http://www.newson6.com/category/13533/international-news Click through for today's continuously updated top international news stories. en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and NEWS ON 6 News - AP-National 15 international-news http://www.newson6.com/story/22382503/mais-non-french-universities-may-teach-in-english http://www.newson6.com/story/22382503/mais-non-french-universities-may-teach-in-english?t=2013-05-22T07:16:16Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:16:00 EDT France's National Assembly is taking up an education reform bill that would allow public universities to hold some courses - like science or economics classes - in English, a plan that has alarmed language purists and... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381078/egypt-tv-7-security-men-kidnapped-in-sinai-freed http://www.newson6.com/story/22381078/egypt-tv-7-security-men-kidnapped-in-sinai-freed?t=2013-05-22T07:16:14Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:16:00 EDT Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation, the country's military spokesman said. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22382434/gosling-misses-cannes-premiere-sends-his-regrets http://www.newson6.com/story/22382434/gosling-misses-cannes-premiere-sends-his-regrets?t=2013-05-22T07:06:15Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:06:00 EDT The Cannes Film Festival is missing one of its biggest stars of this year's festival: Ryan Gosling. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22382364/pussy-riot-member-declares-hunger-strike-in-prison http://www.newson6.com/story/22382364/pussy-riot-member-declares-hunger-strike-in-prison?t=2013-05-22T06:56:12Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22382363/irishman-charged-with-1982-ira-hyde-park-bombing http://www.newson6.com/story/22382363/irishman-charged-with-1982-ira-hyde-park-bombing?t=2013-05-22T06:56:10Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:56:00 EDT A 61-year-old Irishman has been charged with the Irish Republican Army bombing of the queen's ceremonial cavalry in Hyde Park in 1982 that killed four soldiers and seven horses. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381452/germany-celebrates-composer-wagners-200th http://www.newson6.com/story/22381452/germany-celebrates-composer-wagners-200th?t=2013-05-22T06:46:12Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22382333/germany-backs-terror-label-for-hezbollah-militants http://www.newson6.com/story/22382333/germany-backs-terror-label-for-hezbollah-militants?t=2013-05-22T06:46:12Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22382281/kenyas-truth-report-killings-land-grabs-graft http://www.newson6.com/story/22382281/kenyas-truth-report-killings-land-grabs-graft?t=2013-05-22T06:36:10Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:36:00 EDT Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report whose findings show that his father, the country's first president, presided over a government responsible... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381653/chinese-premier-begins-2-day-visit-to-pakistan http://www.newson6.com/story/22381653/chinese-premier-begins-2-day-visit-to-pakistan?t=2013-05-22T06:26:09Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:26:00 EDT China's premier began a two-day visit to Pakistan on Wednesday by praising the relationship between the two Asian powers in glowing terms. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381972/diplomats-iran-expands-nuke-technology http://www.newson6.com/story/22381972/diplomats-iran-expands-nuke-technology?t=2013-05-22T06:16:16Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:16:00 EDT Iran is moving ahead to update a program the West fears could be used to make nuclear weapons, diplomats said Wednesday, despite high-level diplomacy aimed at stopping it from doing so. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381702/irans-ahmadinejad-denounces-election-decision http://www.newson6.com/story/22381702/irans-ahmadinejad-denounces-election-decision?t=2013-05-22T06:16:16Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:16:00 EDT Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from an upcoming presidential race is an act of "oppression" and he will take the case to the country's Supreme... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381454/afghan-students-protest-womens-rights-decree http://www.newson6.com/story/22381454/afghan-students-protest-womens-rights-decree?t=2013-05-22T05:56:08Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:56:00 EDT Hard-line Islamist students protested Wednesday 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... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22382011/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival http://www.newson6.com/story/22382011/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival?t=2013-05-22T05:46:15Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:46:00 EDT Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381974/monroes-photos-for-prague-exhibition-stolen http://www.newson6.com/story/22381974/monroes-photos-for-prague-exhibition-stolen?t=2013-05-22T05:36:16Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22381372/fishermen-pay-price-in-asias-volatile-sea-rifts http://www.newson6.com/story/22381372/fishermen-pay-price-in-asias-volatile-sea-rifts?t=2013-05-22T05:36:08Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22381898/syrian-opposition-urges-rebels-to-join-key-battle http://www.newson6.com/story/22381898/syrian-opposition-urges-rebels-to-join-key-battle?t=2013-05-22T05:16:14Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:00 EDT Syria's main opposition group is urging rebels to come from around the country to reinforce Qusair, a western town under attack by Syrian troops and members of Lebanon's Hezbollah group. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381450/octogenarians-race-to-be-oldest-everest-climber http://www.newson6.com/story/22381450/octogenarians-race-to-be-oldest-everest-climber?t=2013-05-22T05:16:11Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:00 EDT An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, was back on the mountain Wednesday to make another attempt at the title. