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Chinese premier visits Pakistan, praises ties

China's premier began a two-day visit to Pakistan on Wednesday by praising the relationship between the two Asian powers in glowing terms. More>>

Diplomats: Iran expands nuke technology

Iran is moving ahead to update a program the West fears could be used to make nuclear weapons, diplomats said Wednesday, despite high-level diplomacy aimed at stopping it from doing so. More>>

Iran's Ahmadinejad denounces election decision

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from an upcoming presidential race is an act of "oppression" and he will take the case to the country's Supreme... More>>

Afghan students protest women's rights decree

Hard-line Islamist students protested Wednesday in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was the latest sign of a backlash against the legal... More>>

7 Egyptian security men kidnapped in Sinai freed

Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation, the country's military spokesman said. More>>

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. More>>

Monroe's photos for Prague exhibition stolen

A publicist for an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition in Prague says that photographs of the star have been stolen. More>>

Fishermen pay price in Asia's volatile sea rifts

Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It's become a familiar sight in villages where some... More>>

Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle

Syria's main opposition group is urging rebels to come from around the country to reinforce Qusair, a western town under attack by Syrian troops and members of Lebanon's Hezbollah group. More>>

Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber

An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, was back on the mountain Wednesday to make another attempt at the title. More>>

Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers - and even sits on the toilet - in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power. More>>

Germany celebrates composer Wagner's 200th

Germany is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner with the unveiling Wednesday of a monument in the composer's birthplace of Leipzig. More>>

Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon. More>>

Immigration bill heads to full Senate

A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to... More>>

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. More>>

Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance

Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force... More>>

Young objector challenges Israeli army

The Israeli military has jailed a young man for six months for refusing to serve because of his opposition to Israel's occupation of the West Bank, focusing attention on the longstanding conflict between the... More>>

Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital

Pakistani cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan left the hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman said. More>>

North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. More>>

North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. More>>

State media shows NKorea has new military chief

A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military chief. More>>

Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans

Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the... More>>

FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet

The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists,... More>>

Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases

Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup. More>>

Toronto mayor avoids questions about crack video

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued to duck questions Tuesday about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine despite calls by allies and rivals for further comment. More>>

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican's... More>>

Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral

Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants. More>>

Key senator to let Myanmar sanctions bill lapse

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's... More>>

Suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head. More>>

Soldiers flood western Mexico to protect towns

Mexico's top security officials promised Tuesday that a new federal offensive to rescue towns besieged by the Knights Templar drug cartel in western Michoacan state would stay "until there is security and peace for all... More>>

Harry Potter book with author notes sold for $228K

For fans of the boy wizard, this could be the most coveted copy of all the "Harry Potter" books in the world. More>>

Nigeria: Islamic extremist inmates to be released

Nigeria's military said Tuesday that the West African nation would release some of the prisoners it has taken in the country's fight against Islamic extremists - including all the women now held in custody. More>>

UN: Drop in Syrians reaching Jordan, unclear why

U.N. officials said Tuesday that the number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan has suddenly fallen from an average of 2,500 a day to fewer than 20, and they are trying to quickly figure out why. More>>

New Egypt tax law: cuts for poor, business hikes

Egypt's president signed a new tax law Tuesday that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians in the latest move aimed at reforming the country's economy. More>>

Saudi executes 5 Yemenis, displays bodies

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed five Yemenis convicted of crimes and displayed their bodies in public as a deterrent for future criminals, the government said. More>>

Gay marriage bill clears UK House of Commons

Britain's House of Commons has passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales. More>>

Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout Video included

Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: More>>

Sorrentino, Bruni Tedeschi bring Italy to Cannes

La dolce vita came to Cannes on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui. More>>

Car bomb, other attacks kill 20 in Iraq Video included

A car bomb exploded as Sunni worshippers were leaving a mosque after evening prayers Tuesday in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks that killed at least 20 people nationwide in a week of the most sustained... More>>

Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot

Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers. More>>

Iran candidate list for presidential race

By The Associated Press The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. More>>

Gandhi's 'blood sample' fails to sell in Britain

Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from the Indian independence leader didn't draw high enough bids. More>>

Warsaw ghetto insurgent Boruch Spiegel dies at 93

Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93. More>>

Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks

Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime. More>>

Algerian president leaves Paris military hospital

Officials say Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has left the French military hospital where he has been treated for nearly a month and transferred to another facility. More>>

US lawmakers seek Asia missile defense safeguard

Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the U.S. from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, even if the threat posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea is eliminated. More>>

