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Video: Alleged gunman's cousin says Hasan was harassed

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:50:01 GMT

Nov. 6: The cousin of Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect in the assault at Fort Hood, Texas, said Hasan was "ridiculed for being a Muslim." NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Officer who quit over Afghan war speaks out

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:54:15 GMT

Nov. 6: Former Foreign Service officer Matthew Hoh joins msnbc’s Chris Matthews to explain his decision to resign in protest. (Hardball)

Video: Will Karzai squash corruption?

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:23:46 GMT

Nov. 6: The message from PM Gordon Brown is clear, if British troops are to stay in Afghanistan, corruption must end. But after a failed election and law and order in crisis, how soon can progress be expected? ITV's International Editor Bill Neely assesses the task ahead. (Nightly News)

Video: Hurricane Ida slams Nicaragua, weakens to tropical storm

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:17:40 GMT

Nov. 6: Hurricane Ida weakened back into a tropical storm after battering Nicaragua's Atlantic coast. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: Warm up for X Games

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:59:59 GMT

Nov. 6: Daredevils rev up as competition kicks off for a spot in the snow-cross for 2010 Winter X Games. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: Japanese gangster guns down 3 in Tokyo rampage

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:51:17 GMT

Nov. 6: A Japanese gangster wounded three men near Tokyo before apparently killing himself. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: Nov. 5: The Week in Pictures

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 02:19:54 GMT

Yankees fans, Pakistan train crash, festival of lights, Iran protest, rodeo clowns, H1N1, toddler bowling and more news and feature photos from around the globe. (msnbc.com)

Video: UN relocating Afghan staff

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:38:03 GMT

ITN's Lead In was: A spokesman for Afghanistan's Interior Ministry today told ITV News he wasn't hopeful of ever finding the policeman who carried out the attack, In a further blow to the mission in Afghanistan the UN said it was temporarily pulling out 600 of its staff. (Nightly News)

Video: Afghans hold anti-American rallies

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:22:54 GMT

Nov. 5: Angry Afghans hold anti-American rallies after villagers say an overnight NATO air strike killed nine civilians. The New Yorker's Lawrence Wright discusses. (Other)

Video: Behind the Iron Curtain

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:02:10 GMT

Nov. 5: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell talks with author Kati Marton, who spent her childhood behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest, Hungary, where her parents were arrested and imprisoned by the secret police. (Other)

Video: Clinton’s road block to peace?

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:58:19 GMT

Nov. 5: Aides claim Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas does not plan to run for re-election just days after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with him and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to jump-start stalled peace talks. Time Magazine’s Joe Klein discusses. (Other)

Video: U.N. to evacuate staff in Afghanistan

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:34:25 GMT

Nov. 5: The United Nations announced it will evacuate 600 staff from Afghanistan after a Taliban attack in Kabul killed five people. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (Other)

Video: Swine flu linked to seven deaths in Amazon

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:38:49 GMT

Nov. 5: The swine flu virus is suspected in seven deaths among Venezuela's Yanomami tribe. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: Kangaroos invade town

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:51:41 GMT

Nov. 5: Residents living in the drought-ravaged Australian Outback say they are being overrun with kangaroos scouring for food and water. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: Bald bears leave zoo officials baffled

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:47:09 GMT

Nov. 5: It is unclear to officials at a zoo in Germany why a trio of Andean bears have suddenly lost all their fur. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: Inmates rock ‘Queen’ hits

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:39:05 GMT

Nov. 5: Inmates at a prison in the Philippines pay tribute to the music of ‘Queen’ by dancing to a medley of the group's hit songs. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown has the story. (msnbc.com)

Video: Iran protest turns violent

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:02:07 GMT

Nov 4: Thirty years after U.S. Embassy workers were taken hostage in Iran, Iranians took to the street Wednesday, this time to protest their own government. NBC's Ali Arouzi reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Ship loaded with weapons seized

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:20:11 GMT

Nov. 4: Israeli commandoes captured a ship that was carrying thousands of weapons. Officials say the cargo was bound for Hezbollah. Msnbc.com's Keva Andersen reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: British soldiers killed by Afghan in police uniform

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:29:45 GMT

Nov. 4: British defense officials say five British soldiers have been shot dead by a rogue Afghan police officer, who was being trained by the British, in southern Helmand Province. ITN'S John Ray reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Protesters, police clash on Iranian anniversary

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:28:10 GMT

Nov. 4: Thousands of pro-government forces rallied in Tehran on the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. embassy, while anti-government protesters violently clashed with police. NBC's Ali Arouzi reports from Tehran. (Other)