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381019/ai-weiwei-uses-music-to-mock-state-power-in-china http://www.newson6.com/story/22381019/ai-weiwei-uses-music-to-mock-state-power-in-china?t=2013-05-22T03:56:10Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22381331/kerry-pushes-21-billion-raytheon-deal-in-oman http://www.newson6.com/story/22381331/kerry-pushes-21-billion-raytheon-deal-in-oman?t=2013-05-22T03:46:04Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22381365/immigration-bill-heads-to-full-senate http://www.newson6.com/story/22381365/immigration-bill-heads-to-full-senate?t=2013-05-22T03:36:01Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:00 EDT A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381369/pentagon-wants-450m-for-guantanamo-prison http://www.newson6.com/story/22381369/pentagon-wants-450m-for-guantanamo-prison?t=2013-05-22T03:27:20Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22381328/officials-say-benghazi-suspects-under-surveillance http://www.newson6.com/story/22381328/officials-say-benghazi-suspects-under-surveillance?t=2013-05-22T03:26:01Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22381217/young-objector-challenges-israeli-army http://www.newson6.com/story/22381217/young-objector-challenges-israeli-army?t=2013-05-22T02:56:17Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22381088/pakistani-cricket-star-politician-leaves-hospital http://www.newson6.com/story/22381088/pakistani-cricket-star-politician-leaves-hospital?t=2013-05-22T02:15:58Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:15:00 EDT Pakistani cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan left the hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman said. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381125/north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china http://www.newson6.com/story/22381125/north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china?t=2013-05-22T01:56:09Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:56:00 EDT North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22380222/north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china http://www.newson6.com/story/22380222/north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china?t=2013-05-22T00:17:09Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22380817/state-media-shows-nkorea-has-new-military-chief http://www.newson6.com/story/22380817/state-media-shows-nkorea-has-new-military-chief?t=2013-05-21T23:56:09Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22295418/china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew http://www.newson6.com/story/22295418/china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew?t=2013-05-21T22:56:01Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22317292/fbi-ids-benghazi-suspects-but-no-arrests-yet http://www.newson6.com/story/22317292/fbi-ids-benghazi-suspects-but-no-arrests-yet?t=2013-05-21T21:06:09Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22341938/ex-ford-execs-charged-in-argentine-torture-cases http://www.newson6.com/story/22341938/ex-ford-execs-charged-in-argentine-torture-cases?t=2013-05-21T19:15:58Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22379301/toronto-mayor-avoids-questions-about-crack-video http://www.newson6.com/story/22379301/toronto-mayor-avoids-questions-about-crack-video?t=2013-05-21T19:15:56Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22306177/the-pope-and-the-devil-is-francis-an-exorcist http://www.newson6.com/story/22306177/the-pope-and-the-devil-is-francis-an-exorcist?t=2013-05-21T18:39:07Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22307965/more-troops-arrive-in-egypts-sinai-over-hostages http://www.newson6.com/story/22307965/more-troops-arrive-in-egypts-sinai-over-hostages?t=2013-05-21T18:16:20Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22311464/lawmakers-hand-myanmar-leader-prisoner-list http://www.newson6.com/story/22311464/lawmakers-hand-myanmar-leader-prisoner-list?t=2013-05-21T18:16:12Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22309660/suicide-at-notre-dame-cathedral-in-paris http://www.newson6.com/story/22309660/suicide-at-notre-dame-cathedral-in-paris?t=2013-05-21T17:56:10Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22342005/troops-flood-western-mexico-to-protect-towns http://www.newson6.com/story/22342005/troops-flood-western-mexico-to-protect-towns?t=2013-05-21T17:26:05Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22374689/harry-potter-book-with-author-notes-sold-for-228k http://www.newson6.com/story/22374689/harry-potter-book-with-author-notes-sold-for-228k?t=2013-05-21T17:25:59Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22378166/nigeria-islamic-extremist-inmates-to-be-released http://www.newson6.com/story/22378166/nigeria-islamic-extremist-inmates-to-be-released?t=2013-05-21T17:17:03Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22311479/un-drop-in-syrians-reaching-jordan-unclear-why http://www.newson6.com/story/22311479/un-drop-in-syrians-reaching-jordan-unclear-why?t=2013-05-21T17:17:03Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22312153/new-egypt-tax-law-cuts-for-poor-business-hikes http://www.newson6.com/story/22312153/new-egypt-tax-law-cuts-for-poor-business-hikes?t=2013-05-21T17:06:00Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22362606/saudi-executes-5-yemenis-displays-bodies http://www.newson6.com/story/22362606/saudi-executes-5-yemenis-displays-bodies?t=2013-05-21T16:46:45Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22374720/gay-marriage-bill-clears-uk-house-of-commons http://www.newson6.com/story/22374720/gay-marriage-bill-clears-uk-house-of-commons?t=2013-05-21T16:46:43Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22306986/deadliest-attacks-in-iraq-since-us-troop-pullout http://www.newson6.com/story/22306986/deadliest-attacks-in-iraq-since-us-troop-pullout?t=2013-05-21T16:36:22Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22316576/sorrentino-bruni-tedeschi-bring-italy-to-cannes http://www.newson6.com/story/22316576/sorrentino-bruni-tedeschi-bring-italy-to-cannes?t=2013-05-21T16:26:36Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22305420/officials-more-attacks-in-iraq-7-killed http://www.newson6.com/story/22305420/officials-more-attacks-in-iraq-7-killed?t=2013-05-21T16:15:55Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22306707/reports-iran-bars-2-top-figures-from-june-ballot http://www.newson6.com/story/22306707/reports-iran-bars-2-top-figures-from-june-ballot?t=2013-05-21T16:15:51Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22336838/iran-candidate-list-for-presidential-race http://www.newson6.com/story/22336838/iran-candidate-list-for-presidential-race?t=2013-05-21T15:16:14Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22323699/gandhis-blood-sample-fails-to-sell-in-britain http://www.newson6.com/story/22323699/gandhis-blood-sample-fails-to-sell-in-britain?t=2013-05-21T14:45:47Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22312819/warsaw-ghetto-insurgent-boruch-spiegel-dies-at-93 http://www.newson6.com/story/22312819/warsaw-ghetto-insurgent-boruch-spiegel-dies-at-93?t=2013-05-21T14:36:12Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22306006/3-hezbollah-fighters-die-of-wounds-from-syria http://www.newson6.com/story/22306006/3-hezbollah-fighters-die-of-wounds-from-syria?t=2013-05-21T14:27:27Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22318925/algerian-president-leaves-paris-military-hospital http://www.newson6.com/story/22318925/algerian-president-leaves-paris-military-hospital?t=2013-05-21T14:26:52Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22316527/us-lawmakers-seek-asia-missile-defense-safeguard