The Seattle Times: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Thu, 23 May 2013 02:30:10 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 02:30:10 PDT MattBase 1 The Seattle Times: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ UK emergency committee meets after attack http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033151_apeubritainattack.html?syndication=rss The British government's emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers butchered a man in a daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033151_apeubritainattack.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:29:08 PDT Simultaneous car bomb attacks in Niger http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038152_apafnigerattack.html?syndication=rss Attackers in Niger detonated two car bombs at dawn on Thursday, one in the city of Agadez where a military barracks was targeted and one in Arlit where a French company operates a uranium mine, injuring more than a dozen people. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038152_apafnigerattack.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:23:08 PDT Man shot by FBI had spoken with bombing suspect http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021032776_apusbostonmarathonshooting.html?syndication=rss A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to that of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021032776_apusbostonmarathonshooting.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:22:09 PDT Father of Afghanistan cricket captain abducted http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038105_apasafghanistankidnapping.html?syndication=rss Gunmen kidnapped the father of Afghanistan's national cricket team captain near his home in an eastern city, officials said Thursday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038105_apasafghanistankidnapping.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:18:08 PDT Heat wave causes power outages, anger in India http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038083_apasindiapowerprotests.html?syndication=rss A blistering heat wave has swept across most parts of north and western India, causing massive electricity cuts and leading angry residents to protest and even attack power company officials and property. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038083_apasindiapowerprotests.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:14:15 PDT Quotations of the day http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038173_apquotes.html?syndication=rss "Plaza (Towers Elementary School) did the best they could. That's all they have. I'm big on the schools need shelters. They need storm cellars, something where these kids can go and we're not picking through rubble to try and find our kids." - Mikki Davis, mother of 8-year-old Oklahoma tornado victim Kyle Davis. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038173_apquotes.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:14:08 PDT Czech police seek US man suspected of 4 murders http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038156_apeuczechusmurdersuspect.html?syndication=rss Czech police are searching for an American man suspected of killing four people and say they believe he is on the run and armed. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038156_apeuczechusmurdersuspect.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:08:08 PDT $2B in Okla. tornado damage means hard recovery http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032836_apusoklahomatornado.html?syndication=rss All that is left of Shayne Patterson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed through his neighborhood. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032836_apusoklahomatornado.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:05:09 PDT Paul McCartney writes in support of Pussy Riot http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030137_apeurussiapussyriot.html?syndication=rss Beatles frontman Paul McCartney has asked a Russian judge to release members of the Pussy Riot punk group from prison. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030137_apeurussiapussyriot.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:04:08 PDT Oil falls below $93 as China manufacturing weakens http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030191_apoilprices.html?syndication=rss The price of oil fell below $93 per barrel Thursday after a survey showed manufacturing activity in China falling to its lowest level in seven months, a sign that the recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is fading. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030191_apoilprices.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:00:10 PDT IMF head Lagarde in court in fraud probe http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038081_apeufranceimfchief.html?syndication=rss International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is facing questions at a special Paris court Thursday over a controversial financial deal that she oversaw as French finance minister. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038081_apeufranceimfchief.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:46:08 PDT US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038093_apmlusmideast.html?syndication=rss The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038093_apmlusmideast.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:38:08 PDT 5 dead in Lebanon clash of Assad foes, backers http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030184_apmlsyria.html?syndication=rss A Lebanese security official says five people have been killed in overnight gunbattles between opponents and supporters of the Syrian regime in the Lebanese city of Tripoli. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030184_apmlsyria.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:32:08 PDT Japan stocks dive as benchmark bond yield spikes http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030140_apworldmarkets.html?syndication=rss Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo nosedived 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98, its worst drop since the 2011 tsunami. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030140_apworldmarkets.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:27:08 PDT Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038128_apeubritainattackbravewoman.html?syndication=rss An unlikely hero has emerged from the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038128_apeubritainattackbravewoman.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:11 PDT More than 50 hurt when Indiana school buses crash http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037148_apusindianabuscrash.html?syndication=rss A school bus slammed into the back of another one, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving four buses in northern Indiana, leaving about 50 middle and high students with non-serious injuries and one driver seriously injured. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037148_apusindianabuscrash.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:08 PDT German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038122_apeugermanyopposition.html?syndication=rss Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster - French President Francois Hollande. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038122_apeugermanyopposition.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:22:11 PDT Malaysian charged with sedition, 3 more arrested http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037910_apasmalaysiasedition.html?syndication=rss Malaysian authorities detained three anti-government figures, charged a student activist with sedition and seized hundreds of opposition newspapers Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037910_apasmalaysiasedition.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:22:08 PDT Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038120_apasjapannuclearworkers.html?syndication=rss Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper progress in the decades-long effort to safely decommission it. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038120_apasjapannuclearworkers.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:20:09 PDT FBI arrests suspect in Wash. state ricin case http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037385_apusricinletterspokane.html?syndication=rss The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037385_apusricinletterspokane.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:06:15 PDT Colorado killer's reprieve sharply criticized http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033611_apusdeathrowcolorado.html?syndication=rss Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated victims' relatives and drew quick criticism from Republicans ahead of the 2014 election. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033611_apusdeathrowcolorado.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:04:09 PDT Jury in Jodi Arias trial resumes deliberations http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033361_apusboyfriendslaying.html?syndication=rss Jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial resume deliberations Thursday after they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to instruct them to keep trying. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033361_apusboyfriendslaying.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:03:09 PDT Bangladesh: Owners' many failings led to collapse http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037818_apasbangladeshbuildingcollapse.html?syndication=rss The defects and errors that led to the world's deadliest garment-industry accident extend from the swampy ground the doomed Rana Plaza was built on, to "extremely poor quality" construction materials, to the massive, vibrating equipment operating when the eight-story building collapsed, a committee appointed by Bangladesh's government concluded. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037818_apasbangladeshbuildingcollapse.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:54:08 PDT Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038084_apusvietnampowsreunion.html?syndication=rss U.S. Navy Lt. Mike McGrath was just 27 years old, with a wife and two toddler sons in the U.S., when he was shot down and taken prisoner on his 179th bombing mission during the Vietnam War. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038084_apusvietnampowsreunion.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:54:11 PDT Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrage http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038038_apusghettotours.html?syndication=rss A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under fire from an outraged neighborhood. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038038_apusghettotours.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:08 PDT Tea party storm largely inside IRS _ so far http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021032768_apusirspoliticalgroups.html?syndication=rss Three days of congressional hearings about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups have lawmakers looking for ways to widen an investigation that has so far been largely contained within the tax collection agency. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021032768_apusirspoliticalgroups.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:35:34 PDT Youngest Okla. tornado victims remembered by kin http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037049_apusoklahomatornadothechildren.html?syndication=rss Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field. Kyle Davis, 8, was nicknamed "The Wall" because of his size and presence on the soccer field. JaNae Hornsby, also 9, was the life of the party. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037049_apusoklahomatornadothechildren.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:35:12 PDT Winners of the 79th National Headliner Awards http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038078_apusnationalheadlinerawardslist.html?syndication=rss The winners of the 79th annual National Headliner Awards, sponsored by The Press Club of Atlantic City, N.J., have been announced. Entries are judged by a panel of journalists representing newspapers, wire services, and radio and TV stations around the country. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038078_apusnationalheadlinerawardslist.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:32:08 PDT Car bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032847_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss A car bomb targeting a police vehicle killed 11 policemen and one civilian Thursday in an area of southwest Pakistan wracked by a separatist insurgency and Islamic militancy, police said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032847_apaspakistan.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:08 PDT Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030175_apusboyscoutsgays.html?syndication=rss The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030175_apusboyscoutsgays.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:34:02 PDT Ohio rape investigation grand jury resumes work http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038040_apusfootballplayersrape.html?syndication=rss An eastern Ohio grand jury examining whether other laws were broken in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players prepared to resume work Thursday after a three-week break. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038040_apusfootballplayersrape.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:17:10 PDT With Weiner, NYC mayor race takes on new dynamic http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021030194_apusanthonyweinermayoralrun.html?syndication=rss However Anthony Weiner does when the polls close, he's certain to add drama to the most competitive New York City mayor's race in more than a decade. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021030194_apusanthonyweinermayoralrun.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:16:07 PDT Restaurant torched in 4th night of Sweden riots http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030150_apeuswedenriots.html?syndication=rss Groups of youth have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030150_apeuswedenriots.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:16:07 PDT Q&A: What is known about London attack http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038050_apeubritainattackqa.html?syndication=rss A look at the key known facts about the Wednesday attack in south London, when two men hacked another to death near military barracks. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038050_apeubritainattackqa.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 02:16:07 PDT 2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038033_apmlegyptprisonbreaks.html?syndication=rss It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests that swept autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038033_apmlegyptprisonbreaks.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:46:04 PDT Japan bond yields jump following Fed comments http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038031_apasjapaneconomy.html?syndication=rss Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on Thursday, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan's already overburdened government finances are vulnerable to rises in interest rates. Japanese shares fell sharply. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038031_apasjapaneconomy.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:46:04 PDT Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038026_apmlisraelmysterystones.html?syndication=rss The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just waiting to be excavated. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021038026_apmlisraelmysterystones.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:31:07 PDT Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037468_apasnepaleverestoctogenarians.html?syndication=rss An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest on Thursday - although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037468_apasnepaleverestoctogenarians.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 01:01:05 PDT ‘Pocket-dialing’ 911 leads to murder charge http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037991_pocketplotxml.html?syndication=rss Scott Simon can be heard on the 911 tape telling someone else that he’s going to follow the victim home and kill him. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037991_pocketplotxml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:46:16 PDT Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037986_oldeverestxml.html?syndication=rss Yuichiro Miura, who also conquered the 29,035-foot peak when he was 70 and 75, reached the summit Thursday morning. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037986_oldeverestxml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:46:16 PDT Lawyer: Malaysian accused of rape married the girl http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037689_apasmalaysiachildmarriage.html?syndication=rss Prosecutors in Malaysia are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old man who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037689_apasmalaysiachildmarriage.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:05 PDT Obama offers big shift on drones, terror policy http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037747_obamasecurityxml.html?syndication=rss The Obama administration formally acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens in drone strikes outside the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, saying its actions were justified by the danger to the United States. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037747_obamasecurityxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 23:46:04 PDT Terrorism suspected in brutal London attack http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037888_londonattackxml.html?syndication=rss The brutal attack galvanized Londoners and raised fears that terrorism had returned to the city. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037888_londonattackxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 23:31:07 PDT West Point women videotaped in latest military sex-abuse case http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037880_militarysexassaultxml.html?syndication=rss Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037880_militarysexassaultxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 23:16:05 PDT FBI arrests man in Spokane ricin letter scare http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021037877_ricinarrestxml.html?syndication=rss A man was arrested in Spokane on Wednesday in connection with two letters that contained the deadly poison ricin. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021037877_ricinarrestxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 23:16:05 PDT Conn. bill gives families say over Newtown records http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036950_apusxgrschoolshootingtransparency.html?syndication=rss The public release of any photograph, videotape or digital recording related to last year's deadly Newtown elementary school shooting would require the written consent of victims' family members, according to a working draft of a bill released Wednesday by the governor's office. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036950_apusxgrschoolshootingtransparency.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 23:16:05 PDT Globovision owners hint at toned-down news stance http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037830_apltvenezuelaglobovision.html?syndication=rss The new owners of Venezuela's only television channel to take critical stands against the government say they will, in their words, "contribute to a climate of peace and not of conflict." Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037830_apltvenezuelaglobovision.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 23:01:08 PDT Susan Powell’s father retains private eye to review case file http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021037817_powellfilesxml.html?syndication=rss Susan Powell’s father says a private eye has offered to review the police files on her case. And Washington state prison officials say they are not quite ready to release her father-in-law, who is serving time in a voyeurism case. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021037817_powellfilesxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 23:01:06 PDT Mercer Island Air Force pilot reaches Everest summit http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021037807_everestairforcexml.html?syndication=rss The climb completes a challenge launched in 2005 to send Air Force teams to the tops of the tallest mountains on each continent. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021037807_everestairforcexml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 22:51:46 PDT Names of those killed in Oklahoma tornado http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033069_apusoklahomatornadovictimsglance.html?syndication=rss The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 people killed in the tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, including 10 children: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033069_apusoklahomatornadovictimsglance.