2 Moroccans tried for homosexuality get 4 months

A Moroccan court has convicted two men of homosexuality and public indecency, and sentenced each to four months in prison, in the latest case against gays in this North African nation. More>>

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival Video included

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: More>>

Palestinian group: Ruler rights abuses increasing

A Palestinian report shows human rights abuses by the rival governments in the West Bank and Gaza are on the rise. More>>

Israeli peace negotiator: Stalemate bad for Israel

Israel's chief peace negotiator said Tuesday that the current stalemate with the Palestinians is harmful for Israel, days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Israel for his latest push to... More>>

US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline

The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well. More>>

Georgian ex-PM detained on abuse of office charge

Allies of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili - a former prime minister and a provincial governor - were charged on Tuesday with embezzlement and abuse of office in another sign of an ongoing power struggle between the... More>>

Israel warns Syria against attacks on Golan

Israeli and Syrian troops exchanged fire across their tense cease-fire line in the Golan Heights on Tuesday, prompting an Israeli threat that Syria's leader will "bear the consequences" of further escalation and raising... More>>

Toback, Baldwin eye Cannes movie-making underbelly

A phrase you will hear often at Cannes is: "Let me run the numbers." More>>

Spain backs sending defensive arms to Syria rebels

Spain favors a partial lifting of sanctions against Syria that would allow the delivery of "defense material" to rebel groups to help protect the population, its foreign minister said Tuesday. More>>

SAfrican court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius

One Pistorius brother is free of charges - acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in... More>>

Pope expresses solidarity with tornado survivors Video included

Pope Francis has expressed his "closeness to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado," with special concern for "those who lost young children." More>>

Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt

Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese... More>>

Fighting for 2nd day between army, rebels in Congo

Fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, in clashes that have so far killed 19 people, all of them either soldiers or rebels,... More>>

Court frees man in murder that shocked SAfricans

A magistrate drops charges against the boyfriend accused in the brutal gang-rape and killing of a teenager that shocked South Africans. More>>

Peace Corps to accept same-sex couples

The Peace Corps says it will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas. More>>

Rebels in C. African Republic protest conditions

Some members of the rebel alliance who overthrew the president of Central African Republic are protesting outside the luxury hotel where their leader is based. More>>

Kyrgyzstan bent on evicting US air base in 2014

Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan. More>>

2nd day of riots in Stockholm suburb shakes Sweden

Some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a largely immigrant suburb of Stockholm on Tuesday, the second day of rioting triggered by the fatal police shooting of a man wielding a knife. More>>

South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops

There were no bidders and no locksmiths willing to force entry for a scheduled auction Tuesday to sell artworks and other belongings of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife. More>>

Justin Bieber's monkey becomes German property

Justin Bieber's pet monkey is no longer his. More>>

Prince William joins father in conservation plea

Britain's Prince William has joined his father Prince Charles in urging global action to tackle the illegal poaching of wild animals. More>>

Uganda leader's legacy at stake in general's case

An army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him has stirred controversy in Uganda because it challenges the... More>>

2 donkeys suspected in mauling death in Hungary

Hungarian police say they are investigating an incident in which an elderly man may have been mauled to death by two donkeys. More>>

How the French economy compares to Germany's, UK's

Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's: More>>

Saudi Arabia says arrests 10 from Iranian spy ring

A Saudi official says police have detained 10 more members of an alleged Iranian spy ring - eight Saudis, one Lebanese and one Turkish national. More>>

Afghanistan: Deadly 24 hours leave 14 police dead

A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan officials said Tuesday. Also, at least 10 other police died in two attacks in... More>>

Does France have right plan to revive its economy?

The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite. More>>

Oman proposes ban on niqab veils for women drivers

A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing that women be banned from wearing face veils when driving. More>>

Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'

The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with the withdrawal of most international... More>>

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported. More>>

New rice contamination reported in China

Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal. More>>

Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk

A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday - one of them to a life term - in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has not... More>>

Moscow blasts alleged vote theft at Eurovision

Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts - alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest. More>>

China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected

China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North... More>>

China's Li seeks stronger economic ties with India

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge benefits for both sides. More>>

Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers

Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday. More>>

Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction

Guatemala's top court overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and ordered on Monday that his trial restart, throwing into disarray proceedings that had been hailed as historic for... More>>

Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan

Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is... More>>

Obama vows US support as Myanmar leader visits

President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country on its sometimes difficult path to democracy and... More>>

