http://www.wandtv.com/category/13533/international-news Click through for today's continuously updated top international news stories. en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WAND News - AP-National 15 international-news http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616571/g-8-to-focus-on-african-kidnaps-tax-on-final-day http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616571/g-8-to-focus-on-african-kidnaps-tax-on-final-day?t=2013-06-18T03:49:26Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:49:00 EDT Leaders of the G-8 wealthy countries were spending the final hours of their summit Tuesday focusing on how to deter kidnappings of foreign workers in Africa and how to corner globe-trotting companies into paying more taxes. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616701/report-dozens-detained-in-police-raids-in-turkey http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616701/report-dozens-detained-in-police-raids-in-turkey?t=2013-06-18T03:29:38Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:29:00 EDT Turkish news reports say police are carrying out raids and detaining people suspected of involvement in violence against police during a wave of anti-government protests. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616553/ap-interview-peres-at-90-still-going-strong http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616553/ap-interview-peres-at-90-still-going-strong?t=2013-06-18T03:19:57Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:19:00 EDT As Shimon Peres turns 90, the indefatigable Israeli president is doing what he has always done: looking ahead, preparing for the next challenge and believing that he will see Middle East peace in his lifetime. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616443/afghanistan-blast-kills-3-amid-security-transition http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616443/afghanistan-blast-kills-3-amid-security-transition?t=2013-06-18T03:19:54Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:19:00 EDT Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced at a ceremony on Tuesday that his country's armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the U.S.-led NATO coalition. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616595/israel-police-hunt-for-vandals-that-hit-arab-town http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616595/israel-police-hunt-for-vandals-that-hit-arab-town?t=2013-06-18T02:59:27Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:59:00 EDT Israeli police have launched an investigation to find perpetrators who vandalized cars and sprayed hate graffiti in an Arab town near Jerusalem. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616539/ukraine-kids-at-risk-from-low-vaccination-rates http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616539/ukraine-kids-at-risk-from-low-vaccination-rates?t=2013-06-18T02:59:26Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:59:00 EDT When the time came to vaccinate her 4-year-old daughter, Yelena Hlushko hesitated, spooked by widespread fears in Ukraine about vaccines and by a boil her older child developed after an immunization shot. Eventually she... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616536/100k-protesters-flood-brazilian-streets-in-protest http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616536/100k-protesters-flood-brazilian-streets-in-protest?t=2013-06-18T02:29:33Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:29:00 EDT In some of the biggest protests since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship, demonstrations have spread across this continent-sized country and united people from all walks of life behind frustrations over poor... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616344/seeking-a-syria-consensus-despite-us-russia-divide http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616344/seeking-a-syria-consensus-despite-us-russia-divide?t=2013-06-18T01:29:22Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:29:00 EDT Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610667/guardian-nsa-leaker-snowden-live-chats-in-hiding http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610667/guardian-nsa-leaker-snowden-live-chats-in-hiding?t=2013-06-18T00:39:42Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:39:00 EDT President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606130/dreams-turn-bitter-for-bangladeshi-garment-workers http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606130/dreams-turn-bitter-for-bangladeshi-garment-workers?t=2013-06-18T00:39:35Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:39:00 EDT Moushumi's family now has one of the largest homes in their village - two bedrooms plus a living area with walls made of sturdy brick. Her father and brother will soon have a small business out front, selling furniture... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22612826/us-wont-sweeten-nuke-offer-for-irans-next-leader http://www.wandtv.com/story/22612826/us-wont-sweeten-nuke-offer-for-irans-next-leader?t=2013-06-18T00:39:33Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:39:00 EDT President Barack Obama said Monday that Iran's election of a relative moderate shows that the country's people want to change course. But he stressed that Tehran still needs to show the international community that... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22615397/chinese-supercomputer-named-as-worlds-fastest http://www.wandtv.com/story/22615397/chinese-supercomputer-named-as-worlds-fastest?t=2013-06-17T23:49:15Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:49:00 EDT A Chinese university has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost doubling the speed of the U.S. machine that previously claimed the top spot and underlining China's rise as a science and technology powerhouse. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610933/brazil-protesters-vow-to-hold-big-demo http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610933/brazil-protesters-vow-to-hold-big-demo?t=2013-06-17T23:40:11Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:40:00 EDT More than 100,000 people took to the streets in largely peaceful protests in at least eight cities Monday, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22614961/extensive-ancient-city-unearthed-by-airborne-laser http://www.wandtv.com/story/22614961/extensive-ancient-city-unearthed-by-airborne-laser?t=2013-06-17T22:49:12Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:49:00 EDT Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22615400/thai-buddhist-monks-criticized-for-lavish-behavior http://www.wandtv.com/story/22615400/thai-buddhist-monks-criticized-for-lavish-behavior?t=2013-06-17T20:59:12Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:59:00 EDT Thailand's Buddhism body said it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video showed monks using luxurious personal items while flying on a private jet. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22612086/military-plans-would-put-women-in-most-combat-jobs http://www.wandtv.com/story/22612086/military-plans-would-put-women-in-most-combat-jobs?t=2013-06-17T20:39:15Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:39:00 EDT Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606330/unions-prepare-strikes-to-support-turkey-protests http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606330/unions-prepare-strikes-to-support-turkey-protests?t=2013-06-17T20:29:10Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:29:00 EDT Turkish labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority, leading rallies and a one-day strike to support activists whose two-week standoff with the government has shaken the... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22608242/uk-police-looking-into-nigella-throat-grab-pics http://www.wandtv.com/story/22608242/uk-police-looking-into-nigella-throat-grab-pics?t=2013-06-17T19:49:06Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:49:00 EDT Art collector Charles Saatchi has been cautioned over a dramatic assault on his TV presenter wife Nigella Lawson captured by a tabloid photographer just outside a fancy London restaurant. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607146/cameron-g-8-must-push-for-syrian-peace-talks http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607146/cameron-g-8-must-push-for-syrian-peace-talks?t=2013-06-17T19:19:04Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:19:00 EDT Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his political and... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22605757/chinese-activist-says-hes-being-forced-out-by-nyu http://www.wandtv.com/story/22605757/chinese-activist-says-hes-being-forced-out-by-nyu?t=2013-06-17T18:49:19Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:49:00 EDT Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who was allowed to travel to the U.S. after escaping from house arrest, said Monday that New York University is forcing him and his family to leave at the end of this month because of... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607085/greek-coalition-wrestles-to-avoid-collapse http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607085/greek-coalition-wrestles-to-avoid-collapse?t=2013-06-17T18:09:08Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:09:00 EDT The Greek government has avoided collapsing over a dispute stemming from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' move to close the state-owned television broadcaster after a high court ruling offered a way out of a week-long... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22613211/official-trial-of-libyas-gadhafis-son-in-august http://www.wandtv.com/story/22613211/official-trial-of-libyas-gadhafis-son-in-august?t=2013-06-17T17:29:10Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:29:00 EDT The trial of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi's son, his spy chief and his last prime minister will take place in August, a top Libyan official said Monday. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22612173/911-accused-in-guantanamo-court-but-trial-distant http://www.wandtv.com/story/22612173/911-accused-in-guantanamo-court-but-trial-distant?t=2013-06-17T17:29:07Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:29:00 EDT Five Guantanamo Bay prisoners accused of helping orchestrate the Sept. 11 terror attack returned to court Monday as arguments resumed over preparations for a trial that remains distant. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22611626/anger-in-southern-egypt-over-islamist-governor http://www.wandtv.com/story/22611626/anger-in-southern-egypt-over-islamist-governor?t=2013-06-17T17:29:06Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:29:00 EDT Angry tourism workers and activists in Luxor threatened Monday to block a newly appointed Islamist governor from his office because of his links to a former militant group that killed scores of people in a 1997 attack in the... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610422/in-israel-streisand-slams-treatment-of-women http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610422/in-israel-streisand-slams-treatment-of-women?t=2013-06-17T17:19:51Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:19:00 EDT Entertainer Barbra Streisand waded into one of Israel's touchiest issues Monday on the first major stop of her tour of the country - Jewish religious practices that separate men and women. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606020/uks-cameron-rallies-world-leaders-to-nireland http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606020/uks-cameron-rallies-world-leaders-to-nireland?t=2013-06-17T17:19:37Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:19:00 EDT The European Union and the United States will open negotiations next month on a long-sought deal to create free trade between the world's two mightiest economic regions, an effort designed to create millions of jobs that... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606327/obama-in-n-ireland-speech-g-8-putin-on-tap http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606327/obama-in-n-ireland-speech-g-8-putin-on-tap?t=2013-06-17T17:19:00Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:19:00 EDT Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not "coincide" but the two leaders said during the G-8 summit that they have a shared interest in stopping the violence... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606903/israeli-official-blasts-idea-of-palestinian-state http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606903/israeli-official-blasts-idea-of-palestinian-state?t=2013-06-17T17:09:10Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:09:00 EDT Former President Bill Clinton urged Israel to make peace with Palestinians in order to survive as a Jewish and democratic state at a conference Monday evening, adding his voice to a chorus of prominent pro-Israel figures... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22613595/yemen-protesters-demand-gitmo-detainees-release http://www.wandtv.com/story/22613595/yemen-protesters-demand-gitmo-detainees-release?t=2013-06-17T16:59:21Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:59:00 EDT Yemeni and American rights protesters have staged a demonstration in front of U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, demanding release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainees. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22612905/kurds-fight-for-place-in-syrian-civil-war http://www.wandtv.com/story/22612905/kurds-fight-for-place-in-syrian-civil-war?t=2013-06-17T16:19:06Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:19:00 EDT Taking advantage of the chaos of the civil war, Syria's Kurdish minority has carved out a once unthinkable degree of independence in their areas, creating their own police forces, even their own license plates, and... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607186/irans-ahmadinejad-given-court-summons-over-feuds http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607186/irans-ahmadinejad-given-court-summons-over-feuds?t=2013-06-17T16:09:11Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:09:00 EDT Iran's newly elected president showcased his reform-leaning image Monday by promising a "path of moderation" that includes greater openness on Tehran's nuclear program and overtures to Washington. He also made clear... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22611447/for-young-immigrants-a-delayed-coming-of-age http://www.wandtv.com/story/22611447/for-young-immigrants-a-delayed-coming-of-age?t=2013-06-17T15:48:59Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:48:00 EDT As a child, Jorge Tume used to sit and do homework as his parents cleaned the desks and floors of a concrete company in Miami. When he was done, he'd take out the trash and help finish cleaning. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606156/bomb-in-syrian-capital-kills-or-wounds-20-troops http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606156/bomb-in-syrian-capital-kills-or-wounds-20-troops?t=2013-06-17T15:39:02Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:39:00 EDT Syria's president warned that Europe "will pay a price" if it delivers weapons to rebels fighting to topple him, saying in an interview published Monday that arming them would backfire as the "terrorists" return to their... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602010/nkorea-proposes-talks-with-washington http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602010/nkorea-proposes-talks-with-washington?t=2013-06-17T15:09:03Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:09:00 EDT After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22612522/allies-of-irans-outgoing-president-defeated http://www.wandtv.com/story/22612522/allies-of-irans-outgoing-president-defeated?t=2013-06-17T15:09:02Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:09:00 EDT Allies of outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have suffered a resounding defeat in local council elections, a clear rejection at the end of his term. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610854/a-look-at-who-is-still-held-at-guantanamo http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610854/a-look-at-who-is-still-held-at-guantanamo?t=2013-06-17T14:48:58Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:48:00 EDT President Barack Obama has appointed a new envoy to lead a renewed effort to close the detention center at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Here's a look at where things stand: News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22612234/how-britain-spies-on-friends-and-rivals-alike http://www.wandtv.com/story/22612234/how-britain-spies-on-friends-and-rivals-alike?t=2013-06-17T14:28:57Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:28:00 EDT Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's leaks to the Guardian newspaper have thrown back the curtain on the world of diplomatic espionage, revealing - in explicit detail - how British spies monitor enemies and allies... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607184/officials-bombs-suicide-attack-kill-12-in-iraq http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607184/officials-bombs-suicide-attack-kill-12-in-iraq?t=2013-06-17T14:09:09Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:09:00 EDT A Shiite militia leader on Monday claimed responsibility for a rocket attack over the weekend that killed two members of an Iranian exile group near Baghdad. Saturday's attack on the sprawling Camp Liberty also killed an... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22611884/more-anti-government-protests-occur-in-bulgaria http://www.wandtv.com/story/22611884/more-anti-government-protests-occur-in-bulgaria?t=2013-06-17T13:49:00Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:48:00 EDT Bulgaria's prime minister said Monday that Parliament's appointment of a media mogul as the nation's security chief was a mistake, but that his government will not resign over it. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22611815/ap-source-us-cuba-to-resume-talks-on-direct-mail http://www.wandtv.com/story/22611815/ap-source-us-cuba-to-resume-talks-on-direct-mail?t=2013-06-17T13:39:05Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:39:00 EDT The United States and Cuba will resume talks this week on restarting direct mail service despite a deadlock between Washington and Havana over detainees that has largely stalled most rapprochement efforts, a U.S. official... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610684/hamas-urges-former-ally-hezbollah-to-leave-syria http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610684/hamas-urges-former-ally-hezbollah-to-leave-syria?t=2013-06-17T13:19:01Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:19:00 EDT The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday urged Lebanon's Hezbollah militia to withdraw its fighters from Syria and accused it of stoking sectarian tensions, leveling unprecedented public criticism against a former... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22611037/ap-photos-chilean-torture-center-becomes-shelter http://www.wandtv.com/story/22611037/ap-photos-chilean-torture-center-becomes-shelter?t=2013-06-17T12:18:58Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:18:00 EDT Just days after Chile's bloody 1973 military coup, popular songwriter and theater director Victor Jara was dragged down to the basement of an indoor stadium that had been converted into a detention and torture center. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606348/report-uk-spies-hacked-foreign-diplomats http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606348/report-uk-spies-hacked-foreign-diplomats?t=2013-06-17T11:58:52Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:58:00 EDT A newspaper report that British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails has prompted an angry response from traditional rival Russia and provoked demands for an investigation... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610671/israel-picks-team-to-build-high-speed-web-network http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610671/israel-picks-team-to-build-high-speed-web-network?t=2013-06-17T11:48:51Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:48:00 EDT An Israeli committee has chosen a consortium led by Swedish company ViaEuropa to build a nationwide high-speed broadband network. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606652/mandelas-wife-thanks-world-for-love-generosity http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606652/mandelas-wife-thanks-world-for-love-generosity?t=2013-06-17T11:38:50Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:38:00 EDT In tweets, songs, telephone calls, cards and more, messages of love have come from across South Africa and the world for 94-year-old Nelson Mandela, giving the family comfort and hope as he remains hospitalized in serious... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22609822/mandela-praise-singer-recalls-travels-with-him http://www.wandtv.com/story/22609822/mandela-praise-singer-recalls-travels-with-him?t=2013-06-17T10:28:51Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:28:00 EDT Poet and traditional praise singer Zolani Mkiva spent 13 years traveling alongside Nelson Mandela and performing songs in honor of the now-hospitalized former South African president. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22608848/us-first-lady-urges-youth-to-shape-nireland-future http://www.wandtv.com/story/22608848/us-first-lady-urges-youth-to-shape-nireland-future?t=2013-06-17T09:18:43Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:18:00 EDT U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has urged the young people of Northern Ireland to take a fresh perspective to help solve the country's historic problems. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607754/canada-to-provide-984-million-in-aid-to-jordan http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607754/canada-to-provide-984-million-in-aid-to-jordan?t=2013-06-17T07:38:45Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:38:00 EDT Canada has pledged an additional $98.4 million to Jordan to help the Arab country cope with the costly fallout from the worsening crisis next door in Syria, its foreign affairs minister said in a statement Monday. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607298/ap-source-us-cuba-to-resume-talks-on-direct-mail http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607298/ap-source-us-cuba-to-resume-talks-on-direct-mail?t=2013-06-17T06:38:44Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:38:00 EDT The United States and Cuba will resume talks this week on restarting direct mail service despite a deadlock between Washington and Havana over detainees that has largely stalled most rapprochement efforts, a U.S. official... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607149/canada-to-provide-984-million-in-aid-to-jordan http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607149/canada-to-provide-984-million-in-aid-to-jordan?t=2013-06-17T06:18:47Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:18:00 EDT Canada will give Jordan an additional $98.4 million in aid to help the Arab country cope with the costly fallout from the worsening crisis in neighboring Syria. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606937/prince-philip-leaves-hospital-after-surgery http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606937/prince-philip-leaves-hospital-after-surgery?t=2013-06-17T06:18:46Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:18:00 EDT Britain's Prince Philip was discharged from a London hospital on Monday, 10 days after undergoing exploratory surgery on his abdomen. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607066/little-joy-in-croatia-as-it-enters-the-eu http://www.wandtv.com/story/22607066/little-joy-in-croatia-as-it-enters-the-eu?t=2013-06-17T06:08:37Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:08:00 EDT There will be festivities and fireworks, but Kata Secic can't muster much enthusiasm for Croatia's historic entry into the European Union. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606696/saudi-arabia-4-more-deaths-from-sars-like-virus http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606696/saudi-arabia-4-more-deaths-from-sars-like-virus?t=2013-06-17T04:39:02Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:39:00 EDT Saudi Arabia says four more people have died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths to 32 in the kingdom at the center of the growing crisis. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606082/afghan-police-chief-survives-car-bomb-attack http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606082/afghan-police-chief-survives-car-bomb-attack?t=2013-06-17T04:38:55Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:38:00 EDT Insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns into a convoy carrying goods to the Afghan capital on Monday, killing three drivers and wounding two others, an official said. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606040/ap-photos-chilean-torture-center-becomes-shelter http://www.wandtv.com/story/22606040/ap-photos-chilean-torture-center-becomes-shelter?t=2013-06-17T01:58:27Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:58:00 EDT Just days after Chile's bloody 1973 military coup, popular songwriter and theater director Victor Jara was dragged down to the basement of an indoor stadium that had been converted into a detention and torture center. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603831/obama-takes-economic-foreign-policy-agenda-to-uk http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603831/obama-takes-economic-foreign-policy-agenda-to-uk?t=2013-06-16T21:58:16Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:58:00 EDT President Barack Obama is taking a security, foreign policy and economic agenda to Northern Ireland for a meeting with heads of the leading industrial nations. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22598933/police-take-on-protesters-as-turkish-pm-seeks-calm http://www.wandtv.com/story/22598933/police-take-on-protesters-as-turkish-pm-seeks-calm?t=2013-06-17T09:37:44Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:38:00 EDT Riot police cordoned off streets, set up roadblocks and fired tear gas and water cannon to prevent anti-government protesters from converging on Istanbul's central Taksim Square on Sunday, unbowed even as Turkey's... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604531/nireland-police-chiefs-optimistic-of-peaceful-g-8 http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604531/nireland-police-chiefs-optimistic-of-peaceful-g-8?t=2013-06-16T19:27:59Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:27:00 EDT Police are expected to outnumber protesters Monday at the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, where leaders will seek to narrow their differences on Syria's civil war, promoting freer trade between Europe and North America,... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604879/czech-prime-minister-says-he-will-resign http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604879/czech-prime-minister-says-he-will-resign?t=2013-06-16T18:37:59Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:37:00 EDT Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas announced Sunday that he will resign over a spy and bribery scandal involving his government. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604064/colombias-long-elusive-goal-land-reform http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604064/colombias-long-elusive-goal-land-reform?t=2013-06-16T18:18:01Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:18:00 EDT Caught in the crossfire between far-right militias and leftist rebels, 40 families abandoned the farm they shared in the foothills of Colombia's Montes de Maria range. The land repeatedly switched hands before being sold... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604110/venezuelas-cardinal-pope-should-urge-coexistence http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604110/venezuelas-cardinal-pope-should-urge-coexistence?t=2013-06-16T17:47:53Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:47:00 EDT Pope Francis should pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to focus on promoting democracy and peaceful coexistence to ease tensions with the socialist government's opponents, the Catholic Church's top... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604840/is-it-a-bird-a-plane-no-its-a-g-8-drone http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604840/is-it-a-bird-a-plane-no-its-a-g-8-drone?t=2013-06-16T17:38:04Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:38:00 EDT Northern Ireland police have a new eye in the sky just in time for the G-8 summit of world leaders. A unit of surveillance drones will be used here for the first time to keep tabs on protest marches and scan the countryside... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602839/syria-sunni-extremists-blow-up-shiite-mosque http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602839/syria-sunni-extremists-blow-up-shiite-mosque?t=2013-06-16T17:17:57Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:17:00 EDT Four Shiite Lebanese men were killed Sunday in an ambush in a volatile area by the border with Syria, hiking already high sectarian tensions and concerns over the spillover of the civil war raging next door. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604528/egypt-seen-to-give-nod-toward-jihadis-on-syria http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604528/egypt-seen-to-give-nod-toward-jihadis-on-syria?t=2013-06-16T16:27:52Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:27:00 EDT Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egypt's authorities took a tough line on Egyptians coming home after waging "jihad" in places like Afghanistan, Chechnya or the Balkans, fearing they would bring back extremist ideology,... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604483/ap-photos-police-end-2-weeks-of-turkey-protests http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604483/ap-photos-police-end-2-weeks-of-turkey-protests?t=2013-06-16T16:18:04Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:18:00 EDT By The Associated Press The park that was the center of defiance against the rule of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been cleared by riot police after more than two weeks of protests. As... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603941/ap-analysis-iran-president-may-help-shield-rulers http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603941/ap-analysis-iran-president-may-help-shield-rulers?t=2013-06-16T16:07:54Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:07:00 EDT For a lesson in what Hasan Rowhani's reformist-backed presidency could mean for Iran, a promise Sunday by the ultra-powerful Revolutionary Guard to cooperate with him is a good guide. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604431/obama-chooses-lawyer-as-guantanamo-closure-envoy http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604431/obama-chooses-lawyer-as-guantanamo-closure-envoy?t=2013-06-16T16:07:53Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:07:00 EDT President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with extensive experience in all three branches of the government to be the State Department's special envoy for closing down the military-run prison at... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602527/car-bombs-kill-8-in-shiite-regions-of-iraq http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602527/car-bombs-kill-8-in-shiite-regions-of-iraq?t=2013-06-16T15:57:50Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:57:00 EDT A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 51 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear throughout the country in a wave of violence that is raising the prospect of a... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602593/paris-air-show-peek-wide-body-battle-and-drones http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602593/paris-air-show-peek-wide-body-battle-and-drones?t=2013-06-16T15:48:04Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:48:00 EDT The Paris Air Show, which opens for business on Monday, brings hundreds of aircraft to the skies around the French capital, the usual tense competition between aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, and a slew of... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604210/syrian-refugees-in-egypt-hit-by-break-in-ties http://www.wandtv.com/story/22604210/syrian-refugees-in-egypt-hit-by-break-in-ties?t=2013-06-16T14:57:48Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:57:00 EDT The minute professional diver Mohammed Ibrahim, a Syrian, heard that Egypt's president had cut relations with Syria and closed its embassy, he jumped into a bus and traveled hundreds of kilometers (miles) from a Red Sea... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603943/putin-cameron-still-hopeful-on-syria-peace-talks http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603943/putin-cameron-still-hopeful-on-syria-peace-talks?t=2013-06-16T14:37:51Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:37:00 EDT The leaders of Britain and Russia said Sunday they're hopeful that Syria's warring factions can hammer out their differences at upcoming peace talks tentatively planned for next month in Geneva. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602507/israel-official-iran-sanctions-must-be-tightened http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602507/israel-official-iran-sanctions-must-be-tightened?t=2013-06-16T13:47:50Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:47:00 EDT The surprising victory of a reformist candidate in Iran's presidential election has put Israel in a difficult position as it tries to halt the Iranian nuclear program: With Hasan Rowhani likely to enjoy an international... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603969/senior-libyan-judge-assassinated-in-countrys-east http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603969/senior-libyan-judge-assassinated-in-countrys-east?t=2013-06-16T13:38:01Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:38:00 EDT Libya's official news agency says unidentified militants assassinated a senior Libyan judge in an eastern city known to be a stronghold of Islamic militants. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603387/hardline-egypt-cleric-sentenced-for-burning-bible http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603387/hardline-egypt-cleric-sentenced-for-burning-bible?t=2013-06-16T13:38:00Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:38:00 EDT A hard-line Muslim cleric received an 11-year suspended sentence Sunday for tearing up and burning a Bible, Egypt's official news agency said. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603967/afghans-poised-to-take-security-lead-from-us-nato http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603967/afghans-poised-to-take-security-lead-from-us-nato?t=2013-06-16T13:37:58Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:37:00 EDT One of the most significant turning points in one of America's longest and costliest wars is imminent: Afghanistan's fledgling security forces are taking the lead for security nationwide, bringing the moment of truth... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602515/iran-stock-market-climbs-for-2nd-day-after-vote http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602515/iran-stock-market-climbs-for-2nd-day-after-vote?t=2013-06-16T12:47:42Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:47:00 EDT Iran's newly elected reformist-backed president said Sunday that the country's dire economic problems cannot be solved "overnight," as he took his first steps in consulting with members of the clerically dominated... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603722/israeli-palestinian-finance-ministers-meet http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603722/israeli-palestinian-finance-ministers-meet?t=2013-06-16T12:28:00Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:27:00 EDT Israeli and Palestinian finance ministers have agreed on a series of economic cooperation projects. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602554/death-toll-in-sw-pakistan-attacks-increases-to-24 http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602554/death-toll-in-sw-pakistan-attacks-increases-to-24?t=2013-06-16T12:17:57Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:17:00 EDT Gunmen killed two anti-polio workers Sunday in northwest Pakistan, police said, the latest violence directed at efforts to eradicate the disease from the country. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602762/pope-blesses-hundreds-of-harley-davidsons http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602762/pope-blesses-hundreds-of-harley-davidsons?t=2013-06-16T11:27:40Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:27:00 EDT Biker culture came to the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders celebrating the manufacturer's 110th anniversary with a loud parade and plenty of leather. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603031/us-wants-credible-negotiations-with-north-korea http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603031/us-wants-credible-negotiations-with-north-korea?t=2013-06-16T11:27:39Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:27:00 EDT The Obama administration said Sunday it was receptive to North Korea's proposal for high-level talks, but wants "credible negotiations" that will lead to a nuclear-free North. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603439/38-countries-beat-un-targets-to-reduce-hunger http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603439/38-countries-beat-un-targets-to-reduce-hunger?t=2013-06-16T11:17:43Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:17:00 EDT Thirty-eight countries have beaten a U.N.-imposed deadline of 2015 to cut in half the proportion of hungry people. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602841/mandela-seeing-sustained-improvement-in-health http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602841/mandela-seeing-sustained-improvement-in-health?t=2013-06-16T10:27:38Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:27:00 EDT Former South African President Nelson Mandela is engaging with his family and seeing improvement from the recurring lung infection that forced him to spend a ninth day in the hospital Sunday, the president said. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602878/syria-lashes-out-at-egypt-decision-to-sever-ties http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602878/syria-lashes-out-at-egypt-decision-to-sever-ties?t=2013-06-16T10:07:38Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:07:00 EDT Syria said Sunday that Egypt's decision to cut diplomatic ties with his country is "irresponsible," accusing its president of fueling sectarian conflict in Syria and serving a U.S.-Israeli conspiracy to divide the Middle... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602950/uk-police-5-from-diverted-plane-claim-asylum http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602950/uk-police-5-from-diverted-plane-claim-asylum?t=2013-06-16T09:57:37Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:57:00 EDT Five passengers from an EgyptAir flight diverted to a Scottish airport over an apparent threat to destroy the aircraft are now seeking asylum in Britain, authorities said Sunday. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602793/kuwait-court-dissolves-parliament http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602793/kuwait-court-dissolves-parliament?t=2013-06-16T09:47:35Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:47:00 EDT Kuwait's constitutional court forced new parliamentary elections Sunday, dissolving the current chamber on the basis of flaws in the election law, the state news agency reported. The decision may set the stage for a new... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600018/us-bound-egypt-plane-diverted-after-threat http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600018/us-bound-egypt-plane-diverted-after-threat?t=2013-06-16T09:07:47Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:07:00 EDT Scottish authorities say that five passengers from an EgyptAir flight that was diverted to Britain over an apparent threat to destroy the aircraft are now seeking asylum in Britain. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603007/irans-rowhani-seeks-constructive-interaction http://www.wandtv.com/story/22603007/irans-rowhani-seeks-constructive-interaction?t=2013-06-16T09:07:35Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:07:00 EDT Just weeks after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory in 2005, Iran's top nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani stepped down from the post after quarrelsome meetings with the new president. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602876/in-uganda-forlorn-square-is-symbol-of-crackdown http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602876/in-uganda-forlorn-square-is-symbol-of-crackdown?t=2013-06-16T08:57:37Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:57:00 EDT The green grass looks inviting, but few people have the courage to enter the only public square in Uganda's capital. Most sit or stand at the edges, respecting the barricades of scrap metal erected by police who stand... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602893/g8-faces-uncertain-recoveries-turbulent-markets http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602893/g8-faces-uncertain-recoveries-turbulent-markets?t=2013-06-16T08:07:32Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:07:00 EDT Europe is mired in debt and recession. Financial markets have hit violent ups and downs on fears that U.S. stimulus efforts may soon be scaled back. Japan is finally looking up after years of stagnation - but it remains an... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602798/beyond-nyc-other-places-adapting-to-climate-too http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602798/beyond-nyc-other-places-adapting-to-climate-too?t=2013-06-16T06:57:44Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 06:57:00 EDT From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602687/24-dead-in-new-wave-of-iraq-attacks http://www.wandtv.com/story/22602687/24-dead-in-new-wave-of-iraq-attacks?t=2013-06-16T04:37:29Z WAND Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:37:00 EDT Officials say 10 apparently coordinated car bombs and a shooting across Iraq have killed at least 24 and wounded dozens. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600696/white-house-us-respects-iran-election-results http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600696/white-house-us-respects-iran-election-results?t=2013-06-15T21:27:18Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:27:00 EDT Offering praise for Iranians and reproaching their government, the Obama administration said Saturday it respected the results of a presidential election conducted under restrictive conditions. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22601864/for-belfast-keeping-peace-means-a-city-of-walls http://www.wandtv.com/story/22601864/for-belfast-keeping-peace-means-a-city-of-walls?t=2013-06-15T20:57:15Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:57:00 EDT When President Obama comes to Belfast, he's expected to praise a country at peace and call for walls that separate Irish Catholics and British Protestants to come tumbling down. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22598641/early-vote-count-in-iran-gives-rowhani-wide-lead http://www.wandtv.com/story/22598641/early-vote-count-in-iran-gives-rowhani-wide-lead?t=2013-06-15T19:27:05Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:27:00 EDT Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets that were battlefields four years ago as reformist-backed Hasan Rowhani capped a stunning surge to claim Iran's presidency on Saturday, throwing open the political order... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22598931/amid-gitmo-strike-ex-detainee-tells-of-force-feed http://www.wandtv.com/story/22598931/amid-gitmo-strike-ex-detainee-tells-of-force-feed?t=2013-06-15T19:17:20Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:17:00 EDT For more than three months, the U.S. military has faced off with defiant prisoners on a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, strapping down as many as 44 each day to feed them a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal tube to... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600227/morris-the-cat-runs-for-mayor-of-mexican-city http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600227/morris-the-cat-runs-for-mayor-of-mexican-city?t=2013-06-15T19:07:02Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:07:00 EDT This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599221/regional-leaders-start-summit-on-zimbabwe-polls http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599221/regional-leaders-start-summit-on-zimbabwe-polls?t=2013-06-15T17:36:56Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:36:00 EDT Regional presidents meeting at a special summit on Zimbabwe asked President Robert Mugabe to delay crucial elections he has set for the end of July while asking the nation to guarantee conditions for free and fair elections,... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600600/brazilians-demonstrate-against-confederations-cup http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600600/brazilians-demonstrate-against-confederations-cup?t=2013-06-15T17:26:57Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:26:00 EDT At least 500 protesters complaining against the high cost of staging the World Cup rallied Saturday in front of the National Stadium in Brasilia just hours before Brazil played Japan in the opening match of the... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600730/egypt-cuts-relations-with-syrian-government http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600730/egypt-cuts-relations-with-syrian-government?t=2013-06-15T17:16:58Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:16:00 EDT Egypt's Islamist president announced Saturday that he was cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and closing Damascus' embassy in Cairo, decisions made amid growing calls from hard-line Sunni clerics in Egypt... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599136/al-qaidas-iraq-head-refuses-to-scrap-syria-merger http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599136/al-qaidas-iraq-head-refuses-to-scrap-syria-merger?t=2013-06-15T17:07:03Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:07:00 EDT The leader of al-Qaida's Iraq arm defiantly rejected an order from the terror network's central command to stop claiming control over the organization's Syria affiliate, according to a message purportedly from... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22598785/militants-destroy-house-used-by-pakistans-founder http://www.wandtv.com/story/22598785/militants-destroy-house-used-by-pakistans-founder?t=2013-06-15T16:46:59Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:46:00 EDT Pakistani forces stormed a hospital that had been taken over by gunmen Saturday in a restive southwestern province, freeing hostages and ending a five-hour standoff that capped a series of attacks that killed 22 people. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22598923/inside-irans-presidential-election-and-beyond http://www.wandtv.com/story/22598923/inside-irans-presidential-election-and-beyond?t=2013-06-15T15:56:55Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:56:00 EDT By The Associated Press Some questions about Iran's presidential election and beyond: News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600759/by-arming-syria-rebels-us-drawn-into-proxy-war http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600759/by-arming-syria-rebels-us-drawn-into-proxy-war?t=2013-06-15T15:37:03Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:36:00 EDT By KARIN LAUB Associated Press President Barack Obama's decision to begin arming Syria's rebels deepens U.S. involvement in a regional proxy war that is increasingly being fought along sectarian... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599506/syrian-troops-capture-damascus-suburb-near-airport http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599506/syrian-troops-capture-damascus-suburb-near-airport?t=2013-06-15T15:26:52Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:26:00 EDT Syrian troops pushed forward with their offensive against rebels Saturday, capturing a suburb near the Damascus international airport as the U.S. warned that the alleged use of chemical weapons by President Bashar... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599156/libya-military-says-5-soldiers-killed-in-east http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599156/libya-military-says-5-soldiers-killed-in-east?t=2013-06-15T15:16:53Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:16:00 EDT Rooftop snipers and knife-wielding assailants killed six soldiers in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi early Saturday, officials said, in the largest attack on the country's new security forces to date. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600651/dutch-couple-kidnapped-in-yemens-capital http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600651/dutch-couple-kidnapped-in-yemens-capital?t=2013-06-15T15:06:57Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:06:00 EDT Yemeni security officials say a Dutch couple is believed to have been kidnapped from the capital, Sanaa. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600504/strong-earthquake-reported-off-nicaragua-coast http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600504/strong-earthquake-reported-off-nicaragua-coast?t=2013-06-15T14:57:08Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:57:00 EDT A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake was registered off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua around midday Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22598149/irans-rowhani-seeks-constructive-interaction http://www.wandtv.com/story/22598149/irans-rowhani-seeks-constructive-interaction?t=2013-06-15T14:17:01Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:17:00 EDT Just weeks after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory in 2005, Iran's top nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani stepped down from the post after quarrelsome meetings with the new president. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600442/us-bound-egypt-plane-diverted-after-threat http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600442/us-bound-egypt-plane-diverted-after-threat?t=2013-06-15T14:17:00Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:16:00 EDT British fighter aircraft escorted a plane from Cairo bound for New York to an emergency landing in the U.K. after a passenger discovered a letter onboard threatening to blow up the aircraft, officials said Saturday. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600359/key-issues-facing-iran http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600359/key-issues-facing-iran?t=2013-06-15T13:56:57Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:56:00 EDT By The Associated Press The following are the main domestic and international issues facing Iran's incoming president, Hasan Rowhani: News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599153/mandela-remains-in-south-african-hospital http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599153/mandela-remains-in-south-african-hospital?t=2013-06-15T13:46:48Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:46:00 EDT Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela's health has improved, his grandson said Saturday as the 94-year-old spent his eighth day in the hospital recovering from a lung infection. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600016/panamas-boom-helps-drive-nicaragua-canal-dreams http://www.wandtv.com/story/22600016/panamas-boom-helps-drive-nicaragua-canal-dreams?t=2013-06-15T12:16:43Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:16:00 EDT Curundu used to be a warren of ramshackle wooden houses and reeking open sewers, one of Panama City's most notorious refuges for street gangs and drug dealers. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599869/ap-photostanzania-albinos-hope-for-more-govt-help http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599869/ap-photostanzania-albinos-hope-for-more-govt-help?t=2013-06-15T11:36:46Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:36:00 EDT As an infant in rural Tanzania, Angel Salvatory was unusual. Snow white skin, blond hair, and blue eyes set her apart from others in her village. Those unique looks have also made her a target. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599831/iran-market-welcomes-partial-election-results http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599831/iran-market-welcomes-partial-election-results?t=2013-06-15T11:26:55Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:26:00 EDT Iran's stock exchange and currency markets reacted positively to early election results showing moderate candidate Hasan Rowhani taking a wide lead. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599055/cameron-pledges-to-sweep-away-tax-secrecy-in-uk http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599055/cameron-pledges-to-sweep-away-tax-secrecy-in-uk?t=2013-06-15T11:17:29Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:17:00 EDT U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron struck a deal Saturday with leaders of Britain's overseas territories to share tax information - a move he heralded as a "positive step forward" on an issue at the forefront of next... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599759/obama-takes-bolder-syria-stand-as-g-8-talks-open http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599759/obama-takes-bolder-syria-stand-as-g-8-talks-open?t=2013-06-15T11:17:07Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:17:00 EDT After months of caution, President Barack Obama suddenly is positioned more aggressively on Syria than the global leaders he's joining at a summit Monday, now that he has authorized weapons and ammunition shipments to... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599077/parade-marks-queen-elizabeth-iis-birthday http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599077/parade-marks-queen-elizabeth-iis-birthday?t=2013-06-15T10:36:40Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:36:00 EDT Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her birthday Saturday with traditional pomp and circumstance, followed by a visit to her husband in the hospital. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599421/tanzanias-albinos-hope-govt-will-offer-more-help http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599421/tanzanias-albinos-hope-govt-will-offer-more-help?t=2013-06-15T09:36:56Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:36:00 EDT As an infant in rural Tanzania, Angel Salvatory was unusual. Snow white skin, blond hair, and blue eyes set her apart from others in her village. Those unique looks have also made her a target. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599372/navalny-aims-to-run-for-moscow-mayor http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599372/navalny-aims-to-run-for-moscow-mayor?t=2013-06-15T09:26:38Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:26:00 EDT Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption crusader who has spearheaded opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, plans to run for mayor of Moscow. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599052/russia-questions-syrian-chemical-weapons-evidence http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599052/russia-questions-syrian-chemical-weapons-evidence?t=2013-06-15T08:26:34Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:26:00 EDT Russia's foreign minister said Saturday that the evidence put forth by the United States of chemical weapons use in Syria apparently doesn't meet stringent criteria for reliability. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599053/afghan-defense-minister-urges-ethnic-unity-in-army http://www.wandtv.com/story/22599053/afghan-defense-minister-urges-ethnic-unity-in-army?t=2013-06-15T07:26:32Z WAND Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:26:00 EDT A roadside bomb struck a police van in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing five police as they were on their way to a training session, authorities said. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590382/irans-leader-jabs-us-as-presidential-vote-begins http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590382/irans-leader-jabs-us-as-presidential-vote-begins?t=2013-06-14T23:46:23Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:46:00 EDT Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589725/european-growth-still-on-us-agenda-not-as-loudly http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589725/european-growth-still-on-us-agenda-not-as-loudly?t=2013-06-14T22:46:18Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:46:00 EDT When leaders of the nation's biggest economies gathered at the presidential retreat of Camp David last year, European elections had rattled the continent with a rejection of austerity measures. President Barack Obama was... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591972/inside-irans-presidential-election-and-beyond http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591972/inside-irans-presidential-election-and-beyond?t=2013-06-14T22:06:24Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:06:00 EDT By The Associated Press Some questions about Iran's presidential election and beyond: News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22592318/5-things-to-know-about-irans-presidential-vote http://www.wandtv.com/story/22592318/5-things-to-know-about-irans-presidential-vote?t=2013-06-14T21:56:16Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:56:00 EDT By The Associated Press Iran has started announcing preliminary vote counts from Friday's presidential election. Here are five things you should know: News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589814/activists-clashes-in-aleppo-syrias-largest-city http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589814/activists-clashes-in-aleppo-syrias-largest-city?t=2013-06-14T16:36:07Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:36:00 EDT Hezbollah's leader vowed Friday that his militants would keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" after the U.S. agreed to arm the rebels in the civil war, setting up a proxy fight between Iran and the West that... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590577/ap-impact-commander-in-ss-led-unit-living-in-us http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590577/ap-impact-commander-in-ss-led-unit-living-in-us?t=2013-06-14T16:16:00Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:16:00 EDT A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590175/first-flight-of-airbus-a350-reopens-wide-body-race http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590175/first-flight-of-airbus-a350-reopens-wide-body-race?t=2013-06-14T15:56:15Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:56:00 EDT Airbus sent a new wide-body plane into the skies Friday that sets the stage for intensifying competition with U.S. rival Boeing - with consequences for jobs, airlines' investments and the reputations of the powerful... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22592839/grenade-hurled-at-libyan-tv-station-in-benghazi http://www.wandtv.com/story/22592839/grenade-hurled-at-libyan-tv-station-in-benghazi?t=2013-06-14T15:46:07Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:46:00 EDT A Libyan army colonel was killed in an ambush on his brigade in the country's south on Friday, the unit's spokesman said, in the latest incident of violence in the North African country. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22595093/by-arming-syria-rebels-us-drawn-into-proxy-war http://www.wandtv.com/story/22595093/by-arming-syria-rebels-us-drawn-into-proxy-war?t=2013-06-14T15:15:58Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:15:00 EDT By KARIN LAUB Associated Press President Barack Obama's decision to begin arming Syria's rebels deepens U.S. involvement in a regional proxy war that is increasingly being fought along sectarian... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22593472/ideas-for-keeping-your-data-safe-from-spying http://www.wandtv.com/story/22593472/ideas-for-keeping-your-data-safe-from-spying?t=2013-06-14T14:45:54Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:45:00 EDT Phone call logs, credit card records, emails, Skype chats, Facebook message, and more: The precise nature of the NSA's sweeping surveillance apparatus has yet to be confirmed. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589710/turkey-protests-enter-crucial-phase http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589710/turkey-protests-enter-crucial-phase?t=2013-06-17T09:37:44Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:25:00 EDT Turkey's prime minister on Friday urged a small delegation of protesters to persuade hundreds of others occupying an Istanbul park to withdraw. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22594084/un-climate-talks-marred-by-decision-making-spat http://www.wandtv.com/story/22594084/un-climate-talks-marred-by-decision-making-spat?t=2013-06-14T14:15:54Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:15:00 EDT U.N. climate talks have hit a stumbling block that some delegates say poses a serious challenge to their already slow-moving attempt to craft a global response to climate change. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22592767/tereshkova-marks-50-years-of-her-historic-flight http://www.wandtv.com/story/22592767/tereshkova-marks-50-years-of-her-historic-flight?t=2013-06-14T14:06:05Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:06:00 EDT It was another Soviet first in space 50 years ago - putting a woman in orbit. And 26-year old Valentina Tereshkova carried her part with grace, shouting "Take off your hat, sky, I'm coming!" as she blasted off. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22584609/egypt-says-citizens-free-to-join-fight-in-syria http://www.wandtv.com/story/22584609/egypt-says-citizens-free-to-join-fight-in-syria?t=2013-06-14T13:56:22Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:56:00 EDT In a story June 13 about the Egyptian presidency's position on citizens joining the fight in Syria, The Associated Press erroneously quoted the president's foreign affairs adviser as saying, "We are no longer a... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22594085/report-73-syrian-officers-families-cross-border http://www.wandtv.com/story/22594085/report-73-syrian-officers-families-cross-border?t=2013-06-14T13:55:51Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:55:00 EDT As many as 73 Syrian military officers - including seven generals and 20 colonels - have crossed the border with their families "seeking refuge" in Turkey, the country's state-run news agency reported Friday. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22594355/bulgaria-media-mogul-elected-security-chief http://www.wandtv.com/story/22594355/bulgaria-media-mogul-elected-security-chief?t=2013-06-14T13:45:58Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:45:00 EDT The Bulgarian parliament's quick appointment of a legislator and media mogul to head the country's security service sparked massive protests Friday and prompted the president to demand the decision be immediately... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589683/cars-torched-in-likely-attack-by-jewish-extremists http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589683/cars-torched-in-likely-attack-by-jewish-extremists?t=2013-06-14T13:36:37Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:36:00 EDT U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern Friday over Israel's latest announcement on going ahead with plans to build more than 1,000 homes in two isolated Jewish settlements in the West Bank, with his... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22588764/vietnam-arrests-well-known-blogger-for-criticism http://www.wandtv.com/story/22588764/vietnam-arrests-well-known-blogger-for-criticism?t=2013-06-14T12:56:08Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:56:00 EDT Vietnamese police have arrested one of the country's best known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist government, intensifying a crackdown against Internet-fuelled dissent in the one-party, authoritarian state. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590478/british-man-charged-with-defacing-queens-portrait http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590478/british-man-charged-with-defacing-queens-portrait?t=2013-06-14T12:36:16Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:36:00 EDT A man has been charged with allegedly spraying paint on a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II hanging in Westminster Abbey, police said Friday. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22592495/gunmen-kill-election-candidate-in-iraq http://www.wandtv.com/story/22592495/gunmen-kill-election-candidate-in-iraq?t=2013-06-14T12:26:00Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:26:00 EDT Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed a provincial election candidate in a drive-by shooting in a restive northern city. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589558/britain-says-nsa-leaker-snowden-not-welcome-in-uk http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589558/britain-says-nsa-leaker-snowden-not-welcome-in-uk?t=2013-06-14T12:25:59Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:25:00 EDT The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs, to fly to the United Kingdom. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590945/7-accused-in-high-level-czech-scandal http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590945/7-accused-in-high-level-czech-scandal?t=2013-06-14T12:16:12Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:16:00 EDT A multi-pronged scandal involving the prime minister's top aide, his estranged wife, military spy chiefs, former ruling party lawmakers and kilograms of gold raised unanswered questions Friday about the troubled... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22593537/poland-will-investigate-nazi-led-unit-commander http://www.wandtv.com/story/22593537/poland-will-investigate-nazi-led-unit-commander?t=2013-06-14T12:06:13Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:06:00 EDT Polish prosecutors say they will investigate a commander in a notorious Nazi SS-led unit who has been found to be living in Minnesota. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22593248/defected-cuban-dancers-adjust-to-us-seek-work http://www.wandtv.com/story/22593248/defected-cuban-dancers-adjust-to-us-seek-work?t=2013-06-14T12:05:47Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:05:00 EDT They practice in the back of a dance studio next to a Wendy's restaurant in a strip mall. Six ballet dancers leap across the floor, hidden from view from the mothers watching their daughters in pink leotards in a front... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591778/pope-wades-diplomatically-into-gay-marriage-debate http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591778/pope-wades-diplomatically-into-gay-marriage-debate?t=2013-06-14T11:36:06Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:36:00 EDT Pope Francis waded diplomatically into the gay marriage debate Friday, telling the Archbishop of Canterbury he wants to work together to promote family values "based on marriage." News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590643/actress-johansson-sues-over-french-book http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590643/actress-johansson-sues-over-french-book?t=2013-06-14T10:45:53Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:45:00 EDT Actress Scarlett Johansson is suing a French publishing house over a novel that uses her name and image and explores the challenges of being beautiful. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22592043/new-bridge-opens-between-bulgaria-and-romania http://www.wandtv.com/story/22592043/new-bridge-opens-between-bulgaria-and-romania?t=2013-06-14T10:35:56Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:35:00 EDT A new bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania across the Danube River was opened Friday with hopes that it will spur growth in one of Europe's poorest regions. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22592112/pioneering-russian-womans-spaceflight-marked http://www.wandtv.com/story/22592112/pioneering-russian-womans-spaceflight-marked?t=2013-06-14T09:35:40Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:35:00 EDT On the 50th anniversary of becoming the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova has received a prestigious award from Russian President Vladimir Putin. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591428/ap-photos-egypts-sufis-thrive-despite-attacks http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591428/ap-photos-egypts-sufis-thrive-despite-attacks?t=2013-06-14T09:15:56Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:15:00 EDT Egypt's Sufi Muslims say their places of worship are under threat by rising radicalism, as shrines sacred to them are coming under attack by Islamist hard-liners who deem them heretical. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591427/jailed-nobels-wife-pens-open-letter-to-chinas-xi http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591427/jailed-nobels-wife-pens-open-letter-to-chinas-xi?t=2013-06-14T08:15:43Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:15:00 EDT The wife of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner has written an open letter to new Chinese leader Xi Jinping to protest an 11-year prison term given to her brother, the family's lawyer said Friday. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591249/nato-denies-un-report-airstrike-killed-3-children http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591249/nato-denies-un-report-airstrike-killed-3-children?t=2013-06-14T08:05:41Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:05:00 EDT The NATO military coalition in Afghanistan has denied a United Nations report that a coalition airstrike killed three children in eastern Afghanistan. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590752/german-ministers-quiz-web-firms-on-us-surveillance http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590752/german-ministers-quiz-web-firms-on-us-surveillance?t=2013-06-14T08:05:38Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:05:00 EDT German ministers questioned major Internet companies on Friday about U.S. tracking of web activity, days before a visit to Berlin by President Barack Obama. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591155/putin-ngo-foreign-agent-law-can-be-improved http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591155/putin-ngo-foreign-agent-law-can-be-improved?t=2013-06-14T07:45:39Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:45:00 EDT Russian President Vladimir Putin says he would welcome "improving" a controversial law on non-governmental organizations that activists say is aimed at stamping out dissent. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591075/safricas-mandela-remains-in-hospital-for-7th-day http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591075/safricas-mandela-remains-in-hospital-for-7th-day?t=2013-06-14T07:35:40Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:35:00 EDT Schoolchildren in Nelson Mandela's home village are singing songs in his honor and others are leaving balloons and well wishes outside the hospital where he is being treated. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591073/un-to-bosnia-do-more-for-wartime-rape-victims http://www.wandtv.com/story/22591073/un-to-bosnia-do-more-for-wartime-rape-victims?t=2013-06-14T07:35:39Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:35:00 EDT The U.N. is urging authorities in Bosnia to form a truth and reconciliation commission that would make the country face up to the mass rapes that occurred during the 1992-95 war involving Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590642/russia-disputes-us-claim-on-syria-chemical-weapons http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590642/russia-disputes-us-claim-on-syria-chemical-weapons?t=2013-06-14T06:25:35Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:25:00 EDT President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser says Moscow is not convinced with Washington's claim that Syrian regime had used chemical weapons against the opposition. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589634/philippine-ferry-sinks-most-of-60-aboard-rescued http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589634/philippine-ferry-sinks-most-of-60-aboard-rescued?t=2013-06-14T06:15:39Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:15:00 EDT Two people died early Friday after their ferry sank in Philippine waters, but 54 passengers and crew were saved when rescuers pulled them to safety. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590160/key-issues-facing-iran http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590160/key-issues-facing-iran?t=2013-06-14T04:25:31Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:25:00 EDT By The Associated Press Main domestic and international issues facing Iran in its Friday presidential election: News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590126/irans-political-hierarchy http://www.wandtv.com/story/22590126/irans-political-hierarchy?t=2013-06-14T04:15:31Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:15:00 EDT By The Associated Press A look at the political power structure in Iran. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589443/china-newspaper-snowden-could-be-useful-to-china http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589443/china-newspaper-snowden-could-be-useful-to-china?t=2013-06-14T02:55:37Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:55:00 EDT A popular Communist Party-backed newspaper urged China's leadership to milk a former U.S. contractor for more information rather than send him home, saying his revelations about secret American surveillance programs... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589489/vietnam-arrests-well-known-blogger-for-criticism http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589489/vietnam-arrests-well-known-blogger-for-criticism?t=2013-06-14T01:45:22Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:45:00 EDT Vietnamese police have arrested one of the country's best known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist government, intensifying a crackdown against Internet-fuelled dissent in the one-party, authoritarian state. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589358/irans-polls-open-in-presidential-vote http://www.wandtv.com/story/22589358/irans-polls-open-in-presidential-vote?t=2013-06-14T00:45:23Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:45:00 EDT In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22578532/former-iran-president-opposes-election-boycott http://www.wandtv.com/story/22578532/former-iran-president-opposes-election-boycott?t=2013-06-14T00:05:31Z WAND Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:05:00 EDT In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22588453/rescue-on-as-philippine-ferry-sinks-with-60-aboard http://www.wandtv.com/story/22588453/rescue-on-as-philippine-ferry-sinks-with-60-aboard?t=2013-06-13T23:15:24Z WAND Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:15:00 EDT Ships and helicopters were scouring seas in the central Philippines for survivors of a ferry that sank early Friday with about 60 people aboard. Two people have died, and 41 have been rescued, officials said. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22579222/death-toll-rises-to-5-in-turkey-protests http://www.wandtv.com/story/22579222/death-toll-rises-to-5-in-turkey-protests?t=2013-06-17T09:37:44Z WAND Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:05:00 EDT A meeting between Turkey's prime minister and representatives of anti-government protesters ended early Friday without a clear resolution on how to end the occupation of a central Istanbul park that has become a... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22579303/activist-syrian-rebels-seize-key-army-base http://www.wandtv.com/story/22579303/activist-syrian-rebels-seize-key-army-base?t=2013-06-13T19:55:19Z WAND Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:55:00 EDT Syrians are being killed at an average rate of 5,000 per month, the U.N. said Thursday as it raised the overall death toll in the civil war to nearly 93,000, with civilians bearing the brunt of the attacks. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22585222/7-years-in-prison-for-argentine-ex-leader-menem http://www.wandtv.com/story/22585222/7-years-in-prison-for-argentine-ex-leader-menem?t=2013-06-13T18:55:16Z WAND Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:55:00 EDT Former President Carlos Menem was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for illegally smuggling weapons to Ecuador and Croatia in violation of international embargoes in the 1990s, but he won't be going to jail... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22585134/nicaragua-approving-massive-canal-project http://www.wandtv.com/story/22585134/nicaragua-approving-massive-canal-project?t=2013-06-13T18:15:51Z WAND Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:15:00 EDT A proposal to build a massive rival to the Panama Canal across the middle of Nicaragua was overwhelmingly backed by lawmakers Thursday, capping a lightning-fast approval process that has provoked deep skepticism among... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22584406/un-world-population-to-reach-81-billion-in-2025 http://www.wandtv.com/story/22584406/un-world-population-to-reach-81-billion-in-2025?t=2013-06-13T18:05:25Z WAND Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:05:00 EDT The United Nations forecast Thursday that the world's population will increase from 7.2 billion today to 8.1 billion in 2025, with most growth in developing countries and more than half in Africa. By 2050, it will reach... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22586305/thousands-protest-yemen-security-force-excesses http://www.wandtv.com/story/22586305/thousands-protest-yemen-security-force-excesses?t=2013-06-13T16:45:10Z WAND Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:45:00 EDT Yemeni security officials say thousands have protested in the capital against "excesses" by security forces, calling for the overthrow of the president and national security apparatus. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22580112/ireland-to-report-on-woman-denied-irish-abortion http://www.wandtv.com/story/22580112/ireland-to-report-on-woman-denied-irish-abortion?t=2013-06-13T16:45:06Z WAND Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:45:00 EDT A miscarrying woman who died in an Irish hospital should have had her blood poisoning detected much sooner and been offered an abortion to improve her odds of survival, an experts' report concluded Thursday in a case... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22579955/israels-pm-opens-exhibit-at-auschwitz http://www.wandtv.com/story/22579955/israels-pm-opens-exhibit-at-auschwitz?t=2013-06-13T16:25:18Z WAND Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:25:00 EDT Standing in front of a former prisoner block at the infamous Auschwitz death camp, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the world Thursday of not doing enough to stop the Holocaust and said Israel can only rely... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22579553/south-africas-mandela-spends-6th-day-in-hospital http://www.wandtv.com/story/22579553/south-africas-mandela-spends-6th-day-in-hospital?t=2013-06-13T15:55:27Z WAND Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:55:00 EDT Nelson Mandela's health is improving but the 94-year-old beloved anti-apartheid hero remains in serious condition, South Africa's president said Thursday. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22579501/israel-moving-ahead-with-new-settler-housing http://www.wandtv.com/story/22579501/israel-moving-ahead-with-new-settler-housing?t=2013-06-13T15:55:24Z WAND Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:55:00 EDT Israel is moving forward with plans to build more than 1,000 homes in two small isolated Jewish settlements deep in the West Bank, a spokesman said Thursday, as Palestinian officials complained that Israel is undercutting... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616750/audio-experts-testify-in-zimmerman-trial-again http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616750/audio-experts-testify-in-zimmerman-trial-again?t=2013-06-18T03:39:27Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:39:00 EDT An expert for George Zimmerman discounts the methods of prosecution experts who claim screams captured on a 911 call belong to 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and not the former neighborhood watch volunteer. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616647/reputed-mafioso-tip-triggers-new-hoffa-body-search http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616647/reputed-mafioso-tip-triggers-new-hoffa-body-search?t=2013-06-18T03:19:42Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:19:00 EDT The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again break out the digging equipment in search of the elusive remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive when he left for... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616680/witness-man-who-disrupted-flight-ranted-about-cia http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616680/witness-man-who-disrupted-flight-ranted-about-cia?t=2013-06-18T03:19:27Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:19:00 EDT A man loudly ranted about national security, the CIA and international spying aboard a flight from Hong Kong to Newark Monday, causing passengers to tackle him and bind his hands and feet for the duration of the flight. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616567/ex-hitman-to-testify-for-2nd-day-in-bulger-trial http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616567/ex-hitman-to-testify-for-2nd-day-in-bulger-trial?t=2013-06-18T02:59:24Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:59:00 EDT Former hitman John Martorano who admitted killing 20 people was set to testify for a second day in the racketeering trial of James "Whitey" Bulger, as Bulger's attorneys prepared to attack his credibility. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616531/transgender-candidate-could-become-a-first-in-nyc http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616531/transgender-candidate-could-become-a-first-in-nyc?t=2013-06-18T02:49:31Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:49:00 EDT Mel Wymore is a typical city council candidate in many ways, campaigning as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations. But Wymore's community-leader resume has an unusual... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616533/texas-governor-woos-disgruntled-conn-gun-makers http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616533/texas-governor-woos-disgruntled-conn-gun-makers?t=2013-06-18T02:39:22Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:39:00 EDT Texas Gov. Rick Perry extolled the tax policies and regulatory climate of his state as he courted Connecticut gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed new gun-control laws this year in response... News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616272/report-slowdown-in-health-care-costs-to-continue http://www.wandtv.com/story/22616272/report-slowdown-in-health-care-costs-to-continue?t=2013-06-18T00:29:17Z WAND Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:29:00 EDT There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. News - AP-National http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610501/tropical-depression-forms-off-the-coast-of-belize http://www.wandtv.com/story/22610501/tropical-depression-forms-off-the-coast-of-belize?t=2013-06-17T23:29:14Z WAND Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:29:00 EDT A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala, northern Honduras and southern Mexico. News - AP-National