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 22:46:04 PDT For some homeowners, a house is a canvas http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037746_apushomesunusualhouses.html?syndication=rss It's hard to miss the enormous 20-foot (6-meter)-wide American flag on the side of Richard Ormbrek's home. Comprised of around 180 tiles painted with scenes of Americana against a background of red and white stripes, the flag pops from the orange cedar shingles with traffic-stopping audacity. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037746_apushomesunusualhouses.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 22:31:05 PDT Hillary Clinton accepts humanitarian award in NYC http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037704_apushillaryclintonaward.html?syndication=rss Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton touted the efforts of a group combatting malnutrition and blindness during an awards speech in New York City. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037704_apushillaryclintonaward.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 22:31:05 PDT Fire Marshal's Office: Panel had blast site access http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037679_apusplantexplosioninvestigation.html?syndication=rss The State Fire Marshal's Office says a federal safety panel's investigators had access to the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 others. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037679_apusplantexplosioninvestigation.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 22:31:05 PDT Doctors save Ohio boy by ‘printing’ an airway tube http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037534_babyswallowxml.html?syndication=rss Suddenly, a baby who doctors had said would probably not leave the hospital alive could breathe normally for the first time. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037534_babyswallowxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:04 PDT Boxes of cash seized in Mexico corruption probe http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037601_apltmexicocorruption.html?syndication=rss Mexican authorities on Wednesday seized five boxes filled with cash as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement by a former governor of southern Tabasco state, in what could become the latest test for President Enrique Pena Nieto to act against corruption. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037601_apltmexicocorruption.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:04 PDT Minn. teen whose farewell song became web hit dies http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036939_apusobitteencancersong.html?syndication=rss When high school student Zach Sobiech learned he didn't have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write letters to tell his loved ones goodbye. Instead, the Minnesota teenager turned to writing music - and his farewell song, "Clouds," became a YouTube sensation that has attracted more than 4 million views. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036939_apusobitteencancersong.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 22:01:09 PDT Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037592_bostonshootingxml.html?syndication=rss The officers were questioning Ibragim Todashev about whether he had been involved, along with Boston Marathon plotter Tamerlan Tsarnaev, in a Sept. 11, 2011, triple homicide in Waltham, Mass., in which the victims were found with their throats slit. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037592_bostonshootingxml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 00:04:40 PDT 1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037040_apusminnesotarockslide.html?syndication=rss A fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others. A fourth child was missing. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037040_apusminnesotarockslide.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 21:31:05 PDT Ousted premier seeks return to power in Cayman http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033111_apcbcaymanelections.html?syndication=rss A former Cayman Islands premier who faces 11 criminal charges and was ousted from leadership last year went into Wednesday's general elections with an outside chance of returning to power in the British Overseas Territory. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033111_apcbcaymanelections.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:07 PDT Float driver says train seemed still before crash http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033629_apusveteransparadetraincrash.html?syndication=rss The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, according to documents released Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033629_apusveteransparadetraincrash.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:06 PDT Tesla pays off government loan of $465M early http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021037469_teslarepaidloanxml.html?syndication=rss Using money from a $968 million stock and note sale that closed Wednesday, electric carmaker Tesla paid off a $465 million loan it got from the Department of Energy in 2010 to foster development of advanced-technology vehicles. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2021037469_teslarepaidloanxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:06 PDT Okla. men get video of deadly tornado overhead http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037501_apusoklahomatornadovideo.html?syndication=rss Two 19-year-old Oklahoma men who took cover in a cellar during a deadly tornado were able to use their cellphones to get video of the twister as it passed over the home. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037501_apusoklahomatornadovideo.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:06 PDT Am. Samoa to keep flier miles of govt travelers http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033632_apusfliermilestaken.html?syndication=rss American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points to help medical patients and students travel off the islands when necessary. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033632_apusfliermilestaken.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 20:46:05 PDT Suit filed over Conn. gun law passed after Newtown http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037559_apusguncontrollawsuit.html?syndication=rss A group of Connecticut organizations that support gun rights, pistol permit holders and gun sellers has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other state officials, arguing the state's new gun control law violates their constitutional rights. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037559_apusguncontrollawsuit.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 20:31:05 PDT 10 Things to Know for Thursday http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037508_ap10thingstoknowthursday.html?syndication=rss Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037508_ap10thingstoknowthursday.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 20:16:04 PDT Vt gov signs novel law against false patent claims http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037386_apuspatenttrollinglawsuit.html?syndication=rss Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law Wednesday a novel measure aimed at protecting companies from so-called patent trolling, the practice of making deceptive claims of patent infringement in the hopes of collecting licensing or settlement money. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037386_apuspatenttrollinglawsuit.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:06 PDT Afghan students protest women's rights decree http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037482_apasafghanistanwomensrights.html?syndication=rss Hard-line Islamist students protested in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was the latest sign of a backlash against the legal protections passed in the 12 years since the toppling of the Taliban regime known for its harsh treatment of women. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037482_apasafghanistanwomensrights.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 19:46:03 PDT Most of Montreal told to boil drinking water http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037440_apcncanadamontrealwater.html?syndication=rss More than one million Montreal residents are being told to boil their drinking water after a malfunction at Canada's second-biggest filtration plant. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037440_apcncanadamontrealwater.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 19:31:04 PDT Boston church official faces racketeering charges http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033064_apuschurchofficialracketeering.html?syndication=rss A Boston church official who claimed in an autobiography he was a leg-breaker for reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger faces accusations that he looted the church's assets for personal financial gain. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033064_apuschurchofficialracketeering.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 19:31:04 PDT Toronto mayor fired from coaching job http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032843_apcncanadamayorvideo.html?syndication=rss Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was fired from his job as football coach at a Catholic high school Wednesday for reasons unrelated to the scandal over a video that purports to show the leader of Canada's largest city smoking crack cocaine, officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032843_apcncanadamayorvideo.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 19:31:04 PDT Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032760_apusnorthdakotaflooding.html?syndication=rss A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032760_apusnorthdakotaflooding.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 19:31:04 PDT Fort Hood suspect wants to represent himself http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021035576_apusforthoodshooting.html?syndication=rss The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood attack wants to represent himself at his upcoming murder trial, which means he could question the nearly three dozen soldiers he's accused of wounding in the shooting rampage. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021035576_apusforthoodshooting.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:06 PDT Canada sets new aid for Peru linked to mining http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037383_apltperucanadamining.html?syndication=rss Canada's prime minister has announced a new package of development aid for Peru that environmentalists are viewing warily because it is closely tied to Canadian mining investments in the South American country. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037383_apltperucanadamining.