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Mice return from a month in space

MOSCOW (AP) — 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…

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Zimbabwe PM: We will end police, military abuse

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's prime minister says his party will end years of bias and abuse by the police, military and intelligence services and will make sure …

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Israel disputes French TV claim on boy's death

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has completed an investigation into a decade-old French TV report that claimed Israeli forces killed a Palestinian boy in a gunbattle with Pale…

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North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters a day after launching 3 short-range missiles

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has deployed dozens of Israeli-made precision guided missiles on islands near a western sea boundary disputed by North Korea.

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Report: Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA intelligence agency.

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'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A British lawmaker widely viewed as a rising star in the Labour Party says the United Kingdom should more aggressively forge ties with West Africa'…

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Saudi vegetable seller dies from self-immolation

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthori…

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Tunisia security blocks salafi conference

KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) — A major Tunisian security presence has surrounded the country's main religious center and prevented hardline Muslims from holding their annual…

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Iran's Guard warns against post-election turmoil

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — 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 el…

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Chinese boat owner says NKoreans detained his crew

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese state media report and a boat owner say unidentified North Koreans have taken one of his fishing boats and its crew and are demanding a ransom.

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Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will seek military aid from India during a three-day visit this week. Karzai's trip comes du…

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UN chief hopes for Syria conference in early June

MOSCOW (AP) — 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 b…

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Pakistan holds re-vote in Karachi despite killing

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan is holding a repeat election in an upmarket area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging.

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Second Vietnamese TV provider drops CNN and BBC

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A popular Vietnamese cable television provider has stopped providing CNN and BBC, saying the channels don't have the licenses needed under a law …

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North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast a day after launching three short-range missiles in the…

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Syrian activists: Shelling near Lebanon kills 16

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Syrian activists say government airstrikes and heavy shelling of a strategic town near the Lebanese border have killed at least 16 people, includi…

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Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties

NEW DELHI (AP) — NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier is heading to India on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants…

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Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite toug…

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Dissident ex-general released in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan authorities have released a dissent ex-general who was jailed on charges of inciting unrest after the country's disputed president…

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20 flights without bags after Egypt airport strike

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo's airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague's death, leaving passengers on 20 international flig…

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Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Police say gunmen on a motorcycle have shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party.

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Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to securit…

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Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security officials say a suspected US drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants in the country's south.

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French president signs gay marriage into law

PARIS (AP) — France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by sa…

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Attacks kill 16 in Iraq; 8 police kidnapped

BAGHDAD (AP) — Shootings and bombings have killed at least 16 people in Iraq today. And gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway t…

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Syria state TV: Powerful blast rattles Damascus

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state TV says a powerful explosion has hit the nation's capital, causing an unknown number of casualties.

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Russia's Karjakin wins Norway chess tournament

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

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Blasts rock Libya's capital and eastern city

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libyan officials say explosions went off in the capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi, but no casualties were reported.

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Syria's Assad says he won't step down

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad says he won't step down before elections are held in his war-ravaged country.

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Plane catches fire landing in Moscow; no injuries

MOSCOW (AP) — 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 w…

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3 killed, 3 injured in Puerto Rico shooting

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three people have been killed and three others injured during a shooting at a gas station in Puerto Rico.

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Journalist found dead in eastern Congo

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A Congolese official says the body of a journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo.

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Brazil beefs up security for Confederations Cup

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil is using more than 20,000 troops along its borders with 10 South American nations to reinforce security ahead of the Confederations Cup soccer …

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Cayman Islands ex-premier denies new allegations

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — The former premier of the Cayman Islands who faces charges in a corruption probe is denying allegations that he donated $1 million t…

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Rescuers spot bodies at collapsed Indonesian mine

TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers searching for 23 trapped workers at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia spotted six bodies Saturday but weren't able…

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24-hour curfew in Nigeria city in military push

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military has declared a 24-hour curfew in several neighborhoods of a northeastern city as its campaign against Islamic extremists i…

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Rescuers spot bodies at collapsed Indonesian mine

TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers searching for 23 trapped workers at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia spotted six bodies Saturday but weren't able…

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New board to oversee Trinidad's Caribbean Airlines

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad's finance minister has appointed a new interim board to oversee Caribbean Airlines after announcing that the state-owned compan…

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Gunmen seize elderly father of Syria's deputy FM

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The office of Syria's deputy foreign minister says gunmen have abducted his elderly father in the southern Daraa province.

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Egypt Muslim-Christian clashes leave 1 dead

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security officials say clashes between Muslims and Christians in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria left one man dead of a heart attack.

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64 including Saudi Arabian woman scale Everest

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Mountaineering officials say 64 climbers, including a Saudi Arabian woman, have successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the mountain.

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Homesick pope? Vatican opens Argentine gaucho show

VATICAN CITY (AP) — If Pope Francis is feeling a bit homesick these days, he need only go downstairs to St. Peter's Square.

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Japan envoy leaves NKorea, gives no hints on talks

TOKYO (AP) — An adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ended a visit to North Korea but would not give details of his talks with leaders in Pyongyang.