Austria links UN peacekeepers to Syria arms ban
VIENNA (AP) -- Austria is urging an extension of the EU arms embargo for Syria, saying it may rethink its U.N. peacekeeping role in the region otherwise.... 5/24/2013 7:42 AM

Obama's speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by the policies- Pakistan and Yemen.... 5/24/2013 7:41 AM

Russia: Syrian regime may take part in peace talks
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the Arab country's conflict, Russia's foreign ministry said Friday.... 5/24/2013 7:38 AM

EU approves better bee protection rules
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union has approved restrictions on three pesticides to better protect dwindling bee populations, to enter into force by December.... 5/24/2013 7:35 AM

2 former sex slaves demand Japan mayor quit
OSAKA, Japan (AP) -- Two Korean former sex slaves demanded the resignation of an outspoken Japanese mayor and canceled a meeting with him Friday for justifying Japan's wartime practice of forcing tens of thousands of Asian women into prostitution for its military.... 5/24/2013 7:33 AM

Kerry's focus on peace talks, not settlements
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and Palestinians alike should remain focused on the larger goal of restarting direct negotiations.... 5/24/2013 7:32 AM

Runways reopen after emergency at Heathrow Airport
LONDON (AP) -- A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport Friday after developing a technical problem after takeoff. TV footage showed smoke streaming from one of the engines.... 5/24/2013 7:23 AM

Kerry blasts Iranian election maneuvering
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- TEL AVIV, Israel - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is harshly criticizing Iran's guardian council for eliminating hundreds of presidential candidates and, in his view, standing in the way of legitimate, representative democracy.... 5/24/2013 7:07 AM

World stocks stabilize after big sell-off
MOSCOW (AP) -- World stocks stabilized on Friday, a day after global markets dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary stimulus.... 5/24/2013 7:04 AM

NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's Xi
BEIJING (AP) -- A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday as part of efforts to mend fences after Pyongyang angered Beijing with recent snubs and moves to develop its nuclear program.... 5/24/2013 7:01 AM

US lauds India for reducing Iranian oil imports
NEW DELHI (AP) -- A senior American official on Friday praised India for reducing oil imports from Iran and said the U.S. government will decide soon on New Delhi's request to renew a waiver from sanctions on Tehran.... 5/24/2013 6:41 AM

Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers
LONDON (AP) -- Two Muslim hardline preachers say that one of the suspects in the killing of a London soldier was interested in their teachings. And a British government official said one of the men tried to go to Somalia to train or fight with the terror group al-Shabab.... 5/24/2013 6:38 AM

Berlusconi looms large in Rome mayor election
ROME (AP) -- Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend, even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running.... 5/24/2013 6:22 AM

Suicide bomber kills 3 in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Police say a suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in northwestern Pakistan and set off his explosives, killing three people.... 5/24/2013 6:14 AM

Abe on 1st trip to Myanmar by Japan PM in 36 years
TOKYO (AP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is traveling to Myanmar on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military regime.... 5/24/2013 6:10 AM

Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand
BANGKOK (AP) -- The price of oil was knocked lower Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand.... 5/24/2013 6:04 AM

Britain braces for possible copycat attacks
LONDON (AP) -- Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier.... 5/24/2013 5:56 AM

Suspected Kashmiri rebels kill 4 Indian soldiers
SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- Four Indian army soldiers and a suspected rebel were killed in fighting in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, officials said.... 5/24/2013 5:34 AM

Czech police say US suspect in 4 murders arrested
PRAGUE (AP) -- An American man accused of killing a family of four in the Czech Republic has been arrested in the United States, police said Friday.... 5/24/2013 5:30 AM

Ugandan president removes army chief amid dispute
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Uganda's president has removed his top military commander and put him in a civilian role in a shuffle apparently prompted by an ongoing row over a rumored plan for President Yoweri Museveni to have his son succeed him.... 5/24/2013 5:28 AM