http://www.newson6.com/story/22316527/us-lawmakers-seek-asia-missile-defense-safeguard?t=2013-05-21T14:25:38Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22317290/2-moroccans-tried-for-homosexuality-get-4-months http://www.newson6.com/story/22317290/2-moroccans-tried-for-homosexuality-get-4-months?t=2013-05-21T14:05:57Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22306380/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival http://www.newson6.com/story/22306380/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival?t=2013-05-21T13:56:14Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22316562/palestinian-group-ruler-rights-abuses-increasing http://www.newson6.com/story/22316562/palestinian-group-ruler-rights-abuses-increasing?t=2013-05-21T13:56:05Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22306095/israeli-peace-negotiator-stalemate-bad-for-israel http://www.newson6.com/story/22306095/israeli-peace-negotiator-stalemate-bad-for-israel?t=2013-05-21T13:46:51Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22310527/us-envoy-in-cuba-engages-critics-on-and-offline http://www.newson6.com/story/22310527/us-envoy-in-cuba-engages-critics-on-and-offline?t=2013-05-21T13:45:44Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22311482/georgian-ex-pm-detained-on-abuse-of-office-charge http://www.newson6.com/story/22311482/georgian-ex-pm-detained-on-abuse-of-office-charge?t=2013-05-21T13:36:05Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22305067/israel-returns-fire-following-shooting-from-syria http://www.newson6.com/story/22305067/israel-returns-fire-following-shooting-from-syria?t=2013-05-21T13:36:03Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22314996/toback-baldwin-eye-cannes-movie-making-underbelly http://www.newson6.com/story/22314996/toback-baldwin-eye-cannes-movie-making-underbelly?t=2013-05-21T13:36:01Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22310562/spain-backs-sending-defensive-arms-to-syria-rebels http://www.newson6.com/story/22310562/spain-backs-sending-defensive-arms-to-syria-rebels?t=2013-05-21T13:06:02Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22306980/safrican-court-frees-brother-of-oscar-pistorius http://www.newson6.com/story/22306980/safrican-court-frees-brother-of-oscar-pistorius?t=2013-05-21T13:05:50Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22312821/pope-expresses-solidarity-with-tornado-survivors http://www.newson6.com/story/22312821/pope-expresses-solidarity-with-tornado-survivors?t=2013-05-21T16:40:58Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22306045/pigeon-sale-yields-world-record-for-feathered-bolt http://www.newson6.com/story/22306045/pigeon-sale-yields-world-record-for-feathered-bolt?t=2013-05-21T12:45:56Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22306984/fighting-for-2nd-day-between-army-rebels-in-congo http://www.newson6.com/story/22306984/fighting-for-2nd-day-between-army-rebels-in-congo?t=2013-05-21T12:45:55Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22311490/court-frees-man-in-murder-that-shocked-safricans http://www.newson6.com/story/22311490/court-frees-man-in-murder-that-shocked-safricans?t=2013-05-21T12:36:24Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22311471/peace-corps-to-accept-same-sex-couples http://www.newson6.com/story/22311471/peace-corps-to-accept-same-sex-couples?t=2013-05-21T12:36:05Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22310568/rebels-in-c-african-republic-protest-conditions http://www.newson6.com/story/22310568/rebels-in-c-african-republic-protest-conditions?t=2013-05-21T12:26:14Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22310558/kyrgyzstan-bent-on-evicting-us-air-base-in-2014 http://www.newson6.com/story/22310558/kyrgyzstan-bent-on-evicting-us-air-base-in-2014?t=2013-05-21T12:25:59Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22310041/2nd-day-of-riots-in-stockholm-suburb-shakes-sweden http://www.newson6.com/story/22310041/2nd-day-of-riots-in-stockholm-suburb-shakes-sweden?t=2013-05-21T12:15:45Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22306699/south-africa-winnie-mandela-forced-auction-flops http://www.newson6.com/story/22306699/south-africa-winnie-mandela-forced-auction-flops?t=2013-05-21T12:15:44Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22305172/justin-biebers-monkey-to-become-german-property http://www.newson6.com/story/22305172/justin-biebers-monkey-to-become-german-property?t=2013-05-21T12:05:41Z NEWS ON 6 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:00 EDT Justin Bieber's pet monkey is no longer his. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22309871/prince-william-joins-father-in-conservation-plea http://www.newson6.com/story/22309871/prince-william-joins-father-in-conservation-plea?t=2013-05-21T11:55:46Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22308431/uganda-leaders-legacy-at-stake-in-generals-case http://www.newson6.com/story/22308431/uganda-leaders-legacy-at-stake-in-generals-case?t=2013-05-21T11:45:38Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22309567/2-donkeys-suspected-in-mauling-death-in-hungary http://www.newson6.com/story/22309567/2-donkeys-suspected-in-mauling-death-in-hungary?t=2013-05-21T11:35:37Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22305628/how-the-french-economy-compares-to-germanys-uks http://www.newson6.com/story/22305628/how-the-french-economy-compares-to-germanys-uks?t=2013-05-21T11:25:48Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22309168/saudi-arabia-says-arrests-10-from-iranian-spy-ring http://www.newson6.com/story/22309168/saudi-arabia-says-arrests-10-from-iranian-spy-ring?t=2013-05-21T11:15:57Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22304935/roadside-bomb-kills-6-policemen-in-afghanistan http://www.newson6.com/story/22304935/roadside-bomb-kills-6-policemen-in-afghanistan?t=2013-05-21T11:15:55Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22305631/does-france-have-right-plan-to-revive-its-economy http://www.newson6.com/story/22305631/does-france-have-right-plan-to-revive-its-economy?t=2013-05-21T10:46:13Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22308139/oman-proposes-ban-on-niqab-veils-for-women-drivers http://www.newson6.com/story/22308139/oman-proposes-ban-on-niqab-veils-for-women-drivers?t=2013-05-21T10:05:54Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22306442/group-more-afghan-women-jailed-for-moral-crimes http://www.newson6.com/story/22306442/group-more-afghan-women-jailed-for-moral-crimes?t=2013-05-21T10:05:53Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22305841/tunisia-announces-3-cases-of-coronavirus-1-death http://www.newson6.com/story/22305841/tunisia-announces-3-cases-of-coronavirus-1-death?t=2013-05-21T09:55:36Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22307382/new-rice-contamination-reported-in-china http://www.newson6.com/story/22307382/new-rice-contamination-reported-in-china?t=2013-05-21T09:05:34Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22304923/myanmar-muslims-jailed-for-killing-buddhist-monk