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22396627/bahrain-opposition-group-snubs-crisis-talks http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22396627/bahrain-opposition-group-snubs-crisis-talks?t=2013-05-22T13:07:21Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 13:07:00 EDT Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group says it will temporarily boycott talks aimed at easing the Gulf nation's more than two-year unrest because of increased crackdowns by security forces. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381125/north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381125/north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china?t=2013-05-22T12:26:33Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:00 EDT After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22393772/boom-town-baby-african-stock-markets-see-gains http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22393772/boom-town-baby-african-stock-markets-see-gains?t=2013-05-22T12:26:31Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:00 EDT The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu - East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer - cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22387490/russian-drunk-driver-who-killed-orphans-sentenced http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22387490/russian-drunk-driver-who-killed-orphans-sentenced?t=2013-05-22T12:26:31Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:00 EDT A Russian drunken driver who sparked a nationwide debate after killing seven, including five orphan children, in a road accident last year has been sentenced to prison. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22391732/afghanistan-suicide-bomb-kills-anti-taliban-elder http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22391732/afghanistan-suicide-bomb-kills-anti-taliban-elder?t=2013-05-22T12:17:51Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 12:17:00 EDT A suicide bomber on foot killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace Wednesday in central Afghanistan, the latest in a wave of assassinations and bombings. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22393761/cannes-james-franco-builds-a-bookish-filmography http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22393761/cannes-james-franco-builds-a-bookish-filmography?t=2013-05-22T12:17:41Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 12:17:00 EDT James Franco's filmography is starting to look like a book shelf - and a very respectable one, at that. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22393156/bahrain-claims-iranian-drone-found http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22393156/bahrain-claims-iranian-drone-found?t=2013-05-22T12:06:25Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 12:06:00 EDT Bahrain's Interior Ministry says an Iranian drone has been found in the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382281/kenyas-truth-report-killings-land-grabs-graft http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382281/kenyas-truth-report-killings-land-grabs-graft?t=2013-05-22T11:56:37Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 11:56:00 EDT Kenya's president received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report that names the president and his deputy as being among those suspected of planning and financing Kenya's 2007-08... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381653/chinese-premier-begins-2-day-visit-to-pakistan http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381653/chinese-premier-begins-2-day-visit-to-pakistan?t=2013-05-22T11:56:35Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 11:56:00 EDT China's premier signed economic agreements and praised Pakistan in glowing terms as he began a two-day visit Wednesday, underscoring the importance of the longstanding alliance to the two Asian powers. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22383988/uk-eyes-giving-visas-to-600-afghan-interpreters http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22383988/uk-eyes-giving-visas-to-600-afghan-interpreters?t=2013-05-22T11:36:27Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 11:36:00 EDT Britain and Denmark proposed Wednesday to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. and Denmark in recognition of the risks they face if they stay in their... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382503/mais-non-french-universities-may-teach-in-english http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382503/mais-non-french-universities-may-teach-in-english?t=2013-05-22T11:36:25Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 11:36:00 EDT In France, there's a brewing debate over whether to speak anglais in universite. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22383167/iceland-forms-new-center-right-government http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22383167/iceland-forms-new-center-right-government?t=2013-05-22T11:16:38Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:00 EDT The leader of the center-right Progressive Party was chosen as Iceland's new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks with the European Union about joining the 27-nation bloc. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22390323/malawi-finds-buyer-for-presidential-jet http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22390323/malawi-finds-buyer-for-presidential-jet?t=2013-05-22T10:56:41Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 10:56:00 EDT Malawi's cost-cutting president is selling her predecessor's jet. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22387155/african-union-celebrates-50th-year http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22387155/african-union-celebrates-50th-year?t=2013-05-22T10:46:34Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 10:46:00 EDT African nations this week mark the 50th year since the founding of a continentwide organization that spearheaded efforts to liberate Africa from colonial masters. Now leaders want to map out the next 50 years of political... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22389722/pope-issues-first-appeal-for-chinese-catholics http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22389722/pope-issues-first-appeal-for-chinese-catholics?t=2013-05-22T10:46:32Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 10:46:00 EDT Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22383515/iraqi-pm-orders-army-shakeup-after-deadly-attacks http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22383515/iraqi-pm-orders-army-shakeup-after-deadly-attacks?t=2013-05-22T10:16:28Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 10:16:00 EDT Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011,... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382434/gosling-misses-cannes-premiere-sends-his-regrets http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382434/gosling-misses-cannes-premiere-sends-his-regrets?t=2013-05-22T10:06:22Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:00 EDT The Cannes Film Festival is missing one of its biggest stars of this year's festival: Ryan Gosling. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22386082/vienna-official-looted-nazi-goods-returned http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22386082/vienna-official-looted-nazi-goods-returned?t=2013-05-22T09:16:49Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 09:16:00 EDT An official for the city of Vienna says the Austrian capital has handed over nearly 6,000 valuable objects looted by the Nazis to their rightful owners or their heirs since it started taking inventory of them 14 years ago. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22385050/zimbabwes-president-signs-new-constitution http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22385050/zimbabwes-president-signs-new-constitution?t=2013-05-22T08:56:22Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 08:56:00 EDT Zimbabwe's president signs into law a new constitution and vows to hold peaceful and clean elections later this year. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22383990/czech-president-settles-dispute-over-gay-rights http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22383990/czech-president-settles-dispute-over-gay-rights?t=2013-05-22T08:36:23Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 08:36:00 EDT The Czech president says he will no longer block a university professorship for a gay rights activist who had been critical of him. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22383509/canet-seeks-gritty-new-york-in-blood-ties http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22383509/canet-seeks-gritty-new-york-in-blood-ties?t=2013-05-22T08:16:24Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 08:16:00 EDT The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382751/japan-approves-joining-intl-child-abduction-pact http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382751/japan-approves-joining-intl-child-abduction-pact?t=2013-05-22T07:46:34Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 07:46:00 EDT Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign pressure for Tokyo to address concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from foreign fathers without... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382364/pussy-riot-member-declares-hunger-strike-in-prison http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382364/pussy-riot-member-declares-hunger-strike-in-prison?t=2013-05-22T06:56:12Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 06:56:00 EDT An imprisoned member of the punk band Pussy Riot says she is going on hunger strike after a judge refused to allow her to attend a court hearing where she was seeking release on parole. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381452/germany-celebrates-composer-wagners-200th http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381452/germany-celebrates-composer-wagners-200th?t=2013-05-22T06:46:12Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:00 EDT Germany on Wednesday celebrated the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner, the 19th-century composer whose music has been hailed as sublime art at the height of Western culture even as he remains tainted by his visceral... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382333/germany-backs-terror-label-for-hezbollah-militants http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22382333/germany-backs-terror-label-for-hezbollah-militants?t=2013-05-22T06:46:12Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:00 EDT Germany says it supports adding the military wing of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the European Union's list of terrorist groups. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381974/monroes-photos-for-prague-exhibition-stolen http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381974/monroes-photos-for-prague-exhibition-stolen?t=2013-05-22T05:36:16Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 05:36:00 EDT A publicist for an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition in Prague says that photographs of the star have been stolen. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381372/fishermen-pay-price-in-asias-volatile-sea-rifts http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381372/fishermen-pay-price-in-asias-volatile-sea-rifts?t=2013-05-22T05:36:08Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 05:36:00 EDT Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It's become a familiar sight in villages where some... