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NPR's Michel Martin asks Danny Danon, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, about his country's new plan for humanitarian aid in Gaza, which the UN has rejected.

The U.N. and Myanmar government are touting the new pact as the first steps to returning some of the 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled brutal persecution. Aid groups remain skeptical.

A UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza passed thanks to a rare US abstention. That angered Israel, which canceled a delegation to Washington to talk about its plans for an assault on Rafah.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says during a visit to the Ukraine that U.N. rules against torture apply to U.S. personnel worldwide. U.S. policy previously interpreted the international convention as only applying to activities in U.S. territory.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Filippo Grandi, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, while he's in the U.S.

The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Literacy experts came together in Fort Worth Thursday to talk about getting younger kids to read and…

Congress called an unusual recess hearing to grill the Secret Service about the White House fence jumper.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the efforts are frustrating terrorists.

After six weeks of eliminations, Pop's Burger Stand in Waxahachie makes it to the top of the list for the best burger joint in North Texas.

At North Korea's first Workers' Party Congress in 36 years, Kim declares "unprecedented results" in recent nuclear and missile tests. He's shown greater willingness to speak publicly than his father.