Justin Bieber's monkey becomes German property
BERLIN (AP) -- Justin Bieber's pet monkey is now the property of Germany.... 5/21/2013 10:17 AM

Depardieu to play a Chechen man seeking revenge
GROZNY, Russia (AP) -- French actor Gerard Depardieu will star in a drama about a Chechen man who seeks revenge for the killing of his son.... 5/21/2013 10:16 AM

Israeli military chief warns Syrian regime
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's military chief has issued a stern warning to Syrian leader Bashar Assad after an Israeli military jeep came under fire from Syrian forces early Tuesday.... 5/21/2013 10:16 AM

Uganda leader's legacy at stake in general's case
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Analysts in Uganda say an army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's plan to have his son succeed him is controversial because it challenges the president's reputation as a moderate leader.... 5/21/2013 10:14 AM

Fighting for 2nd day between army, rebels in Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) -- 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 20 people, all of them either soldiers or rebels, officials said.... 5/21/2013 10:14 AM

Massive power failure strikes southern Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) -- A massive power failure has affected more than 8 million people in Thailand's 14 southern provinces, including popular tourist areas such as Koh Samui and Phuket, in one of the country's biggest blackouts in recent memory.... 5/21/2013 10:13 AM

SAfrican court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Oscar Pistorius' older brother cried tears of relief Tuesday as a magistrate acquitted him of culpable homicide and negligent driving for the death of a woman in a road accident.... 5/21/2013 10:09 AM

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Is Pope Francis an exorcist?... 5/21/2013 10:08 AM

Reports: Iran bars 2 top figures from June ballot
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian news websites boosted speculation Tuesday that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's presidential ballot, in a move that would eliminate a threat to the country's hard-liners.... 5/21/2013 10:08 AM

Markets choppy ahead of Bernanke testimony
LONDON (AP) -- Stocks pushed higher Tuesday but the momentum was muted as investors were cautious in the run-up to a much-anticipated statement from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.... 5/21/2013 10:05 AM

Oman proposes ban on niqab veils for women drivers
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing that women be banned from wearing face veils when driving.... 5/21/2013 10:00 AM

France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths
NANTERRE, France (AP) -- A French drug company and its founder are on trial on charges of misleading the public about a diabetes drug marketed as a weight loss method and suspected in hundreds of deaths.... 5/21/2013 9:58 AM

Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- 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 troops next year, a rights group said Tuesday.... 5/21/2013 9:56 AM

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death
RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- 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.... 5/21/2013 9:49 AM

More troops arrive in Egypt's Sinai over hostages
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian security officials say they have deployed additional military and police, along with helicopters and rocket launchers, to the northern Sinai Peninsula as part of a buildup in response to the kidnapping of security forces there.... 5/21/2013 9:36 AM

UN: Drop in Syrians reaching Jordan, unclear why
GENEVA (AP) -- U.N. officials say there has been a sudden fall in the number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan, but it's unclear why.... 5/21/2013 9:27 AM

New rice contamination reported in China
BEIJING (AP) -- 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.... 5/21/2013 9:00 AM

Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk
MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) -- 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 led to any criminal trials against members of the country's Buddhist majority.... 5/21/2013 8:41 AM

Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011:... 5/21/2013 8:30 AM

Court rules against man for emailing NKorean spy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's Supreme Court has upheld a ruling sentencing a man to a year and half in prison for exchanging emails with an alleged North Korean spy and praising Pyongyang on his website.... 5/21/2013 8:29 AM