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381019/ai-weiwei-uses-music-to-mock-state-power-in-china http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381019/ai-weiwei-uses-music-to-mock-state-power-in-china?t=2013-05-22T03:56:10Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 03:56:00 EDT Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers - and even sits on the toilet - in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381331/kerry-pushes-21-billion-raytheon-deal-in-oman http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381331/kerry-pushes-21-billion-raytheon-deal-in-oman?t=2013-05-22T03:46:04Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 03:46:00 EDT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381369/pentagon-wants-450m-for-guantanamo-prison http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381369/pentagon-wants-450m-for-guantanamo-prison?t=2013-05-22T03:27:20Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 03:27:00 EDT The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381328/officials-say-benghazi-suspects-under-surveillance http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381328/officials-say-benghazi-suspects-under-surveillance?t=2013-05-22T03:26:01Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 03:26:00 EDT Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381217/young-objector-challenges-israeli-army http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22381217/young-objector-challenges-israeli-army?t=2013-05-22T02:56:17Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 02:56:00 EDT The Israeli military has jailed a young man for six months for refusing to serve because of his opposition to Israel's occupation of the West Bank, focusing attention on the longstanding conflict between the... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22380222/north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22380222/north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china?t=2013-05-22T00:17:09Z KNDU Wed, 22 May 2013 00:17:00 EDT North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22380817/state-media-shows-nkorea-has-new-military-chief http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22380817/state-media-shows-nkorea-has-new-military-chief?t=2013-05-21T23:56:09Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 23:56:00 EDT A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military chief. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22295418/china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22295418/china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew?t=2013-05-21T22:56:01Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 22:56:00 EDT Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22317292/fbi-ids-benghazi-suspects-but-no-arrests-yet http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22317292/fbi-ids-benghazi-suspects-but-no-arrests-yet?t=2013-05-21T21:06:09Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 21:06:00 EDT The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists,... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22341938/ex-ford-execs-charged-in-argentine-torture-cases http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22341938/ex-ford-execs-charged-in-argentine-torture-cases?t=2013-05-21T19:15:58Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 19:15:00 EDT Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22379301/toronto-mayor-avoids-questions-about-crack-video http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22379301/toronto-mayor-avoids-questions-about-crack-video?t=2013-05-21T19:15:56Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 19:15:00 EDT Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued to duck questions Tuesday about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine despite calls by allies and rivals for further comment. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306177/the-pope-and-the-devil-is-francis-an-exorcist http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306177/the-pope-and-the-devil-is-francis-an-exorcist?t=2013-05-21T18:39:07Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 18:39:00 EDT Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican's... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22307965/more-troops-arrive-in-egypts-sinai-over-hostages http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22307965/more-troops-arrive-in-egypts-sinai-over-hostages?t=2013-05-21T18:16:20Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:00 EDT Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22311464/lawmakers-hand-myanmar-leader-prisoner-list http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22311464/lawmakers-hand-myanmar-leader-prisoner-list?t=2013-05-21T18:16:12Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:00 EDT Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22309660/suicide-at-notre-dame-cathedral-in-paris http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22309660/suicide-at-notre-dame-cathedral-in-paris?t=2013-05-21T17:56:10Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 17:56:00 EDT Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22342005/troops-flood-western-mexico-to-protect-towns http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22342005/troops-flood-western-mexico-to-protect-towns?t=2013-05-21T17:26:05Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 17:26:00 EDT Mexico's top security officials promised Tuesday that a new federal offensive to rescue towns besieged by the Knights Templar drug cartel in western Michoacan state would stay "until there is security and peace for all... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22374689/harry-potter-book-with-author-notes-sold-for-228k http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22374689/harry-potter-book-with-author-notes-sold-for-228k?t=2013-05-21T17:25:59Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 17:25:00 EDT For fans of the boy wizard, this could be the most coveted copy of all the "Harry Potter" books in the world. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22378166/nigeria-islamic-extremist-inmates-to-be-released http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22378166/nigeria-islamic-extremist-inmates-to-be-released?t=2013-05-21T17:17:03Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 17:17:00 EDT Nigeria's military said Tuesday that the West African nation would release some of the prisoners it has taken in the country's fight against Islamic extremists - including all the women now held in custody. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22311479/un-drop-in-syrians-reaching-jordan-unclear-why http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22311479/un-drop-in-syrians-reaching-jordan-unclear-why?t=2013-05-21T17:17:03Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 17:17:00 EDT U.N. officials said Tuesday that the number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan has suddenly fallen from an average of 2,500 a day to fewer than 20, and they are trying to quickly figure out why. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22312153/new-egypt-tax-law-cuts-for-poor-business-hikes http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22312153/new-egypt-tax-law-cuts-for-poor-business-hikes?t=2013-05-21T17:06:00Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:00 EDT Egypt's president signed a new tax law Tuesday that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians in the latest move aimed at reforming the country's economy. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22362606/saudi-executes-5-yemenis-displays-bodies http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22362606/saudi-executes-5-yemenis-displays-bodies?t=2013-05-21T16:46:45Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:00 EDT Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed five Yemenis convicted of crimes and displayed their bodies in public as a deterrent for future criminals, the government said. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22374720/gay-marriage-bill-clears-uk-house-of-commons http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22374720/gay-marriage-bill-clears-uk-house-of-commons?t=2013-05-21T16:46:43Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:00 EDT Britain's House of Commons has passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306986/deadliest-attacks-in-iraq-since-us-troop-pullout http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306986/deadliest-attacks-in-iraq-since-us-troop-pullout?t=2013-05-21T16:36:22Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:00 EDT Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22316576/sorrentino-bruni-tedeschi-bring-italy-to-cannes http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22316576/sorrentino-bruni-tedeschi-bring-italy-to-cannes?t=2013-05-21T16:26:36Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 16:26:00 EDT La dolce vita came to Cannes on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305420/officials-more-attacks-in-iraq-7-killed http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305420/officials-more-attacks-in-iraq-7-killed?t=2013-05-21T16:15:55Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 16:15:00 EDT A car bomb exploded as Sunni worshippers were leaving a mosque after evening prayers Tuesday in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks that killed at least 20 people nationwide in a week of the most sustained... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306707/reports-iran-bars-2-top-figures-from-june-ballot http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306707/reports-iran-bars-2-top-figures-from-june-ballot?t=2013-05-21T16:15:51Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 16:15:00 EDT Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22336838/iran-candidate-list-for-presidential-race http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22336838/iran-candidate-list-for-presidential-race?t=2013-05-21T15:16:14Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 15:16:00 EDT By The Associated Press The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22323699/gandhis-blood-sample-fails-to-sell-in-britain http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22323699/gandhis-blood-sample-fails-to-sell-in-britain?t=2013-05-21T14:45:47Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 14:45:00 EDT Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from the Indian independence leader didn't draw high enough bids. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22312819/warsaw-ghetto-insurgent-boruch-spiegel-dies-at-93 http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22312819/warsaw-ghetto-insurgent-boruch-spiegel-dies-at-93?t=2013-05-21T14:36:12Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 14:36:00 EDT Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306006/3-hezbollah-fighters-die-of-wounds-from-syria http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306006/3-hezbollah-fighters-die-of-wounds-from-syria?t=2013-05-21T14:27:27Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 14:27:00 EDT Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22318925/algerian-president-leaves-paris-military-hospital http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22318925/algerian-president-leaves-paris-military-hospital?t=2013-05-21T14:26:52Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 14:26:00 EDT Officials say Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has left the French military hospital where he has been treated for nearly a month and transferred to another facility. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22316527/us-lawmakers-seek-asia-missile-defense-safeguard http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22316527/us-lawmakers-seek-asia-missile-defense-safeguard?t=2013-05-21T14:25:38Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 14:25:00 EDT Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the U.S. from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, even if the threat posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea is eliminated. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22317290/2-moroccans-tried-for-homosexuality-get-4-months http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22317290/2-moroccans-tried-for-homosexuality-get-4-months?t=2013-05-21T14:05:57Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 14:05:00 EDT A Moroccan court has convicted two men of homosexuality and public indecency, and sentenced each to four months in prison, in the latest case against gays in this North African nation. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306380/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306380/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival?t=2013-05-21T13:56:14Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 13:56:00 EDT Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22316562/palestinian-group-ruler-rights-abuses-increasing http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22316562/palestinian-group-ruler-rights-abuses-increasing?t=2013-05-21T13:56:05Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 13:56:00 EDT A Palestinian report shows human rights abuses by the rival governments in the West Bank and Gaza are on the rise. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306095/israeli-peace-negotiator-stalemate-bad-for-israel http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306095/israeli-peace-negotiator-stalemate-bad-for-israel?t=2013-05-21T13:46:51Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 13:46:00 EDT Israel's chief peace negotiator said Tuesday that the current stalemate with the Palestinians is harmful for Israel, days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Israel for his latest push to... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22310527/us-envoy-in-cuba-engages-critics-on-and-offline http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22310527/us-envoy-in-cuba-engages-critics-on-and-offline?t=2013-05-21T13:45:44Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 13:45:00 EDT The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22311482/georgian-ex-pm-detained-on-abuse-of-office-charge http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22311482/georgian-ex-pm-detained-on-abuse-of-office-charge?t=2013-05-21T13:36:05Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 13:36:00 EDT Allies of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili - a former prime minister and a provincial governor - were charged on Tuesday with embezzlement and abuse of office in another sign of an ongoing power struggle between the... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305067/israel-returns-fire-following-shooting-from-syria http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305067/israel-returns-fire-following-shooting-from-syria?t=2013-05-21T13:36:03Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 13:36:00 EDT Israeli and Syrian troops exchanged fire across their tense cease-fire line in the Golan Heights on Tuesday, prompting an Israeli threat that Syria's leader will "bear the consequences" of further escalation and raising... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22314996/toback-baldwin-eye-cannes-movie-making-underbelly http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22314996/toback-baldwin-eye-cannes-movie-making-underbelly?t=2013-05-21T13:36:01Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 13:36:00 EDT A phrase you will hear often at Cannes is: "Let me run the numbers." News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22310562/spain-backs-sending-defensive-arms-to-syria-rebels http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22310562/spain-backs-sending-defensive-arms-to-syria-rebels?t=2013-05-21T13:06:02Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:00 EDT Spain favors a partial lifting of sanctions against Syria that would allow the delivery of "defense material" to rebel groups to help protect the population, its foreign minister said Tuesday. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306980/safrican-court-frees-brother-of-oscar-pistorius http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306980/safrican-court-frees-brother-of-oscar-pistorius?t=2013-05-21T13:05:50Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:00 EDT One Pistorius brother is free of charges - acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22312821/pope-expresses-solidarity-with-tornado-survivors http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22312821/pope-expresses-solidarity-with-tornado-survivors?t=2013-05-23T12:33:15Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:00 EDT Pope Francis has expressed his "closeness to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado," with special concern for "those who lost young children." News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306045/pigeon-sale-yields-world-record-for-feathered-bolt http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306045/pigeon-sale-yields-world-record-for-feathered-bolt?t=2013-05-21T12:45:56Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:00 EDT Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306984/fighting-for-2nd-day-between-army-rebels-in-congo http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306984/fighting-for-2nd-day-between-army-rebels-in-congo?t=2013-05-21T12:45:55Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:00 EDT Fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, in clashes that have so far killed 19 people, all of them either soldiers or rebels,... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22311490/court-frees-man-in-murder-that-shocked-safricans http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22311490/court-frees-man-in-murder-that-shocked-safricans?t=2013-05-21T12:36:24Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 12:36:00 EDT A magistrate drops charges against the boyfriend accused in the brutal gang-rape and killing of a teenager that shocked South Africans. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22311471/peace-corps-to-accept-same-sex-couples http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22311471/peace-corps-to-accept-same-sex-couples?t=2013-05-21T12:36:05Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 12:36:00 EDT The Peace Corps says it will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22310568/rebels-in-c-african-republic-protest-conditions http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22310568/rebels-in-c-african-republic-protest-conditions?t=2013-05-21T12:26:14Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 12:26:00 EDT Some members of the rebel alliance who overthrew the president of Central African Republic are protesting outside the luxury hotel where their leader is based. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22310558/kyrgyzstan-bent-on-evicting-us-air-base-in-2014 http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22310558/kyrgyzstan-bent-on-evicting-us-air-base-in-2014?t=2013-05-21T12:25:59Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 12:25:00 EDT Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22310041/2nd-day-of-riots-in-stockholm-suburb-shakes-sweden http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22310041/2nd-day-of-riots-in-stockholm-suburb-shakes-sweden?t=2013-05-21T12:15:45Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:00 EDT Some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a largely immigrant suburb of Stockholm on Tuesday, the second day of rioting triggered by the fatal police shooting of a man wielding a knife. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306699/south-africa-winnie-mandela-forced-auction-flops http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306699/south-africa-winnie-mandela-forced-auction-flops?t=2013-05-21T12:15:44Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:00 EDT There were no bidders and no locksmiths willing to force entry for a scheduled auction Tuesday to sell artworks and other belongings of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305172/justin-biebers-monkey-to-become-german-property http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305172/justin-biebers-monkey-to-become-german-property?t=2013-05-21T12:05:41Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:00 EDT Justin Bieber's pet monkey is no longer his. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22309871/prince-william-joins-father-in-conservation-plea http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22309871/prince-william-joins-father-in-conservation-plea?t=2013-05-21T11:55:46Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 11:55:00 EDT Britain's Prince William has joined his father Prince Charles in urging global action to tackle the illegal poaching of wild animals. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22308431/uganda-leaders-legacy-at-stake-in-generals-case http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22308431/uganda-leaders-legacy-at-stake-in-generals-case?t=2013-05-21T11:45:38Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 11:45:00 EDT An army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him has stirred controversy in Uganda because it challenges the... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22309567/2-donkeys-suspected-in-mauling-death-in-hungary http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22309567/2-donkeys-suspected-in-mauling-death-in-hungary?t=2013-05-21T11:35:37Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 11:35:00 EDT Hungarian police say they are investigating an incident in which an elderly man may have been mauled to death by two donkeys. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305628/how-the-french-economy-compares-to-germanys-uks http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305628/how-the-french-economy-compares-to-germanys-uks?t=2013-05-21T11:25:48Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 11:25:00 EDT Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's: News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22309168/saudi-arabia-says-arrests-10-from-iranian-spy-ring http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22309168/saudi-arabia-says-arrests-10-from-iranian-spy-ring?t=2013-05-21T11:15:57Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 11:15:00 EDT A Saudi official says police have detained 10 more members of an alleged Iranian spy ring - eight Saudis, one Lebanese and one Turkish national. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22304935/roadside-bomb-kills-6-policemen-in-afghanistan http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22304935/roadside-bomb-kills-6-policemen-in-afghanistan?t=2013-05-21T11:15:55Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 11:15:00 EDT A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan officials said Tuesday. Also, at least 10 other police died in two attacks in... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305631/does-france-have-right-plan-to-revive-its-economy http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305631/does-france-have-right-plan-to-revive-its-economy?t=2013-05-21T10:46:13Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:00 EDT The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22308139/oman-proposes-ban-on-niqab-veils-for-women-drivers http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22308139/oman-proposes-ban-on-niqab-veils-for-women-drivers?t=2013-05-21T10:05:54Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 10:05:00 EDT A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing that women be banned from wearing face veils when driving. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306442/group-more-afghan-women-jailed-for-moral-crimes http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22306442/group-more-afghan-women-jailed-for-moral-crimes?t=2013-05-21T10:05:53Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 10:05:00 EDT The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with the withdrawal of most international... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305841/tunisia-announces-3-cases-of-coronavirus-1-death http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305841/tunisia-announces-3-cases-of-coronavirus-1-death?t=2013-05-21T09:55:36Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:00 EDT A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22307382/new-rice-contamination-reported-in-china http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22307382/new-rice-contamination-reported-in-china?t=2013-05-21T09:05:34Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 09:05:00 EDT Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22304923/myanmar-muslims-jailed-for-killing-buddhist-monk http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22304923/myanmar-muslims-jailed-for-killing-buddhist-monk?t=2013-05-21T08:45:33Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:00 EDT A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday - one of them to a life term - in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has not... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305757/moscow-blasts-alleged-vote-theft-at-eurovision http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22305757/moscow-blasts-alleged-vote-theft-at-eurovision?t=2013-05-21T08:15:32Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 08:15:00 EDT Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts - alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22304475/chinas-xi-will-meet-obama-earlier-than-expected http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22304475/chinas-xi-will-meet-obama-earlier-than-expected?t=2013-05-21T05:55:18Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 05:55:00 EDT China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22294585/chinese-premier-peace-requires-india-china-trust http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22294585/chinese-premier-peace-requires-india-china-trust?t=2013-05-21T04:45:46Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 04:45:00 EDT Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge benefits for both sides. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22304781/besieged-mexican-town-cheers-arrival-of-soldiers http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22304781/besieged-mexican-town-cheers-arrival-of-soldiers?t=2013-05-21T00:45:22Z KNDU Tue, 21 May 2013 00:45:00 EDT Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22304318/guatemala-top-court-overturns-genocide-conviction http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22304318/guatemala-top-court-overturns-genocide-conviction?t=2013-05-20T23:45:58Z KNDU Mon, 20 May 2013 23:45:00 EDT Guatemala's top court overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and ordered on Monday that his trial restart, throwing into disarray proceedings that had been hailed as historic for... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22294932/kerry-to-mideast-to-advance-struggling-syria-plan http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22294932/kerry-to-mideast-to-advance-struggling-syria-plan?t=2013-05-20T20:05:08Z KNDU Mon, 20 May 2013 20:05:00 EDT Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22412446/i-5-bridge-collapses-in-nw-wash-people-in-water http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22412446/i-5-bridge-collapses-in-nw-wash-people-in-water?t=2013-05-24T01:07:56Z KNDU Fri, 24 May 2013 01:07:00 EDT An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping several vehicles into the water as authorities investigated the cause of the collapse that cut off the state's main north-south... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402791/jury-in-jodi-arias-trial-resumes-deliberations http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402791/jury-in-jodi-arias-trial-resumes-deliberations?t=2013-05-23T23:17:56Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 23:17:00 EDT Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to the drawing board to rehash the shocking... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22412374/nj-franchisee-well-fix-any-fake-liquor-problems http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22412374/nj-franchisee-well-fix-any-fake-liquor-problems?t=2013-05-23T23:07:56Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 23:07:00 EDT At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water - and apparently not even clean water at that. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22408865/swim-coach-sentenced-to-7-years-for-sex-abuse http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22408865/swim-coach-sentenced-to-7-years-for-sex-abuse?t=2013-05-23T22:37:51Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 22:37:00 EDT A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406947/with-weiner-nyc-mayor-race-takes-on-new-dynamic http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406947/with-weiner-nyc-mayor-race-takes-on-new-dynamic?t=2013-05-23T22:08:15Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 22:08:00 EDT Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive reception in his first day of campaigning than he... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22410641/nypd-merchant-held-for-ransom-tortured-for-month http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22410641/nypd-merchant-held-for-ransom-tortured-for-month?t=2013-05-23T22:07:51Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 22:07:00 EDT A businessman was snatched from a New York City street in broad daylight, then held captive for more than a month in a warehouse where he was bound and burned with acid as he was held for a $3 million ransom his family back... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22411076/procter-gamble-brings-back-ag-lafley-as-ceo http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22411076/procter-gamble-brings-back-ag-lafley-as-ceo?t=2013-05-23T21:58:03Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:00 EDT Procter & Gamble Co. is bringing back its former CEO, as the world's largest consumer-products maker tries to spur global growth. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402537/vote-on-gay-scouts-comes-at-emotional-moment http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22402537/vote-on-gay-scouts-comes-at-emotional-moment?t=2013-05-23T21:00:51Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:00 EDT The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and... News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403883/senator-assaults-let-military-culture-continue http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22403883/senator-assaults-let-military-culture-continue?t=2013-05-23T20:57:53Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 20:57:00 EDT Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Thursday. News - AP-National http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406471/storm-took-towns-youngest-as-it-swept-through http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22406471/storm-took-towns-youngest-as-it-swept-through?t=2013-05-23T20:17:56Z KNDU Thu, 23 May 2013 20:17:00 EDT One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. News - AP-National