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:06 PDT In Arias trial, TV cameras never far behind http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036985_apusboyfriendslayingsheriffjoe.html?syndication=rss The Jodi Arias trial had all the ingredients of a circus the minute it started: sex and violence, a defendant more than willing to seek the spotlight, a judge who extended leniency in allowing lengthy testimony and cameras in court - and a media-savvy sheriff ready and willing to set up jailhouse interviews with his most famous inmate. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036985_apusboyfriendslayingsheriffjoe.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:04 PDT Argentine leader raises cash handouts 35 percent http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037035_apltargentinaeconomy.html?syndication=rss Argentina's president announced a $3.2 billion annual increase in cash handouts for the poor, students and pregnant women Wednesday, saying the programs will reach nearly 700,000 additional children, pay their families 35 percent more and encourage consumer spending in what is an election year. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037035_apltargentinaeconomy.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:05 PDT Vote on pot shops could end lingering LA issue http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021031475_apusmedicalmarijuanalosangeles.html?syndication=rss Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming industry. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021031475_apusmedicalmarijuanalosangeles.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:06 PDT NJ: Bars put cheap booze in premium liquor bottles http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033240_apusoperationswill.html?syndication=rss Twenty-nine bars and restaurants, nearly half of them TGI Fridays, filled premium brand liquor bottles with lower-quality booze and sold it to patrons who thought they were buying the good stuff, authorities said Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033240_apusoperationswill.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:04 PDT Okla. medical examiner identifies tornado victims http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033044_apusoklahomatornadovictimids.html?syndication=rss The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 victims of Monday's tornado that ripped across the Oklahoma City area. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033044_apusoklahomatornadovictimids.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:05 PDT Human rights group protests US drone killings http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037177_apusushumanrightsdrones.html?syndication=rss A top human rights organization on Wednesday criticized the Obama administration's increasing use of drone aircraft for the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas and questioned whether it is legal. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037177_apusushumanrightsdrones.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 18:16:04 PDT Mexico cartel dominates, torches western state http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033614_apltdrugwarmexico.html?syndication=rss The farm state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033614_apltdrugwarmexico.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 18:16:04 PDT Union power at issue as Garcetti elected LA mayor http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021030209_apuslamayor.html?syndication=rss The incoming mayor of Los Angeles was able to defeat a fellow Democrat by depicting her as a pawn of utility union bosses in a city long friendly to labor, an outcome expected to echo beyond California as unions nationwide face threats to their clout. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021030209_apuslamayor.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 18:16:04 PDT Mont. man gets 3 years for guns in Calif. airport http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037042_apusairportgunssentencing.html?syndication=rss A federal judge sentenced a Montana man to three years in prison on Wednesday for attempting to board a flight in Sacramento, Calif., with four loaded guns. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037042_apusairportgunssentencing.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 18:01:05 PDT WikiLeaks case file fight moves to federal court http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037010_apusmanningwikileaksopenrecords.html?syndication=rss The WikiLeaks organization and a handful of journalists asked a federal judge Wednesday to order greater transparency in the court-martial of an Army private who has acknowledged sending reams of classified document to the WikiLeaks website. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037010_apusmanningwikileaksopenrecords.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:04 PDT Lawyer wants terror case against Md. man dismissed http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037038_apusformersoldierterrorism.html?syndication=rss A former Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military has asked a court to dismiss the case against him, saying he never had any contact with the group. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037038_apusformersoldierterrorism.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:04 PDT Little done in Brazil to improve safety after fire http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036989_apltbrazilnightclubfire.html?syndication=rss Little has been done to improve the safety of public gathering places since a nightclub fire killed 242 people earlier this year in southern Brazil, relatives of the victims said Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036989_apltbrazilnightclubfire.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:04 PDT College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033326_apusfossilfuelsdivestment.html?syndication=rss Student activists at more than 200 colleges are trying a new tactic in hopes of slowing the pace of climate change: They are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033326_apusfossilfuelsdivestment.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:04 PDT Neb. AG wants to revoke license of abortion nurse http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036828_apusabortioncliniccomplaintnebraska.html?syndication=rss A prominent Nebraska abortion clinic is facing a new legal challenge from state officials who want to revoke the license of the clinic's only nurse because of allegations of questionable care. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036828_apusabortioncliniccomplaintnebraska.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:04 PDT Puerto Rico legislator targets parents of dropouts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037032_apcbpuertoricodropoutrates.html?syndication=rss A legislator in Puerto Rico has submitted a bill that would increase fines and jail time for parents whose children skip classes or drop out of school. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021037032_apcbpuertoricodropoutrates.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:06 PDT Hitchhiker's dad stands by son in NJ killing http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033576_apusnjkillinghatchethitchhiker.html?syndication=rss He was a gregarious, spontaneous child, his father said, a handful at times who loved music and playing the guitar. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033576_apusnjkillinghatchethitchhiker.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:05 PDT Chicago Board of Ed votes to close 50 schools http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033072_apuschicagoschoolclosings.html?syndication=rss The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close 50 schools and programs, an ambitious plan that has sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define - for better or worse - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's term in office. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033072_apuschicagoschoolclosings.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:05 PDT Train service back on track after Conn. derailment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030164_apustrainscollideconn.html?syndication=rss Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030164_apustrainscollideconn.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:06 PDT XanGo juice hit with 2nd lawsuit claiming looting http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033402_apusexoticjuicelawsuit.html?syndication=rss A co-founder of exotic juice maker XanGo LLC - one of Utah's most successful brands - has filed a lawsuit claiming his partners are looting the company for exotic vacations and luxury gifts. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033402_apusexoticjuicelawsuit.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:05 PDT Kerry: US, allies ready to step up aid to rebels http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032951_apmlussyria.html?syndication=rss The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those providing the rebels with lethal military aid. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032951_apmlussyria.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:05 PDT Congo fighting persists as UN chief arrives http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030163_apafcongofighting.html?syndication=rss M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030163_apafcongofighting.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:08 PDT Pocket-dialing 911 leads to Fla. murder charge http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036991_apuspocketdial911slaying.html?syndication=rss Authorities in South Florida say a man is charged with murder because he was overheard discussing the killing when his cellphone pocket-dialed 911. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036991_apuspocketdial911slaying.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:08 PDT The next steps in Jodi Arias case http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033318_apusboyfriendslayingwhatsnext.html?syndication=rss The focus of the Jodi Arias murder trial now turns to the jury as it decides whether to impose a life or death sentence. The process has several more steps: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033318_apusboyfriendslayingwhatsnext.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:08 PDT Puerto Rico's Culebra awaits new hospital, school http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036990_apcbpuertoricoculebrarevival.html?syndication=rss Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra has been forever dependent on the U.S. territory for food, jobs and health care, but the territory's governor is cutting some of those strings. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036990_apcbpuertoricoculebrarevival.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:08 PDT Man who kidnapped 2 Iowa girls had long record http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033372_apusmissingteeniowa.html?syndication=rss When Michael Klunder enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa school bus stop Monday, it was at least his third kidnapping in a long criminal history in which he was ordered to receive sex offender treatment starting as a teenager. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033372_apusmissingteeniowa.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:05 PDT Argentine dictator Videla's burial protested http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033180_apltargentinavidela.html?syndication=rss Argentines in the hometown of former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla are upset at the prospect that he may be buried there. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033180_apltargentinavidela.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:05 PDT Text of atheist prayer given in Arizona House http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036978_apusxgrarizonahouseprayerglance.html?syndication=rss An atheist lawmaker's daily prayer Tuesday at the Arizona House of Representatives led a fellow lawmaker to ask for a do-over the following day. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036978_apusxgrarizonahouseprayerglance.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:07 PDT Judge seals affidavit of Maine man in teen's death http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033078_apusmissingmaineteen.html?syndication=rss Police laid out their case Wednesday against a man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area miles from her home, but the details remained hidden from public view after a judge sealed a crucial affidavit at the request of the suspect's lawyer. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033078_apusmissingmaineteen.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:05 PDT New Paraguay leaders promise more free milk http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036934_apltparaguaypoverty.html?syndication=rss Paraguay exports enough soy, wheat and corn to feed 80 million people, more than 10 times its population, and its rivers provide abundant fresh water. But 14 percent of its children suffer chronic malnutrition, and many others lack clean drinking water. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036934_apltparaguaypoverty.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:07 PDT Colombia: 10 soldiers killed by in rebel attack http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033599_apltcolombiarebels.html?syndication=rss At least 10 Colombian soldiers were killed and six wounded Wednesday in a pre-dawn attack on an army patrol with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the military said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033599_apltcolombiarebels.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:06 PDT Skateboarders might find new love at Philly park http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033063_apusphiladelphiaskateboardingreturns.html?syndication=rss Brokenhearted skateboarders long banned from Philadelphia's internationally renowned shredding paradise of Love Park may have a new object of affection: Paine's Park. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033063_apusphiladelphiaskateboardingreturns.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:07 PDT Boy achieves family dream with geography bee win http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033059_apusgeographybee.html?syndication=rss Passion for geography runs deep in Sathwik Karnik's family. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033059_apusgeographybee.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:05 PDT Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021033547_apusimmigration.html?syndication=rss A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided Congress. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021033547_apusimmigration.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:06 PDT Arizona House non-prayer sparks Christian re-do http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036946_apusxgrarizonahouseprayer.html?syndication=rss An atheist lawmaker's decision to give the daily prayer at the Arizona House of Representatives triggered a do-over from a Christian lawmaker who said the previous day's prayer didn't pass muster. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036946_apusxgrarizonahouseprayer.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:07 PDT School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036913_apusoklahomatornadoschoolsafety.html?syndication=rss With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago. But a powerful tornado revealed the building's lack of modern safety standards, destroying the school and killing seven students. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036913_apusoklahomatornadoschoolsafety.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT 4-nation Pacific Alliance trade bloc forges ahead http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036931_apltcolombiapacificalliance.html?syndication=rss The presidents of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico meet in the western city of Cali on Thursday in hopes of completing a nascent trade bloc that looks to the European Union as a model and aims to further open their trade with Asia. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036931_apltcolombiapacificalliance.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT IAEA report: Iran expands nuclear technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033060_apirannuclear.html?syndication=rss The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, saying Tehran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in building a plutonium-producing reactor. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033060_apirannuclear.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036918_apusveterandetained.html?syndication=rss A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036918_apusveterandetained.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT 4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021036844_apusdronestrikes.html?syndication=rss The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2021036844_apusdronestrikes.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 22:29:02 PDT Zimmerman wants Trayvon's pot use referenced http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036923_apusneighborhoodwatch.html?syndication=rss An attorney for the neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is asking a judge to deny prosecutors' request that the teen's marijuana use be off limits. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036923_apusneighborhoodwatch.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:05 PDT Argentine Indians ask president for their lands http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036887_apltargentinaindianprotests.html?syndication=rss Argentina's Qom Indians have asked President Cristina Fernandez for help in recovering some of their ancestral land. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021036887_apltargentinaindianprotests.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:04 PDT One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033187_apusoklahomatornadooneblock.html?syndication=rss Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing - and it was trying desperately to get in. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033187_apusoklahomatornadooneblock.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:04 PDT Christie backs Okla. aid, blunting talk of payback http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033338_apusoklahomatornadochristie.html?syndication=rss New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose own state was beset by a major storm last year and then by squabbling in Congress over disaster aid, said Wednesday that Oklahoma's tornado victims deserve "swift and immediate" help, and federal lawmakers have said they are likely to get it. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033338_apusoklahomatornadochristie.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:05 PDT Egypt leader claims victory in captives' release http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030149_apmlegypt.html?syndication=rss The safe release Wednesday of seven conscripts kidnapped by suspected militants in Sinai brought a victory for Egypt's Islamist president after months of criticism that his government is mismanaging the country. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030149_apmlegypt.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:07 PDT Vatican releases 1st report of financial watchdog http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030151_apeuvaticanbank.html?syndication=rss The Vatican took another step Wednesday to show greater financial transparency by publishing the first annual report from its financial watchdog agency and announcing new regulations to fight money laundering and terror financing. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030151_apeuvaticanbank.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:07 PDT Timeline of events in Jodi Arias murder case http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033419_apusboyfriendslayingtimeline.html?syndication=rss The Jodi Arias murder trial has drawn international attention for its graphic tales of sex and lies. The following is a timeline of some of the key events in the case: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033419_apusboyfriendslayingtimeline.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:05 PDT Costa Rican volcano spews ash, smoke http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033349_apltcostaricavolcano.html?syndication=rss Scientists say one of Costa Rica's largest volcanos is spewing clouds of ash and gas, setting off a small-scale evacuation. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033349_apltcostaricavolcano.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:06 PDT Faith healers charged with murder after 2nd death http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033628_apusprayerdeathchildren.html?syndication=rss A Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine and who were on probation in their son's pneumonia death were charged with murder Wednesday after a second young child died under what a prosecutor called "eerily similar" circumstances. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033628_apusprayerdeathchildren.