http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F Philly.com national headlines. en-us Mon, 28 May 2012 12:08:14 GMT 2012-05-28T12:08:14Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=155016305&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_ap_explosionhitsdowntownnairobi16wounded.html An explosion ripped through a building full of small shops in downtown Nairobi on Monday, wounding at least 16 people, the police commissioner said. Mon, 28 May 2012 12:08:14 GMT 6e270538933813667c245f48893b80b7 2012-05-28T12:08:14Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=155016325&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_ap_hecklerburstsinonexpmblairduringukinquiry.html A heckler has burst in on former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he testified at a UK inquiry into media ethics at London's Royal Courts of Justice. Mon, 28 May 2012 11:53:39 GMT 13236af5db3a9b5455aa08d6b7518406 2012-05-28T11:53:39Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=155016315&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_ap_annanhorrifiedbyweekendmassacreinsyria.html Special envoy Kofi Annan on Monday called on "every individual with a gun" in Syria to lay down arms, saying he was horrified by a weekend massacre that killed more than 100 people, including women and small children. Mon, 28 May 2012 11:53:39 GMT 185cca003b7f76c32bac815f851c6039 2012-05-28T11:53:39Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154917585&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_Irish_leader_addresses_voters.html DUBLIN - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny made a nationally televised appeal Sunday to voters to support the European Union's fiscal treaty in a referendum this week, warning that rejection would send the signal that Ireland was not serious about tackling its deficits and was no longer a secure member of the euro currency. Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:50 GMT 0caf6ee71685171908455b856d93e290 2012-05-28T06:00:50Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154917545&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_In_the_World.html Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:49 GMT 3f6fd25e023a270adc4c7921fd9bee5b 2012-05-28T06:00:49Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154917625&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_Panetta__U_S__on__right_track__with_Afghan_war_strategy.html WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday defended the Obama administration's plans to wind down the more than decade-long war in Afghanistan, saying the United States is on "the right track." Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:49 GMT d271b8f46686240d5ab05a25dcffc43f 2012-05-28T06:00:49Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154917535&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_NATO_disputes_civilian-death_reports.html KABUL, Afghanistan - The U.S.-led coalition on Sunday disputed reports that eight civilians, including children, were killed in a NATO air strike in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan. Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:48 GMT 8fb2016e2064ecdace3f371d3313945d 2012-05-28T06:00:48Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154917615&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_Nepal_constitution_bid_fails__elections_called.html KATMANDU, Nepal - Nepal's prime minister called new elections for November after the term of the Constituent Assembly expired at midnight Sunday without political leaders completing the task of writing a new constitution. Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:46 GMT 2dd469d724f599c88d0d7ffb05a48435 2012-05-28T06:00:46Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154917555&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_Firefighters_get_a_hand_from_Mother_Nature.html NEWBERRY, Mich. - Rain is lending a hand to crew members who are battling a wildfire that has consumed 31.6 square miles of forest in the eastern port of Michigan's sparsely populated Upper Peninsula. Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:43 GMT 81b84efdebd0e9678e68f628473ae4b7 2012-05-28T06:00:43Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154917635&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_Southeastern_coastal_towns_bracing_for_Beryl.html Tropical Storm Beryl was wrecking some Memorial Day weekend plans on Sunday, causing shoreline campers to pack up and head inland and leading to the cancellation of some events as the storm approached the southeastern United States. Mon, 28 May 2012 05:25:53 GMT e0c433157384e0c531f94461f3ab6f03 2012-05-28T05:25:53Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154917605&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_In_the_Nation.html Mon, 28 May 2012 05:25:52 GMT 080b0ee2029de10053b11d04a13df866 2012-05-28T05:25:52Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154917595&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_McCain__Russia_not_reliable_on_Syria.html WASHINGTON - The United States can't count on Russia - a major arms supplier to Syria - to force President Bashar al-Assad from power, Sen. John McCain said Sunday, blaming President Obama for embracing a "feckless" foreign policy and punting tough decisions until after the fall election. Mon, 28 May 2012 05:25:52 GMT 8eddc30fb25cd25715666b693def090d 2012-05-28T05:25:52Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154917565&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_Thousands_help_celebrate_Golden_Gate_Bridge_s_75th.html SAN FRANCISCO - Crowds gathered along San Francisco's waterfront Sunday, while San Francisco Bay was crowded with pleasure boats, tug boats, and other vessels as the city celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. Mon, 28 May 2012 05:25:51 GMT 982b4cfd75c429dda925769418d5f68f 2012-05-28T05:25:51Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154917575&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120528_Iran_stands_by_uranium_goal.html TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's nuclear chief said Sunday that there are no reasons at the moment for his country to halt production of uranium enriched to 20 percent, a key demand of world powers, and Iran is planning two new reactors. Mon, 28 May 2012 05:25:51 GMT 1bbdb77042585b2584acd4afea6661d6 2012-05-28T05:25:51Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154783045&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120527_KATHMANDU__Nepal_-_Political_discord_has_come_to_Nepal.html Political discord has come to Shangri-La. Again. Sun, 27 May 2012 17:07:20 GMT 518f1406b624a4ff5c603935eafed54e 2012-05-27T17:07:20Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154632885&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120527_Nepal_goes_to_the_wire_on_writing_constitution.html KATHMANDU, Nepal - Political discord has come to Shangri-La. Again. Kathmandu, which normally swarms with business, honking horns, and creaking rickshaws, found itself stuck in a tense quagmire last week as political leaders struggled to finish writing Nepal's new constitution by a May 27 deadline. Sun, 27 May 2012 15:16:10 GMT 409a6aaba1b7475f957c6ca3552a823b 2012-05-27T15:16:10Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154632725&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120527_Biden_recalls_torment_of_personal_tragedy.html Vice President Biden, speaking Friday to families and friends of military personnel killed in action, gave a powerful retelling of the death of his wife and daughter 40 years ago - saying he'd realized then how grief might push a person to suicide. Sun, 27 May 2012 14:44:38 GMT e0d7e56d360a83e4b0e9923f91e65291 2012-05-27T14:44:38Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154632745&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120527_Census_of_1940_shows_an_undercount_of_blacks.html NEW YORK - It was on the streets of her Harlem neighborhood in the 1940s that teenager Althea Gibson began working on the tennis skills that would take her all the way to winning Wimbledon. But according to the 1940 census, the trailblazing athlete didn't even exist. Sun, 27 May 2012 11:49:36 GMT 08e9966b3e076dd867ed62289f6bae36 2012-05-27T11:49:36Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154632815&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120527_How_much_simpler_.html Amid the complexities of Pennsylvania's new voter identification law, the news release sent out from Harrisburg on Wednesday promised to make things simpler. Sun, 27 May 2012 11:46:42 GMT 00ecde0a46a7d54627011c6802b238a2 2012-05-27T11:46:42Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=154632975&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20120527_Extent_of_fire_damage_to_Maine_sub_is_not_yet_clear.html KITTERY, Maine - Those who have spent time on Navy submarines will tell you that few combustible materials are aboard. But don't tell that to the firefighters who rushed to the USS Miami when a blaze swept through the billion-dollar nuclear-powered submarine. Sun, 27 May 2012 11:06:09 GMT 9142b06deddcda385953c2302e8d9784 2012-05-27T11:06:09Z