(Reuters) - When the heads of the World Bank and the United Nations flew into the violence-wracked African city of Goma on a cloudy day last month, it was the first time the giants of international development had joined forces in the struggle to help the world's most fragile regions.Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Friday said it intends to keep ranking nations on the ease of conducting business, despite criticism from countries like China that feel the scorecard unfairly stigmatizes fast-growing developing economies. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lawyer for a former U.S. State Department contract analyst accused of leaking state secrets threatened in court on Tuesday to try to block evidence that he said the government may have improperly seized from a reporter. Full story
NBC’s National Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff joins Chuck Todd to discuss the Obama White House’s crackdown on alleged leaks.
Top talkers: The Washington Post’s David Ignatius joins the Morning Joe panel to discuss how serious the U.S. should take North Korea’s threats. Ignatius calls the threats “a direct military challenge to the United States.”
North Koreans marked the start of a three-day national holiday celebrating the birthday of North Korea’s first leader, Kim-Il Sung. The latest display of patriotic fervor comes as analysts wonder whether the North’s leader will seize the moment to make good on his threats of a nuclear launch. NBC’s
Secretary of State John Kerry opened the door to direct disarmament talks with North Korea, but there is still no sign Kim Jong Un is prepared to stop testing nuclear weapons. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports.
Joe Cirincione, President of Ploughshare Fund and nuclear weapons expert, gives his analysis on North Korea’s threats. He weighs in on the likelihood of Kim Jung Un launching a missile and diplomacy between the United States and China.
North Korea's Kim Jong and Kim Hyok Bong pose with their trophy after winning their mixed doubles final against South Korean pair Lee Sangsu and Park Youngsook at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Paris May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT TABLE TENNIS)
North Korea's Kim Jong and Kim Hyok Bong listen to their national anthem on the podium after winning the mixed doubles final at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Paris May 18, 2013. The North Korean pair defeated the South Korean pair Lee Sangsu and Park Youngsook. REUTERS/Charles Plati
North Korea's Kim Jong and Kim Hyok Bong react after winning the mixed doubles final at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Paris May 18, 2013. The North Korean pair defeated the South Korean pair Lee Sangsu and Park Youngsook. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT TABLE TENNIS)
North Korea's Kim Jong and Kim Hyok Bong listen to their national anthem on the podium after winning the mixed doubles final at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Paris May 18, 2013. The North Korean pair defeated the South Korean pair Lee Sangsu and Park Youngsook. REUTERS/Charles Plat