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:05 PDT Appeals court allows capital retrial of Wolfe http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021035671_apusdrugmurderoverturned.html?syndication=rss A federal appeals court will allow a capital murder case to proceed against an accused drug kingpin from northern Virginia. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021035671_apusdrugmurderoverturned.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:06 PDT 2 children bitten by fox at Ga. elementary school http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021035008_apusschoolfoxattack.html?syndication=rss Animal control officials say two Georgia elementary students were bitten by a fox while they were on a school playground. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021035008_apusschoolfoxattack.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:06 PDT El Salvador president meets pope amid Romero hopes http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033265_apeuvaticanelsalvador.html?syndication=rss El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to beatify assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033265_apeuvaticanelsalvador.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:16:07 PDT Video of man jumping on manatee investigated http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033109_apusmanateeharassment.html?syndication=rss Wildlife officials are investigating an online video that shows a man doing a cannonball onto two manatees in Florida. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033109_apusmanateeharassment.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:16:07 PDT Georgian ex-prime minister jailed for 2 months http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033543_apeugeorgiapolitician.html?syndication=rss A court in Georgia has ordered that a former prime minister be held in jail for two months pending trial on charges of embezzlement and abuse of office. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033543_apeugeorgiapolitician.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:01:04 PDT France boosting security at facilities abroad http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033627_apeufranceoverseassecurity.html?syndication=rss France's Foreign Ministry says it is strengthening security measures, hiring more guards and buying new equipment to help protect French facilities abroad amid shifting threats. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033627_apeufranceoverseassecurity.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:01:04 PDT Investigators searched Holmes' bank records, iPod http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033598_apuscoloradoshooting1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss James Holmes received six shipments of ammunition from an online retailer, carried a platinum MasterCard and photographed the door to the movie theater where he allegedly killed 12 people and injured 70, according to court records released Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033598_apuscoloradoshooting1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:46:06 PDT Amid signs of turmoil, S Sudan says oil will flow http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030205_apafsouthsudansudanoil.html?syndication=rss Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and that there had been only a temporary slowdown in production. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030205_apafsouthsudansudanoil.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:46:05 PDT U.N.: New reports of chemical weapons use in Syria http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033350_apununchemicalweapons.html?syndication=rss There are mounting reports of chemical weapons use as violence escalates in Syria, the U.N.'s top Mideast envoy said Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033350_apununchemicalweapons.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:31:05 PDT Police arrest Dominican accused of raping 60 women http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033556_apcbdominicanrepublicserialrapes.html?syndication=rss Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a man suspected of raping at least 60 women in the past two years. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033556_apcbdominicanrepublicserialrapes.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:31:05 PDT New Chevy Sonic is RS hatchback http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033199_apusbehindthewheelchevroletsonicrs.html?syndication=rss The newest Chevrolet Sonic is a peppy, stylish, versatile and good handling RS hatchback with standard turbo engine, leather-trimmed seats and smartphone infotainment link - all for a starting price tag of less $21,000. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033199_apusbehindthewheelchevroletsonicrs.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:04 PDT Palestinians have little faith in Kerry effort http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033534_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Palestinians believe the U.S. effort to restart peace talks is doomed, and they're preparing instead to resume their campaign of seeking membership in key international organizations as soon as next month, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033534_apmlisraelpalestinians.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:05 PDT Trial for captain in deadly shipwreck in Italy http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030176_apeuitalyshipaground.html?syndication=rss An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030176_apeuitalyshipaground.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 15:18:20 PDT Irishman charged with 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030138_apeubritainhydeparkbomb.html?syndication=rss British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the 1982 IRA attack on the queen's cavalry in Hyde Park, a nail-bombing at a top London tourist attraction that left four soldiers and seven horses dead. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030138_apeubritainhydeparkbomb.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:05 PDT EU steps up fight against tax evasion by end 2013 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032775_apeueuropefinancialcrisis.html?syndication=rss The European Union's leaders took a major step in tackling tax-dodgers Wednesday by pushing to end bank secrecy across the bloc's 27 members by the end of the year. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032775_apeueuropefinancialcrisis.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01:08 PDT Investigators searched Holmes' bank records, iPod http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033524_apuscoloradoshooting.html?syndication=rss A Colorado judge has released five search warrants filed hours after the Aurora movie theater shooting that show where investigators immediately looked for leads. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033524_apuscoloradoshooting.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01:07 PDT Global, local issues for Iran in upcoming election http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033479_apmliranissuesglance.html?syndication=rss Main domestic and international issues facing Iran ahead of its June 14 presidential election: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033479_apmliranissuesglance.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:05 PDT NY funeral for student accidentally shot by police http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032821_apushofstrastudentshot.html?syndication=rss They hesitated at first, but then they came from all over the church: young women in black shuffling out of the pews and down the side aisles to the altar, some of them sobbing. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032821_apushofstrastudentshot.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:31:05 PDT Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033453_apusimmigrationasylums.html?syndication=rss 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 their home countries. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033453_apusimmigrationasylums.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:31:06 PDT Iran's Ahmadinejad looks to outsider options http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030181_apmliranelections.html?syndication=rss By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to political outcast. But their intended parting shot - barring his chief aid from the presidential race - may be just the opening act in Ahmadinejad's reinvention as a self-styled opposition force. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030181_apmliranelections.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:31:05 PDT Israeli air force chief warns of Syrian attacks http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033176_apmlisraelsyria.html?syndication=rss Israel's air force chief warned Wednesday that tensions with Syria could escalate into a "surprise war" and that Israel needs to be ready. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033176_apmlisraelsyria.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:16:05 PDT Opposition in Burkina Faso vow to fight Senate law http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033343_apafburkinafasooppositionprotest.html?syndication=rss Opposition parties walked out of a meeting in parliament this week in protest over the creation of a Senate. The opposition claims the Senate is a backhanded way for the ruling party to stay in power in the event of the death in office of President Blaise Compaore. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033343_apafburkinafasooppositionprotest.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:05 PDT EU bid to label Hezbollah wing terror group http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030188_apeueuropehezbollah.html?syndication=rss The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030188_apeueuropehezbollah.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:46:05 PDT 'Boom Town Baby': African stock markets see gains http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033075_apafafricamarkethighs.html?syndication=rss The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu - East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer - cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu loudly proclaims on his Twitter feed or newspaper column: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY." Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033075_apafafricamarkethighs.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:05 PDT Complaint accuses Exxon Mobil of anti-gay bias http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033056_apusexxonmobilgays.html?syndication=rss One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers, drawing plaudits from gay-rights groups. There's one prominent exception: Exxon Mobil Corp. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033056_apusexxonmobilgays.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:04 PDT Fact sheet: 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033198_apusbehindthewheelchevroletsonicrsbox.html?syndication=rss 2013 Chevrolet Sonic 5-Door RS Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033198_apusbehindthewheelchevroletsonicrsbox.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:04 PDT AP PHOTOS: Nigeria prepares to bury writer Achebe http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033192_apafnigeriaachebe.html?syndication=rss Writer Chinua Achebe, whose works focused on the conflict between modernity and the way of life in rural Nigeria, has returned home for the final time. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033192_apafnigeriaachebe.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:04 PDT Ukrainian journalists disrupt government session http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030210_apeuukrainemediaprotest.html?syndication=rss Ukrainian reporters on Wednesday disrupted a government session chaired by the prime minister, suggesting his family members could be the next victims of official inaction after police in Kiev stood by while pro-government activists attacked two journalists covering an opposition protest. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030210_apeuukrainemediaprotest.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:01:08 PDT Bahrain opposition group snubs crisis talks http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033178_apmlbahrain.html?syndication=rss Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group says it will temporarily boycott talks aimed at easing the Gulf nation's more than two-year unrest because of increased crackdowns by security forces. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033178_apmlbahrain.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:01:08 PDT Judge: Hollister clothing unfriendly to disabled http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032794_apushollisterdisabled.html?syndication=rss A federal judge in Denver is contemplating an injunction against Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and J.M. Hollister LLC after ruling earlier that nearly 250 of their clothing stores that cater to a hip, young clientele are unfriendly to the disabled. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032794_apushollisterdisabled.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 12:01:06 PDT Intercontinental missile test-launched in Calif. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033006_apusmissiletest.html?syndication=rss The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base on Wednesday, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033006_apusmissiletest.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:09 PDT North Korean leader sends special envoy to China http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030161_apasnkoreachina.html?syndication=rss After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most important ally and a sign that he may be giving diplomacy a chance. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030161_apasnkoreachina.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:31:04 PDT Russian drunk driver who killed orphans sentenced http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032781_apeurussiaroadsafety.html?syndication=rss A Russian drunken driver who sparked a nationwide debate after killing seven, including five orphan children, in a road accident last year has been sentenced to prison. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032781_apeurussiaroadsafety.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:31:06 PDT Chinese premier visits Pakistan, praises ties http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032863_apaspakistanchina.html?syndication=rss China's premier signed economic agreements and praised Pakistan in glowing terms as he began a two-day visit Wednesday, underscoring the importance of the longstanding alliance to the two Asian powers. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032863_apaspakistanchina.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:04 PDT Afghanistan: Suicide bomb kills anti-Taliban elder http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033010_apasafghanistan.html?syndication=rss A suicide bomber on foot killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace Wednesday in central Afghanistan, the latest in a wave of assassinations and bombings. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033010_apasafghanistan.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:04 PDT Bahrain claims Iranian drone found http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033068_apmlbahrainirandrone.html?syndication=rss Bahrain's Interior Ministry says an Iranian drone has been found in the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033068_apmlbahrainirandrone.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:04 PDT Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032793_apusnuclearplantshutdown.html?syndication=rss Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in the reactor vessel's covering. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032793_apusnuclearplantshutdown.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:03 PDT Kenya's truth report: Killings, land grabs, graft http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030131_apafkenyatruthcommission.html?syndication=rss Kenya's president received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report that names the president and his deputy as being among those suspected of planning and financing Kenya's 2007-08 postelection violence in which more than 1,000 people died and 600,000 were evicted from their homes. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030131_apafkenyatruthcommission.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:06 PDT Germans, French eye plan to create jobs for young http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033057_apeueuropeunemployment.html?syndication=rss Germany and France are preparing to launch a drive to combat the problem of high European youth unemployment, which officials in Berlin say will center on trying to get business involved and make better use of already-pledged public money. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033057_apeueuropeunemployment.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:06 PDT Polio cases found in Kenya and Somalia, WHO says http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033049_apafeastafricapolio.html?syndication=rss The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021033049_apafeastafricapolio.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:46:04 PDT Mais non! French universities may teach in English http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030148_apeufranceenglishinvasion.html?syndication=rss In France, there's a brewing debate over whether to speak anglais in universite. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030148_apeufranceenglishinvasion.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:46:04 PDT Zimbabwe's president signs new constitution http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030212_apafzimbabweconstitution.html?syndication=rss Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday signed into law a new constitution and vowed to hold peaceful and clean elections later this year. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030212_apafzimbabweconstitution.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:05 PDT UK, Denmark eye visas for Afghan interpreters http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030144_apeubritainafghanistaninterpreters.html?syndication=rss Britain and Denmark proposed Wednesday to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. and Denmark in recognition of the risks they face if they stay in their war-battered homeland. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030144_apeubritainafghanistaninterpreters.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:05 PDT Marathon bombing victims urged to apply for funds http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030213_apusbostonmarathoncompensationfund.html?syndication=rss The administrator of the Boston Marathon victims' compensation fund said just five people have filed applications as of Tuesday, and is urging those affected by the blasts to fill out the paperwork before time runs out. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030213_apusbostonmarathoncompensationfund.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:05 PDT Malawi finds buyer for presidential jet http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032876_apafmalawipresidentialjet.html?syndication=rss Malawi's cost-cutting president is selling her predecessor's jet. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032876_apafmalawipresidentialjet.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 10:01:08 PDT Pope issues first appeal for Chinese Catholics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032848_apeuvaticanchina.html?syndication=rss Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032848_apeuvaticanchina.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:46:09 PDT African Union celebrates 50th year http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032774_apafethiopiaafricasummit.html?syndication=rss African nations this week mark the 50th year since the founding of a continentwide organization that spearheaded efforts to liberate Africa from colonial masters. Now leaders want to map out the next 50 years of political and economic integration. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032774_apafethiopiaafricasummit.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:46:06 PDT Iraqi premier orders army shake-up after attacks http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030189_apmliraq.html?syndication=rss Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030189_apmliraq.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:16:04 PDT Arrest in latest anti-gay attack in New York City http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032780_apusbiasattacks.html?syndication=rss A suspect was arrested Wednesday in an assault in Manhattan's East Village that police say was one of several anti-gay attacks in recent days. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021032780_apusbiasattacks.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 14:46:43 PDT Cleveland kidnapping victims 'happy and safe' http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030187_apusmissingwomenfound.html?syndication=rss The three women rescued after being held captive in a Cleveland house for about a decade want the community to know they are doing fine and appreciate offers of help. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030187_apusmissingwomenfound.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:35:53 PDT Vienna official: Looted Nazi goods returned http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021031755_apeuaustriaholocaustrestitution.html?syndication=rss An official for the city of Vienna says the Austrian capital has handed over nearly 6,000 valuable objects looted by the Nazis to their rightful owners or their heirs since it started taking inventory of them 14 years ago. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021031755_apeuaustriaholocaustrestitution.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:31:05 PDT Ethiopian corruption watchdog arrests 51 suspects http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030207_apafethiopiacorruptionarrests.html?syndication=rss Ethiopian authorities have carried out another wave of arrests that brings the number of people detained on suspicions of corruption to more than 50. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030207_apafethiopiacorruptionarrests.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 07:46:04 PDT Czech president settles dispute over gay rights http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030202_apeuczechgayrights.html?syndication=rss The Czech president says he will no longer block a university professorship for a gay rights activist who had been critical of him. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030202_apeuczechgayrights.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 07:46:04 PDT Sisters ejected from Pa. mall over cancer hats http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030183_apusejectedovercancerhats.html?syndication=rss Three sisters say they were kicked out of a suburban Philadelphia mall after refusing to remove profanity-laden hats expressing their hatred of breast cancer. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030183_apusejectedovercancerhats.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 07:01:04 PDT Teen pleads not guilty in deaths of Ohio brothers http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030174_apusteensfounddead.html?syndication=rss A 17-year-old boy charged with killing two teenage brothers in northwest Ohio has pleaded not guilty. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030174_apusteensfounddead.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 07:01:04 PDT Highway patrol: 29 hurt in Ohio bus, car crash http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030168_apuscarbuscollision.html?syndication=rss The State Highway Patrol says 29 people have been injured in a crash between a commercial bus and a car on Interstate 75 in northwest Ohio. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030168_apuscarbuscollision.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:04 PDT Japan approves joining int'l child abduction pact http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030165_apasjapanchildcustody.html?syndication=rss Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign pressure for Tokyo to address concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from foreign fathers without recourse. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030165_apasjapanchildcustody.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:04 PDT Japan watchdog: Nuclear plant sits on active fault http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030153_apasjapannuclearseismicfaults.html?syndication=rss Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday endorsed a panel's conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath one of two reactors at an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the reactor's restart virtually impossible. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030153_apasjapannuclearseismicfaults.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 06:31:05 PDT US parents quit Singapore inquest into son's death http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030152_apassingaporeamericansdeath.html?syndication=rss The parents of an American software engineer who believe their son was murdered last year in Singapore withdrew from the inquest Wednesday, saying they have no confidence in the city-state's legal process. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030152_apassingaporeamericansdeath.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 06:16:04 PDT Death toll rises to 23 in China factory blast http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030141_apaschinafactoryexplosion.html?syndication=rss The death toll from a massive blast at an explosives plant in eastern China has risen to 23 with 10 people still missing. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030141_apaschinafactoryexplosion.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 06:01:05 PDT Germany backs terror label for Hezbollah militants http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030136_apeugermanyhezbollah.html?syndication=rss Germany says it supports adding the military wing of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the European Union's list of terrorist groups. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030136_apeugermanyhezbollah.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:46:04 PDT Chinese premier visits Pakistan, praises ties http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030084_apaspakistanchina.html?syndication=rss China's premier began a two-day visit to Pakistan on Wednesday by praising the relationship between the two Asian powers in glowing terms. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030084_apaspakistanchina.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:31:04 PDT Homes next to Florida sinkhole to be demolished http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030129_apusflasinkholeneighboringhomes.html?syndication=rss The homes on either side of the Tampa area house where a sinkhole opened under a man's bedroom are being demolished. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030129_apusflasinkholeneighboringhomes.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:31:04 PDT EU leaders discuss fight against tax evasion http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030127_apeueuropefinancialcrisis.html?syndication=rss The European Union's leaders are seeking to advance their fight against tax evasion and close loopholes for large corporations' creative tax avoidance schemes. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030127_apeueuropefinancialcrisis.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:31:04 PDT Iran's Ahmadinejad denounces election decision http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030086_apmliranelections.html?syndication=rss 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 Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030086_apmliranelections.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:04 PDT Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030063_apasnepaleverestoctogenarians.html?syndication=rss 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. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030063_apasnepaleverestoctogenarians.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:04 PDT Diplomats: Iran expands nuke technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030122_apirannuclear.html?syndication=rss 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. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030122_apirannuclear.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:04 PDT 10 Things to Know for Today http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030126_ap10thingstoknowtoday.html?syndication=rss Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030126_ap10thingstoknowtoday.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:04 PDT Japan approves joining int'l child abduction pact http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030069_apasjapanchildcustody.html?syndication=rss Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign pressure for Tokyo to address concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from foreign fathers without recourse. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030069_apasjapanchildcustody.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:04 PDT Afghan students protest women's rights decree http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030065_apasafghanistanwomensrights.html?syndication=rss 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 protections passed in the 12 years since the toppling of the Taliban regime known for its harsh treatment of women. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030065_apasafghanistanwomensrights.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:01:04 PDT Oil below $96 before crude stocks report, Fed http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024986_apoilprices.html?syndication=rss The price of oil fell Wednesday as investors waited for a report on U.S. crude stocks and the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024986_apoilprices.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:05 PDT 7 Egyptian security men kidnapped in Sinai freed http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021026614_apmlegypt.html?syndication=rss 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. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021026614_apmlegypt.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:05 PDT World stocks mixed ahead of Fed chief testimony http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024898_apworldmarkets.html?syndication=rss World stock markets were mixed Wednesday, hours before Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is to deliver remarks before Congress on the state of the U.S. economy. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021024898_apworldmarkets.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:05 PDT Fishermen pay price in Asia's volatile sea rifts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030040_apassouthchinaseavolatilewaters.html?syndication=rss 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 fishermen have been forced to give up their livelihoods since China took control of their fishing haven last year. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030040_apassouthchinaseavolatilewaters.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:05 PDT 6 kids among 7 injured in south China attack http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030071_apaschinastudentsattacked.html?syndication=rss A mentally ill man attacked six primary school students and a woman with a cleaver in the latest of a string of attacks on Chinese schoolchildren, authorities said Wednesday. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030071_apaschinastudentsattacked.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:05 PDT