Video: Corruption rife among Afghanistan police

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:44:43 GMT

Nov. 4: Afghan security forces are poorly paid, subject to intimidation from the Taliban, and increasingly corrupt. As more Taliban fighters infiltrate the Afghan police and military, there are growing concerns about whether Western forces can trust them. ITN’s Bill Neely reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Looking back at the Iranian hostage crisis

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:33:37 GMT

Nov. 4: Photojournalist David Burnett, who was in Iran during the culmination of a populist movement over thirty years ago, talks about his new book chronicling the event. (Other)

Video: Kids bearing brunt of Somalian chaos

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:35:57 GMT

Nov. 4: Nearly two decades of conflict have left the people of Somalia desperate and critically deprived of life’s basics needs. ITN's Martin Geissler – on assignment in the East African nation – examines what has become of the children in a country with no rule of law or hope. (Nightly News)

Video: Trashy art? Artists in Spain paint garbage cans

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:32:01 GMT

Nov. 3: Artists transform trashcans in San Marcos, Spain into works of art. It's part of a citywide effort to promote recycling. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: Stars ignite London's Christmas lights

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:31:43 GMT

Nov. 4: Actors Jim Carrey, Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins throw the switches in London and light the city's Christmas decorations. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: Crews work to reach flood victims in Vietnam

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:23:30 GMT

Nov. 4: Rescue crews in Vietnam use motorboats to reach stranded residents following days of flooding. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: Earthquake jolts southern Iran

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:20:19 GMT

Nov. 4: A moderate 4.9-magnitude earthquake shakes the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: Iran security forces clash with protesters

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:21:08 GMT

Nov. 4: Violence erupts in Iran as security forces use tear gas and batons to break up anti-government marches. NBC’s Ali Arouzi reports. (Today Show)

Video: U.K. gets tough on distracted drivers

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:56:10 GMT

Nov. 4: As more U.S. states consider bans on texting while driving, the U.K. is getting particularly tough when it comes to punishments for distracted drivers. NBC’s Dawna Friesen reports. (Today Show)

Video: Lawyer suggests deal for British couple

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:44:54 GMT

Nov. 3: ITV's Julian Manyon travels to Kenya to met alleged pirates facing trial and spoke to one of their lawyers, who suggests a deal could be made to free the British couple. (Other)

Video: Viewers make a difference in Afghanistan

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:15:49 GMT

Nov. 3: The children from a Kabul orphanage who were featured in a recent Nightly News report spent the weekend writing thank-you notes to the viewers who reached out to help. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Olympics to put small planes off course

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:14:22 GMT

Nov. 3: People who use small planes to commute around the Vancouver, B.C., area are in for a rough ride during the Olympics. CBC's Kathy Tomlinson reports. (Other)

Video: Madeleine McCann parents 'somebody knows what happened'

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:26:38 GMT

Nov. 3: The parents of Madeleine McCann sat down with ITN anchor Mary Nightingale and told her they have not lost hope their daughter can be found. (Nightly News)

Video: New appeal to find Madeleine McCann

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:01:17 GMT

Nov. 3: Two and a half years after Madeleine McCann went missing from a Portuguese resort, her parents have launched another appeal. They recently released a one minute video featuring pictures of how she might look now. ITV's Keir Simmons reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Cuban musicians get US encore

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:20:40 GMT

Nov. 3: Relations between Havana and Washington have thawed enough to allow Cuban musicians to travel to the US and perform. NBC's Mary Murray reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Hotel in Taiwan pampers pooches

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:28:12 GMT

Nov. 3: A hotel in Taiwan gives dog owners a break by catering to man's best friend with a salon, pool, recreation rooms and field trips for pooches. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown has the story. (msnbc.com)

Video: Torches illuminate Thai waters during moon festival

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:25:24 GMT

Nov. 3: Thousands of mini torches float along a river near Bangkok, Thailand as part of an annual full moon festival. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown has more details. (msnbc.com)

Video: Train crash kills 10 in Karachi

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:16:56 GMT

Nov. 3: Crowds pull passengers to safety in Karachi, Pakistan, after a passenger train crashed into a stationary train, killing 10 people. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: Purr-fect cup of tea? Tokyo cafe welcomes cats

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:16:13 GMT

Nov. 3: Business has been booming at a Tokyo cafe after it became feline-friendly. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: Deadly collision in India

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:07:21 GMT

Nov. 3: Speeding may be to blame for 10 death in India after a tourist bus collided with a minibus in early morning hours. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)