Gender report of Shah Rukh Khan baby investigated
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate mother.... 6/18/2013 2:44 AM

G-8 to focus on African kidnaps, tax on final day
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- Leaders of the G-8 wealthy nations are spending the final day of their summit focused on how to deter kidnappings of foreign workers in North Africa and how to corner globe-trotting companies into paying more taxes.... 6/18/2013 2:41 AM

AP Interview: Peres, at 90, still going strong
JERUSALEM (AP) -- As Shimon Peres turns 90, the indefatigable Israeli president is doing what he has always done: looking ahead, preparing for the next challenge and believing that he will see Middle East peace in his lifetime.... 6/18/2013 2:29 AM

100K protesters flood Brazilian streets in protest
SAO PAULO (AP) -- In some of the biggest protests since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship, demonstrations have spread across this continent-sized country and united people from all walks of life behind frustrations over poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden.... 6/18/2013 2:24 AM

Ukraine kids at risk from low vaccination rates
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- When the time came to vaccinate her 4-year-old daughter, Yelena Hlushko hesitated, spooked by widespread fears in Ukraine about vaccines and by a boil her older child developed after an immunization shot. Eventually she decided to follow the government's recommendation - only to find her local health clinic was out of the vaccine.... 6/18/2013 2:22 AM

Afghan president's forces taking security lead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his country's armed forces are taking over the lead for security around the country from the U.S.-led NATO coalition.... 6/18/2013 2:10 AM

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan president says his armed forces now taking the lead for security around the country.... 6/18/2013 2:04 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan president says his armed forces now taking the lead for security around the country.... 6/18/2013 2:03 AM

Singapore fumes after pollution hits 16-year high
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work Tuesday after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years.... 6/18/2013 1:35 AM

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.... 6/18/2013 1:30 AM

Seeking a Syria consensus despite US-Russia divide
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out diametrically opposite stands on which side deserves military support.... 6/18/2013 1:24 AM

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.... 6/18/2013 12:32 AM

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

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

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

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