Baker named AP chief for Malaysia, Singapore
BANGKOK (AP) -- Mark Baker, photographer and acting bureau chief for The Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur, has been promoted to chief of bureau for Malaysia and Singapore.... 6/17/2013 11:51 PM

Chinese supercomputer named as world's fastest
BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese university has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost doubling the speed of the U.S. machine that previously claimed the top spot and underlining China's rise as a science and technology powerhouse.... 6/17/2013 11:39 PM

Protesters back in streets of Brazilian cities
SAO PAULO (AP) -- More than 100,000 people took to the streets in largely peaceful protests in at least eight cities Monday, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving woeful returns in public education, health, security and transportation.... 6/17/2013 11:27 PM

Uncertainty over US stimulus drags shares lower
TOKYO (AP) -- Jitters over a possible change in U.S. stimulus efforts by the Federal Reserve helped pull share prices mostly lower in early Asian trading Tuesday.... 6/17/2013 11:15 PM

Airborne laser reveals city under Cambodian earth
SYDNEY (AP) -- Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex.... 6/17/2013 11:11 PM

Salvadorans to help with gang truce in Honduras
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- Two Salvadorans who mediated in a gang truce in their country that cut the homicide rate by at least 50 percent met Monday with gang leaders in Honduras, where they will help do the same.... 6/17/2013 10:56 PM

Thai Buddhist monks criticized for lavish behavior
BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's Buddhism body said it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video showed monks using luxurious personal items while flying on a private jet.... 6/17/2013 10:09 PM

Dreams turn bitter for Bangladeshi garment workers
TEKANI, Bangladesh (AP) -- Moushumi's family now has one of the largest homes in their village - two bedrooms plus a living area with walls made of sturdy brick. Her father and brother will soon have a small business out front, selling furniture her dad will make. There will be money to pay for her younger sister to get married when it's time.... 6/17/2013 8:43 PM

US names prisoners slated for indefinite detention
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A list released by the U.S. government Monday identifies several dozen Guantanamo Bay prisoners who have been designated as too dangerous to release but who can't be prosecuted.... 6/17/2013 8:28 PM

Unions give lift to Turkish protest movement
ISTANBUL (AP) -- Turkish labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority, leading rallies and a one-day strike to support activists whose two-week standoff with the government has shaken the country's secular democracy.... 6/17/2013 8:26 PM

G8 exposes rift among leaders on Syria
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his political and military support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's regime.... 6/17/2013 7:43 PM

UK report: Saatchi cautioned over assault on wife
LONDON (AP) -- Art collector Charles Saatchi has been cautioned over a dramatic assault on his TV presenter wife Nigella Lawson captured by a tabloid photographer just outside a fancy London restaurant.... 6/17/2013 7:41 PM

Dominican merchants close border market over ban
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- Merchants in the Dominican Republic have shuttered a large border market in protest over neighboring Haiti's ban on poultry and egg imports.... 6/17/2013 6:51 PM

Chinese activist says he's being forced out by NYU
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who was allowed to travel to the U.S. after escaping from house arrest, said Monday that New York University is forcing him and his family to leave at the end of this month because of pressure from the Chinese government. The university on Monday again denied Chen's allegations.... 6/17/2013 6:43 PM

Interim Montreal mayor arrested
MONTREAL (AP) -- Montreal's interim mayor, who vowed to clean up the corruption scandals rocking the city, now faces fraud charges himself.... 6/17/2013 6:05 PM

Al-Jazeera crew detained in Niger is released
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- A team of Al-Jazeera journalists was released late Monday after being detained for three days in eastern Niger, where they were held in a prison cell, according to a statement from the Qatar-owned network.... 6/17/2013 6:02 PM

Greek coalition avoids collapse over TV shutdown
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- The Greek government has avoided collapsing over a dispute stemming from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' move to close the state-owned television broadcaster after a high court ruling offered a way out of a week-long impasse that drew international criticism.... 6/17/2013 5:59 PM

Official: trial of Libya's Gadhafi's son in August
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- The trial of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi's son, his spy chief and his last prime minister will take place in August, a top Libyan official said Monday.... 6/17/2013 5:23 PM

Anger in southern Egypt over Islamist governor
LUXOR, Egypt (AP) -- Angry tourism workers and activists in Luxor threatened Monday to block a newly appointed Islamist governor from his office because of his links to a former militant group that killed scores of people in a 1997 attack in the ancient city and devastated Egypt's sightseeing industry.... 6/17/2013 5:21 PM

9/11 accused in Guantanamo court but trial distant
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- Five Guantanamo Bay prisoners accused of helping orchestrate the Sept. 11 terror attack returned to court Monday as arguments resumed over preparations for a trial that remains distant.... 6/17/2013 5:20 PM