Attacks kill 95 in Iraq, hint of Syrian spillover Video included

Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a... More>>

Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation

A Tunisian feminist who scandalized her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after allegedly sneaking into Tunisia's holiest city disguised in a veil, then trying to get undressed during... More>>

Church of Scotland takes step to allow gay clergy

Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships - an important compromise that must still pass further hurdles before it can become church... More>>

Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout Video included

Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: More>>

Hezbollah pulled more deeply into Syria civil war

Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, Syria activists said Monday. More>>

Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction

Dozens of Egyptian troops and armored vehicles moved into Sinai Monday as the government beefed up security in the volatile peninsula after the abduction of six policemen and a border guard by suspected Islamic militants. More>>

Israel, Palestinians still arguing over epic image

A new Israeli report into the death of a Palestinian boy during a fierce gunbattle in the Gaza Strip more than a dozen years ago has reignited an emotional debate over who killed him - and how the incident has shaped... More>>

Israel gunman shoots 4 dead at bank, kills self

A gunman stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba Monday, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing himself, police said. More>>

Saudi Arabia reports latest death from new virus

Saudi Arabia says it has recorded another death from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 16. More>>

State Dept: Reports of anti-Semitism increase

The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. More>>

Russia claims to have foiled possible terror act

Russia's counterterrorism agency said Monday that its special forces killed two militants and detained a third believed to have been planning a terrorist act in Moscow. More>>

Czech president in dispute over gay rights

The Czech Republic's controversy-courting new president is under fire for refusing to grant a university professorship to one of his critics and hinting that it is because the man is a gay rights activist. More>>

Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks

Pakistan's presumptive prime minister called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army. More>>

M23 rebels clash with soldiers in eastern Congo

Clashes erupted Monday in eastern Congo between government troops and a rebel group believed to be backed by neighboring Rwanda, escalating to the use of mortars and rocket launchers in the first fighting between the groups... More>>

Explosions kill 4 in Russia's restive Dagestan

Two bombs exploded outside a court building in Russia's restive province of Dagestan on Monday, killing at least four people and wounding dozens of others, officials said. More>>

Jordan: Arab Spring clears way for press freedoms

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... More>>

Uganda police raid newspaper over general's letter

Ugandan police disabled an independent newspaper's printing press after forcibly entering its premises to look for evidence against an army general who recently questioned the president's alleged plan to have his son... More>>

Postponed US long-range missile test due Tuesday

The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on Tuesday. More>>

Retired Anglican priest jailed for sex abuse

A retired Church of England priest was jailed for 10 years Monday after a jury found him guilty of 36 separate sex offenses against children in the 1960s and 1970s. More>>

German FM criticizes remarks by Hungarian PM

It started out simple enough: German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized constitutional changes that have been made in Hungary. But Hungary's leader not only objected, he also found what he called a veiled reference to... More>>

Seoul: Day 3 of NKorea tests of short-range weapon

North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were... More>>

Cannes rolls out red carpet for Indian movies Video included

Indian cinema is being feted in Cannes on its 100th birthday. But amid the celebrations, the B-word - "Bollywood" - remains controversial. More>>

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival Video included

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: More>>

South Africa: Mandela name pulled into politics

Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already begun. More>>

Kerry challenges Congress on diplomats' security

Secretary of State John Kerry challenged Congress on Monday to go beyond its investigations of embassy security and help ensure that U.S. embassies and consulates abroad have the resources they need for appropriate security.... More>>

Militiamen attack gas complex in western Libya

A Libyan gas company official says militiamen have attacked a natural gas complex in the country's west, injuring two guards and stealing weapons and military vehicles. More>>

Iran election overseers may bar former president

Iran's election overseers said Monday they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a reference to a former leader seen as a threat to hard-liners. More>>

Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting

Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of... More>>

Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council

A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief outside the council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency... More>>

Rebels attack C. African Republic villages; 8 dead

Suspected foreign fighters backing a rebel movement now in control of Central African Republic's government invaded a remote north-central village and killed six people, residents said. More>>

US says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers

Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer... More>>

Measles surges in UK years after flawed research

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and... More>>

Saudi women teachers demanding full time jobs

About 30 Saudi women teachers have demonstrated outside the kingdom's Education Ministry, demanding full time jobs. More>>

Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile

A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean officials said it was not felt on land and discarded the possibility that it might unleash a tsunami. More>>

51 die in 2 South Sudan clashes; army retakes town

Twenty-four people died in a battle between South Sudan's military and rebel fighters the government believes to be supported by neighboring Sudan, while a tribe-on-tribe cattle-raiding attack elsewhere in the country... More>>

