Bahrain claims Iranian drone found
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- Bahrain's Interior Ministry says an Iranian drone has been found in the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.... 5/22/2013 12:01 PM

Kenya's truth report: Killings, land grabs, graft
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya's president received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report that names the president and his deputy as being among those suspected of planning and financing Kenya's 2007-08 postelection violence in which more than 1,000 people died and 600,000 were evicted from their homes.... 5/22/2013 11:53 AM

Chinese premier visits Pakistan, praises ties
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- China's premier signed economic agreements and praised Pakistan in glowing terms as he began a two-day visit Wednesday, underscoring the importance of the longstanding alliance to the two Asian powers.... 5/22/2013 11:52 AM

Iran expands nuke technology
VIENNA (AP) -- The U.N.'s atomic agency says Iran is moving ahead to update a program the West fears could be used to make nuclear weapons.... 5/22/2013 11:52 AM

Germans, French eye plan to create jobs for young
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany and France are preparing to launch a drive to combat the problem of high European youth unemployment, which officials in Berlin say will center on trying to get business involved and make better use of already-pledged public money.... 5/22/2013 11:47 AM

Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation.... 5/22/2013 11:46 AM

Polio cases found in Kenya and Somalia, WHO says
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia.... 5/22/2013 11:42 AM

Deputy mayor urges mayor to address crack video
TORONTO (AP) -- A close ally of Toronto mayor Rob Ford said Wednesday that Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine.... 5/22/2013 11:31 AM

Mais non! French universities may teach in English
PARIS (AP) -- In France, there's a brewing debate over whether to speak anglais in universite.... 5/22/2013 11:31 AM

IMF calls on Britain to do more for growth
LONDON (AP) -- The International Monetary Fund has called on Britain to do more to support the economic recovery, urging the government Wednesday to speed up investment in infrastructure and come up with a plan to privatize its bailed out banks.... 5/22/2013 11:30 AM

Zimbabwe's president signs new constitution
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday signed into law a new constitution and vowed to hold peaceful and clean elections later this year.... 5/22/2013 11:29 AM

EU leaders discuss fight against tax evasion
BRUSSELS (AP) -- European Union leaders on Wednesday sought to advance their fight against tax fraud and close the loopholes for large corporations' tax avoidance schemes.... 5/22/2013 11:29 AM

UK, Denmark eye visas for Afghan interpreters
LONDON (AP) -- Britain and Denmark proposed Wednesday to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. and Denmark in recognition of the risks they face if they stay in their war-battered homeland.... 5/22/2013 11:26 AM

Afghanistan: Suicide bomb kills anti-Taliban elder
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Police say a suicide bomber on foot has killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace in central Afghanistan.... 5/22/2013 11:22 AM

Iran's Ahmadinejad denounces election decision
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month's presidential race is an act of "oppression" and that he will take the case to the country's supreme leader.... 5/22/2013 11:17 AM

Iceland forms center-right govt, halts EU talks
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- The leader of the center-right Progressive Party was chosen as Iceland's new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks with the European Union about joining the 27-nation bloc.... 5/22/2013 11:13 AM

Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.... 5/22/2013 11:04 AM

Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebels
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help them "fight for the freedom of their country" if President Bashar Assad's regime doesn't engage in peace talks in good faith.... 5/22/2013 11:01 AM

EU bid to label Hezbollah wing terror group
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the United States, officials said Wednesday.... 5/22/2013 10:57 AM

Stocks surge as Bernanke retains dovish ton
LONDON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's signal that monetary policy will remain loose gave stocks another lift Wednesday, paving the way for many indexes to advance to new record highs.... 5/22/2013 10:57 AM