http://www.newson6.com/story/22304923/myanmar-muslims-jailed-for-killing-buddhist-monk?t=2013-05-21T08:45:33Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22305757/moscow-blasts-alleged-vote-theft-at-eurovision http://www.newson6.com/story/22305757/moscow-blasts-alleged-vote-theft-at-eurovision?t=2013-05-21T08:15:32Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22304475/chinas-xi-will-meet-obama-earlier-than-expected http://www.newson6.com/story/22304475/chinas-xi-will-meet-obama-earlier-than-expected?t=2013-05-21T05:55:18Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22294585/chinese-premier-peace-requires-india-china-trust http://www.newson6.com/story/22294585/chinese-premier-peace-requires-india-china-trust?t=2013-05-21T04:45:46Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22304781/besieged-mexican-town-cheers-arrival-of-soldiers http://www.newson6.com/story/22304781/besieged-mexican-town-cheers-arrival-of-soldiers?t=2013-05-21T00:45:22Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22304318/guatemala-top-court-overturns-genocide-conviction http://www.newson6.com/story/22304318/guatemala-top-court-overturns-genocide-conviction?t=2013-05-20T23:45:58Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22294932/kerry-to-mideast-to-advance-struggling-syria-plan http://www.newson6.com/story/22294932/kerry-to-mideast-to-advance-struggling-syria-plan?t=2013-05-20T20:05:08Z NEWS ON 6 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.newson6.com/story/22294845/myanmar-leader-making-landmark-white-house-visit http://www.newson6.com/story/22294845/myanmar-leader-making-landmark-white-house-visit?t=2013-05-20T19:55:04Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:55:00 EDT President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country on its sometimes difficult path to democracy and... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22294680/iraq-car-bombs-in-basra-kill-at-least-10-people http://www.newson6.com/story/22294680/iraq-car-bombs-in-basra-kill-at-least-10-people?t=2013-05-21T09:04:21Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:34:00 EDT Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22299254/tunisian-feminist-arrested-for-alleged-provocation http://www.newson6.com/story/22299254/tunisian-feminist-arrested-for-alleged-provocation?t=2013-05-20T17:24:58Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:24:00 EDT A Tunisian feminist who scandalized her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after allegedly sneaking into Tunisia's holiest city disguised in a veil, then trying to get undressed during... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22301062/church-of-scotland-votes-to-allow-gay-ministers http://www.newson6.com/story/22301062/church-of-scotland-votes-to-allow-gay-ministers?t=2013-05-20T17:05:21Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:05:00 EDT Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships - an important compromise that must still pass further hurdles before it can become church... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22299923/deadliest-attacks-in-iraq-since-us-troop-pullout http://www.newson6.com/story/22299923/deadliest-attacks-in-iraq-since-us-troop-pullout?t=2013-05-21T09:04:22Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:25:00 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.newson6.com/story/22294584/aid-group-syrian-refugees-face-dire-health-risks http://www.newson6.com/story/22294584/aid-group-syrian-refugees-face-dire-health-risks?t=2013-05-20T15:55:03Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:55:00 EDT Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, Syria activists said Monday. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295631/security-beefed-up-in-egypt-sinai-after-kidnapping http://www.newson6.com/story/22295631/security-beefed-up-in-egypt-sinai-after-kidnapping?t=2013-05-20T15:34:57Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:34:00 EDT Dozens of Egyptian troops and armored vehicles moved into Sinai Monday as the government beefed up security in the volatile peninsula after the abduction of six policemen and a border guard by suspected Islamic militants. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22300376/israel-palestinians-still-arguing-over-epic-image http://www.newson6.com/story/22300376/israel-palestinians-still-arguing-over-epic-image?t=2013-05-20T15:05:14Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:05:00 EDT A new Israeli report into the death of a Palestinian boy during a fierce gunbattle in the Gaza Strip more than a dozen years ago has reignited an emotional debate over who killed him - and how the incident has shaped... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295958/israel-bank-heist-kills-4-robber-takes-own-life http://www.newson6.com/story/22295958/israel-bank-heist-kills-4-robber-takes-own-life?t=2013-05-20T14:34:51Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:34:00 EDT A gunman stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba Monday, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing himself, police said. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22299806/saudi-arabia-reports-latest-death-from-new-virus http://www.newson6.com/story/22299806/saudi-arabia-reports-latest-death-from-new-virus?t=2013-05-20T14:04:52Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:04:00 EDT Saudi Arabia says it has recorded another death from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 16. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22299160/state-dept-reports-of-anti-semitism-increase http://www.newson6.com/story/22299160/state-dept-reports-of-anti-semitism-increase?t=2013-05-20T14:04:43Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:04:00 EDT The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22298588/russia-claims-to-have-foiled-possible-terror-act http://www.newson6.com/story/22298588/russia-claims-to-have-foiled-possible-terror-act?t=2013-05-20T13:24:57Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:24:00 EDT Russia's counterterrorism agency said Monday that its special forces killed two militants and detained a third believed to have been planning a terrorist act in Moscow. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22298223/czech-president-in-dispute-over-gay-rights http://www.newson6.com/story/22298223/czech-president-in-dispute-over-gay-rights?t=2013-05-20T13:15:04Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:15:00 EDT The Czech Republic's controversy-courting new president is under fire for refusing to grant a university professorship to one of his critics and hinting that it is because the man is a gay rights activist. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22294604/pakistan-gunmen-attack-polio-team-kill-policeman http://www.newson6.com/story/22294604/pakistan-gunmen-attack-polio-team-kill-policeman?t=2013-05-20T13:15:01Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:15:00 EDT Pakistan's presumptive prime minister called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295420/m23-rebels-clash-with-soldiers-in-east-congo http://www.newson6.com/story/22295420/m23-rebels-clash-with-soldiers-in-east-congo?t=2013-05-20T12:54:59Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:54:00 EDT Clashes erupted Monday in eastern Congo between government troops and a rebel group believed to be backed by neighboring Rwanda, escalating to the use of mortars and rocket launchers in the first fighting between the groups... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22299167/explosions-kill-4-in-russias-restive-dagestan http://www.newson6.com/story/22299167/explosions-kill-4-in-russias-restive-dagestan?t=2013-05-20T12:54:56Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:54:00 EDT Two bombs exploded outside a court building in Russia's restive province of Dagestan on Monday, killing at least four people and wounding dozens of others, officials said. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22297224/jordan-arab-spring-paved-way-for-press-freedoms http://www.newson6.com/story/22297224/jordan-arab-spring-paved-way-for-press-freedoms?t=2013-05-20T12:54:55Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:54:00 EDT The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22296025/uganda-police-raid-newspaper-over-generals-letter http://www.newson6.com/story/22296025/uganda-police-raid-newspaper-over-generals-letter?t=2013-05-20T12:44:52Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:00 EDT Ugandan police disabled an independent newspaper's printing press after forcibly entering its premises to look for evidence against an army general who recently questioned the president's alleged plan to have his son... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22299056/postponed-us-long-range-missile-test-due-tuesday http://www.newson6.com/story/22299056/postponed-us-long-range-missile-test-due-tuesday?t=2013-05-20T12:44:40Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:00 EDT The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on Tuesday. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22297653/retired-anglican-priest-convicted-of-sex-abuse http://www.newson6.com/story/22297653/retired-anglican-priest-convicted-of-sex-abuse?t=2013-05-20T12:35:32Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:00 EDT A retired Church of England priest was jailed for 10 years Monday after a jury found him guilty of 36 separate sex offenses against children in the 1960s and 1970s. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22297417/german-fm-criticizes-remarks-by-hungarian-pm http://www.newson6.com/story/22297417/german-fm-criticizes-remarks-by-hungarian-pm?t=2013-05-20T12:35:30Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:00 EDT It started out simple enough: German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized constitutional changes that have been made in Hungary. But Hungary's leader not only objected, he also found what he called a veiled reference to... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22294999/skorea-nkorea-fires-5th-projectile-into-waters http://www.newson6.com/story/22294999/skorea-nkorea-fires-5th-projectile-into-waters?t=2013-05-20T12:35:29Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:00 EDT North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22298984/cannes-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-indian-movies http://www.newson6.com/story/22298984/cannes-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-indian-movies?t=2013-05-21T09:16:09Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:00 EDT Indian cinema is being feted in Cannes on its 100th birthday. But amid the celebrations, the B-word - "Bollywood" - remains controversial. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295840/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival http://www.newson6.com/story/22295840/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival?t=2013-05-21T09:16:09Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:00 EDT Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22298734/south-africa-mandela-name-pulled-into-politics http://www.newson6.com/story/22298734/south-africa-mandela-name-pulled-into-politics?t=2013-05-20T12:14:44Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:00 EDT Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already begun. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22298217/kerry-vows-better-security-at-us-diplomatic-posts http://www.newson6.com/story/22298217/kerry-vows-better-security-at-us-diplomatic-posts?t=2013-05-20T12:14:38Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:00 EDT Secretary of State John Kerry challenged Congress on Monday to go beyond its investigations of embassy security and help ensure that U.S. embassies and consulates abroad have the resources they need for appropriate security.... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22298672/militiamen-attack-gas-complex-in-western-libya http://www.newson6.com/story/22298672/militiamen-attack-gas-complex-in-western-libya?t=2013-05-20T12:04:50Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:04:00 EDT A Libyan gas company official says militiamen have attacked a natural gas complex in the country's west, injuring two guards and stealing weapons and military vehicles. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22297223/iran-election-overseers-may-bar-former-president http://www.newson6.com/story/22297223/iran-election-overseers-may-bar-former-president?t=2013-05-20T11:54:41Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:54:00 EDT Iran's election overseers said Monday they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a reference to a former leader seen as a threat to hard-liners. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22298221/riots-in-stockholm-suburb-over-police-shooting http://www.newson6.com/story/22298221/riots-in-stockholm-suburb-over-police-shooting?t=2013-05-20T11:44:40Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:44:00 EDT Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22294620/afghanistan-suicide-bomber-hits-council-building http://www.newson6.com/story/22294620/afghanistan-suicide-bomber-hits-council-building?t=2013-05-20T11:14:40Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:14:00 EDT A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief outside the council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22296287/rebels-attack-c-african-republic-villages-8-dead http://www.newson6.com/story/22296287/rebels-attack-c-african-republic-villages-8-dead?t=2013-05-20T11:04:40Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:04:00 EDT Suspected foreign fighters backing a rebel movement now in control of Central African Republic's government invaded a remote north-central village and killed six people, residents said. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22297592/us-pakistan-moves-to-curb-dangerous-fertilizers http://www.newson6.com/story/22297592/us-pakistan-moves-to-curb-dangerous-fertilizers?t=2013-05-20T11:04:39Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:04:00 EDT Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295305/measles-surges-in-uk-years-after-vaccine-scare http://www.newson6.com/story/22295305/measles-surges-in-uk-years-after-vaccine-scare?t=2013-05-20T10:44:45Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:44:00 EDT More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22297594/saudi-women-teachers-demanding-full-time-jobs http://www.newson6.com/story/22297594/saudi-women-teachers-demanding-full-time-jobs?t=2013-05-20T10:24:36Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:24:00 EDT About 30 Saudi women teachers have demonstrated outside the kingdom's Education Ministry, demanding full time jobs. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295790/large-earthquake-strikes-off-coast-of-chile http://www.newson6.com/story/22295790/large-earthquake-strikes-off-coast-of-chile?t=2013-05-20T09:24:36Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:24:00 EDT A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean officials said it was not felt on land and discarded the possibility that it might unleash a tsunami. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295629/24-killed-in-rebel-vs-army-battle-in-south-sudan http://www.newson6.com/story/22295629/24-killed-in-rebel-vs-army-battle-in-south-sudan?t=2013-05-20T09:14:56Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:14:00 EDT Twenty-four people died in a battle between South Sudan's military and rebel fighters the government believes to be supported by neighboring Sudan, while a tribe-on-tribe cattle-raiding attack elsewhere in the country... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295229/vandals-target-israeli-womens-prayer-group http://www.newson6.com/story/22295229/vandals-target-israeli-womens-prayer-group?t=2013-05-20T08:44:39Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:44:00 EDT JERUSALEM (AP) - News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22296487/uae-construction-giant-faces-rare-labor-strike http://www.newson6.com/story/22296487/uae-construction-giant-faces-rare-labor-strike?t=2013-05-20T08:44:38Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:44:00 EDT United Arab Emirates-based construction company Arabtec says it's working to resolve a rare strike by laborers seeking higher wages. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295894/russia-targets-pollster-for-political-activity http://www.newson6.com/story/22295894/russia-targets-pollster-for-political-activity?t=2013-05-20T08:44:35Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:44:00 EDT Russia's only independent polling agency said Monday it may have to close after prosecutors targeted it for "political activity" under a law spearheading President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on civil society. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295892/spokesman-for-ansar-dine-arrested-in-mauritania http://www.newson6.com/story/22295892/spokesman-for-ansar-dine-arrested-in-mauritania?t=2013-05-20T08:24:40Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:24:00 EDT The man who acted as the spokesman for one of the three al-Qaida-linked groups occupying northern Mali turned himself in over the weekend to Mauritanian authorities on the border, an intelligence official briefed on the... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295792/suspected-us-drone-kills-2-in-yemen http://www.newson6.com/story/22295792/suspected-us-drone-kills-2-in-yemen?t=2013-05-20T07:24:27Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:24:00 EDT Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22294622/turkey-1-killed-24-injured-after-balloon-crashes http://www.newson6.com/story/22294622/turkey-1-killed-24-injured-after-balloon-crashes?t=2013-05-20T11:16:44Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:04:00 EDT A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two Brazilian tourists and injuring 23 other people on... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295529/amalric-plays-a-frenchman-in-america-in-jimmy-p http://www.newson6.com/story/22295529/amalric-plays-a-frenchman-in-america-in-jimmy-p?t=2013-05-20T06:44:34Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:44:00 EDT Playing a Freudian analyst helped Mathieu Amalric overcome his fear and loathing of psychotherapy. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22295422/gunfire-from-syria-hits-israeli-controlled-golan http://www.newson6.com/story/22295422/gunfire-from-syria-hits-israeli-controlled-golan?t=2013-05-20T06:34:28Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:34:00 EDT The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria has hit the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights overnight. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22294492/death-sentence-in-chinese-underground-bank-case http://www.newson6.com/story/22294492/death-sentence-in-chinese-underground-bank-case?t=2013-05-20T04:54:41Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:54:00 EDT A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22294599/who-is-building-what-in-sochi-for-2014-olympics http://www.newson6.com/story/22294599/who-is-building-what-in-sochi-for-2014-olympics?t=2013-05-20T02:46:55Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:46:00 EDT The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than half of the bill is being footed by Russian state-controlled companies and... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22294595/russian-oligarchs-foot-most-of-2014-sochi-olympics http://www.newson6.com/story/22294595/russian-oligarchs-foot-most-of-2014-sochi-olympics?t=2013-05-20T02:45:56Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:45:00 EDT The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22294416/china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew http://www.newson6.com/story/22294416/china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew?t=2013-05-20T00:34:17Z NEWS ON 6 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:34:00 EDT China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291179/north-korea-fires-projectile-into-eastern-waters http://www.newson6.com/story/22291179/north-korea-fires-projectile-into-eastern-waters?t=2013-05-19T23:24:18Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:24:00 EDT South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22293050/top-libyan-official-benghazi-explosion-accident http://www.newson6.com/story/22293050/top-libyan-official-benghazi-explosion-accident?t=2013-05-19T16:54:01Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:54:00 EDT Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22292077/ap-ceo-calls-records-seizure-unconstitutional http://www.newson6.com/story/22292077/ap-ceo-calls-records-seizure-unconstitutional?t=2013-05-19T16:53:56Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:53:00 EDT The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22292038/video-shows-kidnapped-egyptian-security-officers http://www.newson6.com/story/22292038/video-shows-kidnapped-egyptian-security-officers?t=2013-05-19T16:43:56Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:43:00 EDT Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure their release by meeting their... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291163/syrian-activists-shelling-near-lebanon-kills-16 http://www.newson6.com/story/22291163/syrian-activists-shelling-near-lebanon-kills-16?t=2013-05-19T15:13:58Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:00 EDT Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291549/tunisia-security-blocks-salafi-conference http://www.newson6.com/story/22291549/tunisia-security-blocks-salafi-conference?t=2013-05-19T14:53:49Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:53:00 EDT Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22292523/nigeria-military-17-killed-during-offensive http://www.newson6.com/story/22292523/nigeria-military-17-killed-during-offensive?t=2013-05-19T14:43:50Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:43:00 EDT Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22292498/israeli-seeks-interim-deal-with-palestinians http://www.newson6.com/story/22292498/israeli-seeks-interim-deal-with-palestinians?t=2013-05-19T14:34:06Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:34:00 EDT Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291145/chinese-premier-heads-to-india-to-boost-ties http://www.newson6.com/story/22291145/chinese-premier-heads-to-india-to-boost-ties?t=2013-05-19T13:53:47Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:53:00 EDT Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22292326/slim-broadcasters-take-fight-to-soccer-field http://www.newson6.com/story/22292326/slim-broadcasters-take-fight-to-soccer-field?t=2013-05-19T13:43:53Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:43:00 EDT Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22292309/algerian-editor-accuses-government-of-censorship http://www.newson6.com/story/22292309/algerian-editor-accuses-government-of-censorship?t=2013-05-19T13:33:59Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:33:00 EDT An editor has accused Algeria's government of censorship after it blocked the publication of his two newspapers. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291963/zimbabwe-pm-we-will-end-police-military-abuse http://www.newson6.com/story/22291963/zimbabwe-pm-we-will-end-police-military-abuse?t=2013-05-19T13:03:48Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:03:00 EDT Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Sunday his party will end years of bias and abuse by the police, military and intelligence services and will make sure the services uphold the country's new constitution... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22292003/russian-tv-american-accused-of-spying-flies-out http://www.newson6.com/story/22292003/russian-tv-american-accused-of-spying-flies-out?t=2013-05-19T12:53:52Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:53:00 EDT The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22292040/pope-church-should-open-up-but-follow-teaching http://www.newson6.com/story/22292040/pope-church-should-open-up-but-follow-teaching?t=2013-05-19T12:23:59Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:23:00 EDT Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in St. Peter's Square aimed at energizing the faithful. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22292005/cairo-airport-baggage-handlers-end-strike http://www.newson6.com/story/22292005/cairo-airport-baggage-handlers-end-strike?t=2013-05-19T12:13:54Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:13:00 EDT Cairo airport officials say baggage handlers have resumed work after a strike that left passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291672/mice-return-from-a-month-in-space http://www.newson6.com/story/22291672/mice-return-from-a-month-in-space?t=2013-05-19T12:13:45Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:13:00 EDT A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291785/obama-to-speak-on-legality-of-drone-program http://www.newson6.com/story/22291785/obama-to-speak-on-legality-of-drone-program?t=2013-05-19T12:13:43Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:13:00 EDT President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291042/report-iran-hangs-2-men-convicted-of-spying http://www.newson6.com/story/22291042/report-iran-hangs-2-men-convicted-of-spying?t=2013-05-19T10:43:51Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:43:00 EDT Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA intelligence agency. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291229/karzai-seeks-indian-military-aid-amid-pakistan-row http://www.newson6.com/story/22291229/karzai-seeks-indian-military-aid-amid-pakistan-row?t=2013-05-19T10:43:46Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:43:00 EDT Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291441/britains-obama-urges-ties-with-west-africa http://www.newson6.com/story/22291441/britains-obama-urges-ties-with-west-africa?t=2013-05-19T10:04:16Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:04:00 EDT A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291351/tunisia-security-blocks-salafi-conference http://www.newson6.com/story/22291351/tunisia-security-blocks-salafi-conference?t=2013-05-19T08:34:00Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:33:00 EDT Massive numbers of Tunisian police and army surrounded Tunisia's religious center of Kairouan to prevent a conference by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks around the country. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291332/kenya-police-kill-terror-couple http://www.newson6.com/story/22291332/kenya-police-kill-terror-couple?t=2013-05-19T08:23:34Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:23:00 EDT Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291298/saudi-vegetable-seller-dies-from-self-immolation http://www.newson6.com/story/22291298/saudi-vegetable-seller-dies-from-self-immolation?t=2013-05-19T07:53:33Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:53:00 EDT A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorized area has died. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291208/honeybees-trained-in-croatia-to-find-land-mines http://www.newson6.com/story/22291208/honeybees-trained-in-croatia-to-find-land-mines?t=2013-05-19T07:33:32Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:33:00 EDT Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291142/irans-guard-warns-against-post-election-turmoil http://www.newson6.com/story/22291142/irans-guard-warns-against-post-election-turmoil?t=2013-05-19T07:03:31Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:03:00 EDT A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291215/un-chief-hopes-for-syria-conference-in-early-june http://www.newson6.com/story/22291215/un-chief-hopes-for-syria-conference-in-early-june?t=2013-05-19T06:43:37Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:43:00 EDT U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early June. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22291193/pakistan-holds-re-vote-in-karachi-despite-killing http://www.newson6.com/story/22291193/pakistan-holds-re-vote-in-karachi-despite-killing?t=2013-05-19T06:23:47Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:23:00 EDT Pakistan held a repeat election on Sunday in an upscale area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging, despite the shooting death of a senior member of former cricket star Imran... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22288627/cannes-helps-actors-bejo-and-rahim-cross-borders http://www.newson6.com/story/22288627/cannes-helps-actors-bejo-and-rahim-cross-borders?t=2013-05-21T09:16:10Z NEWS ON 6 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:14:00 EDT The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22287762/merkel-and-francis-talk-about-a-strong-europe http://www.newson6.com/story/22287762/merkel-and-francis-talk-about-a-strong-europe?t=2013-05-18T19:33:50Z NEWS ON 6 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:33:00 EDT Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22289567/20-flights-without-bags-after-egypt-airport-strike http://www.newson6.com/story/22289567/20-flights-without-bags-after-egypt-airport-strike?t=2013-05-18T17:23:08Z NEWS ON 6 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:23:00 EDT Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo's airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague's death, leaving passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22289295/reporter-remembers-fear-in-videlas-argentina http://www.newson6.com/story/22289295/reporter-remembers-fear-in-videlas-argentina?t=2013-05-18T17:23:05Z NEWS ON 6 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:23:00 EDT It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already beginning. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22289491/member-of-pakistani-cricket-stars-party-killed http://www.newson6.com/story/22289491/member-of-pakistani-cricket-stars-party-killed?t=2013-05-18T17:03:05Z NEWS ON 6 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:03:00 EDT Police say gunmen on a motorcycle have shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22287626/activists-rebel-groups-kidnap-in-syrias-aleppo http://www.newson6.com/story/22287626/activists-rebel-groups-kidnap-in-syrias-aleppo?t=2013-05-18T17:03:03Z NEWS ON 6 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:03:00 EDT Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22289172/suspected-us-drone-in-yemen-kills-4-militants http://www.newson6.com/story/22289172/suspected-us-drone-in-yemen-kills-4-militants?t=2013-05-18T16:22:59Z NEWS ON 6 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:22:00 EDT A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22287527/french-president-signs-gay-marriage-into-law http://www.newson6.com/story/22287527/french-president-signs-gay-marriage-into-law?t=2013-05-18T15:22:58Z NEWS ON 6 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:22:00 EDT France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22289012/russias-karjakin-wins-norway-chess-tournament http://www.newson6.com/story/22289012/russias-karjakin-wins-norway-chess-tournament?t=2013-05-18T15:03:09Z NEWS ON 6 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:03:00 EDT Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the €100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess championship on Saturday after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22287446/skorea-says-nkorea-fires-3-short-range-missiles http://www.newson6.com/story/22287446/skorea-says-nkorea-fires-3-short-range-missiles?t=2013-05-18T14:42:55Z NEWS ON 6 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:42:00 EDT North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381179/anthony-weiner-launches-bid-to-become-nyc-mayor http://www.newson6.com/story/22381179/anthony-weiner-launches-bid-to-become-nyc-mayor?t=2013-05-22T06:16:07Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:16:00 EDT Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381378/restaurant-learns-online-reviews-can-make-or-break http://www.newson6.com/story/22381378/restaurant-learns-online-reviews-can-make-or-break?t=2013-05-22T05:16:04Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:00 EDT It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381749/under-scrutiny-va-govs-mansion-a-dichotomy http://www.newson6.com/story/22381749/under-scrutiny-va-govs-mansion-a-dichotomy?t=2013-05-22T04:46:29Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:00 EDT An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political scandal involving two of the state's most powerful politicians has some people... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381127/arias-speaks-out-about-case-in-jailhouse-interview http://www.newson6.com/story/22381127/arias-speaks-out-about-case-in-jailhouse-interview?t=2013-05-22T04:46:05Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:00 EDT In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381697/600-police-photos-of-tucson-rampage-scene-released http://www.newson6.com/story/22381697/600-police-photos-of-tucson-rampage-scene-released?t=2013-05-22T04:26:38Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:26:00 EDT In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381695/garcetti-builds-growing-lead-as-la-picks-new-mayor http://www.newson6.com/story/22381695/garcetti-builds-growing-lead-as-la-picks-new-mayor?t=2013-05-22T04:26:10Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:26:00 EDT Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of uncounted ballots... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381643/amid-immigration-reform-calls-to-change-asylums http://www.newson6.com/story/22381643/amid-immigration-reform-calls-to-change-asylums?t=2013-05-22T04:16:03Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:16:00 EDT As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381508/star-witness-to-stay-mum-for-house-hearing-on-irs http://www.newson6.com/story/22381508/star-witness-to-stay-mum-for-house-hearing-on-irs?t=2013-05-22T04:07:21Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:07:00 EDT A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness. News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381498/susan-powells-dad-gets-private-eye-to-review-file http://www.newson6.com/story/22381498/susan-powells-dad-gets-private-eye-to-review-file?t=2013-05-22T04:07:16Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:07:00 EDT Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file - containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps,... News - AP-National http://www.newson6.com/story/22381413/govt-dysfunction-may-be-baked-into-the-system http://www.newson6.com/story/22381413/govt-dysfunction-may-be-baked-into-the-system?t=2013-05-22T03:36:07Z NEWS ON 6 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:00 EDT The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so. News - AP-National