UAE construction giant faces rare labor strike

United Arab Emirates-based construction company Arabtec says it's working to resolve a rare strike by laborers seeking higher wages. More>>

Russia targets pollster for 'political activity'

Russia's only independent polling agency said Monday it may have to close after prosecutors targeted it for "political activity" under a law spearheading President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on civil society. More>>

Spokesman for Ansar Dine arrested in Mauritania

The man who acted as the spokesman for one of the three al-Qaida-linked groups occupying northern Mali turned himself in over the weekend to Mauritanian authorities on the border, an intelligence official briefed on the... More>>

Suspected US drone kills 2 in Yemen

Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country. More>>

Turkey: 2 Brazilians killed in balloon crash Video included

A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two Brazilian tourists and injuring 23 other people on... More>>

Amalric plays a Frenchman in America in 'Jimmy P'

Playing a Freudian analyst helped Mathieu Amalric overcome his fear and loathing of psychotherapy. More>>

Gunfire from Syria hits Israeli-controlled Golan

The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria has hit the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights overnight. More>>

China sentences underground bank operator to death

A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs. More>>

Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics

The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than half of the bill is being footed by Russian state-controlled companies and... More>>

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the... More>>

China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew

China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring... More>>

SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches

South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday. More>>

Top Libyan official: Benghazi explosion accident

Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack. More>>

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not... More>>

Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers

Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure their release by meeting their... More>>

Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town

Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running... More>>

Tunisia security blocks salafi conference, 1 dead

Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes... More>>

Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive

Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers. More>>

Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement. More>>

Chinese premier visits India to boost ties

Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost... More>>

Slim, broadcasters take fight to soccer field

Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a... More>>

Algerian editor accuses government of censorship

An editor has accused Algeria's government of censorship after it blocked the publication of his two newspapers. More>>

Zimbabwe PM: We will end police, military abuse

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Sunday his party will end years of bias and abuse by the police, military and intelligence services and will make sure the services uphold the country's new constitution... More>>

Russian TV: American accused of spying flies out

The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. More>>

Pope: church should open up but follow teaching

Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in St. Peter's Square aimed at energizing the faithful. More>>

Cairo airport baggage handlers end strike

Cairo airport officials say baggage handlers have resumed work after a strike that left passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage. More>>

Mice return from a month in space

A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. More>>

Obama to speak on legality of drone program

President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said. More>>

Report: Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying

Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA intelligence agency. More>>

Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row

Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said. More>>

'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa

A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies. More>>

Tunisia security blocks salafi conference

Massive numbers of Tunisian police and army surrounded Tunisia's religious center of Kairouan to prevent a conference by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks around the country. More>>

Kenya police kill "terror couple"

Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday. More>>

Saudi vegetable seller dies from self-immolation

A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorized area has died. More>>

Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined. More>>

Iran's Guard warns against post-election turmoil

A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest... More>>

UN chief hopes for Syria conference in early June

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early June. More>>

Pakistan repeats vote in Karachi despite killing

Pakistan held a repeat election on Sunday in an upscale area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging, despite the shooting death of a senior member of former cricket star Imran... More>>

Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders Video included

The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette. More>>

Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel

Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral... More>>

20 flights without bags after Egypt airport strike

Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo's airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague's death, leaving passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for... More>>

Reporter remembers fear in Videla's Argentina

It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already beginning. More>>

Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed

Police say gunmen on a motorcycle have shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party. More>>

Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter

Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a... More>>

Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants

A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials. More>>

French president signs gay marriage into law

France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching... More>>

Russia's Karjakin wins Norway chess tournament

Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the €100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess championship on Saturday after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. More>>

SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles

North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy... More>>

Blasts rock Libya's capital and eastern city

Libyan officials say explosions went off in the capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi, but no casualties were reported. More>>

AP PHOTOS: Palestinians in Egypt exiled, forgotten

In 1948, Suleiman Mamoudi fled by foot with his parents and other families from their village of Bir el-Sabae in Palestine. The 28-year-old and his family walked west for several hundred miles, crossing the Sinai Peninsula... More>>

Plane catches fire landing in Moscow; no injuries

Part of an airliner carrying more than 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow, and passengers evacuated the plane by jumping off one of its wings and shooting down an evacuation slide. More>>

Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader

A militia leader accused of grave crimes during Ivory Coast's 2010-11 postelection violence was taken into custody Saturday not far from the national park where his forces had been illegally occupying in the... More>>

Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped Video included

A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the... More>>

Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean

Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the... More>>

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