AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan has turned away thousands of Syrian refugees in the past week in the first such clampdown since the crisis in Syria began more than two years ago, diplomats, activists and aid workers said on Tuesday. Full story
The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not doing enough. Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada could be deported to Jordan to face trial on terrorism charges within weeks, a British court heard on Monday, and it ruled he should remain in jail in the meantime to prevent him from absconding. Full story
Robin Jeter and Jordan Dickerson both grew up in Washington, D.C., in separate families that lived miles apart. They knew they had other family members, but never met one another – until ending up at the same track competition. NBC’s Ron Mott reports.
Tornadoes strike North Texas, leaving at least 6 dead; Severe thunderstorms forecast from North Texas to South Dakota; Cause of Texas fertilizer blast remains a mystery; Boston suspect’s handwritten confession; White House does damage control; ‘No-drama Obama’ in crisis mode; And the top two small S
NEW YORK (AP) - In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Full story
Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin, discusses the additional $100 million in aid to Syrian refugees promised by Secretary of State John Kerry, as well as efforts already underway in the country.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Politico’s Ginger Gibson join Hardball to discuss Wednesday’s hearing about last year’s attack in Benghazi.
Pediatric psychologist Carolyn Landis and criminologist and professor Casey Jordan join Martin Bashir to try to make sense of how three woman could be held in a neighborhood basement for more than a decade – and whether “bystander apathy” at all shares in the blame.
MSNBC's Thomas Roberts talks to NBC News Correspondents Kristen Welker and Ayman Mohyeldin and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Ct., about the evidence of potential chemical weapons use in Syria.
What should U.S. reaction be after Chuck Hagel said Syria used chemical weapons? Ambassador Marc Ginsberg and Ayman Mohyeldin discuss.
Alison Bethel McKenzie, executive director of the International Press Institute , gives a speech during a ceremony at the IPI World Congress in Amman May 20, 2013. The congress is set to honour journalists killed in Syria, including Marie Colvin and Mika Yamamoto, while Malaysia's Radio Free Sarawak
Syrians living in Jordan take part in a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman May 17, 2013. The placard reads, "Bani Yas, Our Lady of Martyrs". Bani Yas is a city in Syria. REUTERS/Majed Jaber (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Boys take part in a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Majed Jaber (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Syrians living in Jordan take part in a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Majed Jaber (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
