World http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1004&ft=1&f=1004 NPR world news, international art and culture, world business and financial markets, world economy, and global trends in health, science and technology. Subscribe to the World Story of the Day podcast and RSS feed. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif World http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1004&ft=1&f=1004 Ex-Guatemalan President Extradited To U.S. Alfonso Portillo was taken from a hospital bed in Guatemala City and flown to New York to face charges of laundering $70 million through U.S. banks. Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/24/186486691/ex-guatemalan-president-extradited-to-u-s?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/24/186486691/ex-guatemalan-president-extradited-to-u-s?ft=1&f=1004 Alfonso Portillo was taken from a hospital bed in Guatemala City and flown to New York to face charges of laundering $70 million through U.S. banks.

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]]> Toronto Mayor Dodges Accusations Of Crack Cocaine Use Melissa Block talks to Jeff Semple of the CBC about the video that appears to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:11:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/186504738/toronto-mayor-dodges-accusations-of-crack-cocaine-use?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/186504738/toronto-mayor-dodges-accusations-of-crack-cocaine-use?ft=1&f=1004 Melissa Block talks to Jeff Semple of the CBC about the video that appears to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine.

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]]> Elected Leadership Struggles To Rule In Libya In Libya, guns are still everywhere and the elected leadership is struggling to rule as militias use guns and intimidation when they don't get their way. Most recently they surrounded two ministries and state television to force through a political isolation law that bars former members of Moammar Gaddafi's regime from government posts. Fri, 24 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/186503475/elected-leadership-struggles-to-rule-in-libya?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/186503475/elected-leadership-struggles-to-rule-in-libya?ft=1&f=1004 In Libya, guns are still everywhere and the elected leadership is struggling to rule as militias use guns and intimidation when they don't get their way. Most recently they surrounded two ministries and state television to force through a political isolation law that bars former members of Moammar Gaddafi's regime from government posts.

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]]> Print Media Thrives In Myanmar Where Internet Is Limited Although print media is often seen as past its prime in the U.S. and Europe, in many Asian countries such as China and India newspapers are thriving and expanding. One example is Myanmar, also known as Burma, where only 1 percent of the people have access to the Internet, and private daily newspapers are rushing into print after decades of being banned. Fri, 24 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=186503477&ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=186503477&ft=1&f=1004 Although print media is often seen as past its prime in the U.S. and Europe, in many Asian countries such as China and India newspapers are thriving and expanding. One example is Myanmar, also known as Burma, where only 1 percent of the people have access to the Internet, and private daily newspapers are rushing into print after decades of being banned.

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]]> James Joyce Coin-troversy Reportedly Could Have Been Averted Irish banking officials should have known there were problems with the controversial 10-euro coin commemorating James Joyce, according to Ireland's RTE News. The coin misquotes the author's <em>Ulysses</em>, and bears an image of Joyce that his estate did not approve. Fri, 24 May 2013 10:10:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/24/186432404/james-joyce-coin-troversy-reportedly-could-have-been-averted?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/24/186432404/james-joyce-coin-troversy-reportedly-could-have-been-averted?ft=1&f=1004 Irish banking officials should have known there were problems with the controversial 10-euro coin commemorating James Joyce, according to Ireland's RTE News. The coin misquotes the author's Ulysses, and bears an image of Joyce that his estate did not approve.

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]]> 2 Men Arrested After Pakistani Jet Is Diverted Over U.K. Something happened aboard the flight from Lahore, Pakistan, to Manchester, England. Royal Air Force fighters were scrambled and the plane was ordered to land at an airport in Essex. Fri, 24 May 2013 10:10:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/24/186433439/2-men-arrested-after-pakistani-jet-is-diverted-over-u-k?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/24/186433439/2-men-arrested-after-pakistani-jet-is-diverted-over-u-k?ft=1&f=1004 Something happened aboard the flight from Lahore, Pakistan, to Manchester, England. Royal Air Force fighters were scrambled and the plane was ordered to land at an airport in Essex.

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]]> British Soldier Hacked To Death Was 'Our Hero,' Family Says As Lee Rigby's family struggles with grief, they're speaking about the young man's love of life. He was killed Wednesday. Witnesses heard — and recorded — the attackers saying that they were angry about the deaths of Muslims during the wars in Iran and Afghanistan. Fri, 24 May 2013 09:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/24/186420093/british-soldier-hacked-to-death-was-our-hero-family-says?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/24/186420093/british-soldier-hacked-to-death-was-our-hero-family-says?ft=1&f=1004 As Lee Rigby's family struggles with grief, they're speaking about the young man's love of life. He was killed Wednesday. Witnesses heard — and recorded — the attackers saying that they were angry about the deaths of Muslims during the wars in Iran and Afghanistan.

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]]> Explosion, Gunfire Reverberate In Kabul Witnesses say the blast happened in the late afternoon. The sound of shots followed. As night fell, at least two attackers were dead. A small number of civilians had been wounded. Offices of the International Organization for Migration appear to have been targeted. Fri, 24 May 2013 08:27:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/24/186425360/developing-explosion-gunfire-in-kabul?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/24/186425360/developing-explosion-gunfire-in-kabul?ft=1&f=1004 Witnesses say the blast happened in the late afternoon. The sound of shots followed. As night fell, at least two attackers were dead. A small number of civilians had been wounded. Offices of the International Organization for Migration appear to have been targeted.

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]]> Assad Regime Agrees To Attend Peace Conference, Russia Says Russia and the U.S. have been trying to set up talks aimed at ending more than two years of brutal fighting in Syria. What's still unclear, however, is who would speak for the opponents of President Bashar Assad's regime. Fri, 24 May 2013 08:07:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/24/186420258/assad-regime-agrees-to-attend-peace-conference-russia-says?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/24/186420258/assad-regime-agrees-to-attend-peace-conference-russia-says?ft=1&f=1004 Russia and the U.S. have been trying to set up talks aimed at ending more than two years of brutal fighting in Syria. What's still unclear, however, is who would speak for the opponents of President Bashar Assad's regime.

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]]> China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act? There is some political willingness, but because China is highly decentralized politically, the Communist Party has only limited influence over provincial governments and how they regulate their dirty factories. The powerful state-owned oil companies have also resisted pressure to produce cleaner-burning fuel. Fri, 24 May 2013 04:02:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/05/24/186246634/chinas-air-pollution-is-the-government-willing-to-act?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/05/24/186246634/chinas-air-pollution-is-the-government-willing-to-act?ft=1&f=1004 There is some political willingness, but because China is highly decentralized politically, the Communist Party has only limited influence over provincial governments and how they regulate their dirty factories. The powerful state-owned oil companies have also resisted pressure to produce cleaner-burning fuel.

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]]> Iranian Council: Ex-President Rafsanjani Unfit To Run Again The Iranian presidential election is just weeks away, and voters are faced with a very narrow range of pro-regime candidates to choose from. All the high-profile or independent candidates have been eliminated by the Guardian Council. One man considered unfit to run has already held the post of president. Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/186410388/iranian-council-declares-ex-president-rafsanjani-unfit-to-run-again?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/186410388/iranian-council-declares-ex-president-rafsanjani-unfit-to-run-again?ft=1&f=1004 The Iranian presidential election is just weeks away, and voters are faced with a very narrow range of pro-regime candidates to choose from. All the high-profile or independent candidates have been eliminated by the Guardian Council. One man considered unfit to run has already held the post of president.

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]]> Can This Man Bring Silicon Valley To Yangon? A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google returned to Myanmar to be an Internet entrepreneur. But it's tough to start an Internet company in a country where the power goes out every day. Fri, 24 May 2013 02:53:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/05/24/186275257/can-this-man-bring-silicon-valley-to-yangon?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/05/24/186275257/can-this-man-bring-silicon-valley-to-yangon?ft=1&f=1004 A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google returned to Myanmar to be an Internet entrepreneur. But it's tough to start an Internet company in a country where the power goes out every day.

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]]> More Young Syrians Flee Home Lives To Face The Unknown Over the past few months, the security situation in the Syrian capital Damascus has been deteriorating. For many Damascenes, the city they always called home is no longer a livable place. They can't make a living anymore, and everyday is a risk that tempts fate. In an exodus from Damascus, many young professionals are abandoning their lives at home to flee abroad and face the unknown. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/23/186321777/more-young-syrians-flee-home-lives-to-face-the-unknown?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/23/186321777/more-young-syrians-flee-home-lives-to-face-the-unknown?ft=1&f=1004 Over the past few months, the security situation in the Syrian capital Damascus has been deteriorating. For many Damascenes, the city they always called home is no longer a livable place. They can't make a living anymore, and everyday is a risk that tempts fate. In an exodus from Damascus, many young professionals are abandoning their lives at home to flee abroad and face the unknown.

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]]> Four Arrested After British Soldier Hacked To Death In London The two men charged with killing a British soldier in south London on Wednesday were apparently on a government watch list, raising questions about why authorities were unable to prevent the attack. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=186321757&ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=186321757&ft=1&f=1004 The two men charged with killing a British soldier in south London on Wednesday were apparently on a government watch list, raising questions about why authorities were unable to prevent the attack.

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]]> One Of London Attack Suspects Had Troubled Past Robert Siegel speaks with Sandra Laville, crime correspondent for <em>The Guardian</em>, about what's known about the suspect in the Woolwich attack in London on Wednesday. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/23/186321759/one-of-london-attack-suspects-had-troubled-past?ft=1&f=1004 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/23/186321759/one-of-london-attack-suspects-had-troubled-past?ft=1&f=1004 Robert Siegel speaks with Sandra Laville, crime correspondent for The Guardian, about what's known about the suspect in the Woolwich attack in London on Wednesday.

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