Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally
MOSCOW (AP) -- Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at that country's first-ever gay pride march.... 5/25/2013 10:18 AM

Radiation leak at Japan lab; small impact expected
TOKYO (AP) -- An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 55 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the facility, the lab's operator said Saturday.... 5/25/2013 10:04 AM

Friend of alleged soldier killer arrested at BBC
LONDON (AP) -- Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the killing of an unarmed British soldier, a savage attack that has horrified Britain.... 5/25/2013 9:58 AM

Female suicide bomber injures 12 in Russian region
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) -- A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five police officers, police said.... 5/25/2013 9:53 AM

Suicide bomber dies in blast in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A would-be suicide bomber died when his explosives-rigged vest went off prematurely in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning, police said. The apparent failed attack came a day after a major Taliban assault on an international compound in Kabul left 10 people dead including the six attackers.... 5/25/2013 9:46 AM

In Ethiopia, African Union celebrates 50 years
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- The African Union on Saturday marked 50 years since the founding of a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is trying to stay relevant on a continent regularly troubled by conflict.... 5/25/2013 9:34 AM

UK zookeeper dies from tiger attack injuries
LONDON (AP) -- British police say a zookeeper who was injured in a tiger attack at an animal park has died.... 5/25/2013 9:30 AM

Pirates release German ship's 4 crew members
BERLIN (AP) -- A German shipping company says four crew members from one of its vessels have been released a month after being kidnapped by pirates off Equatorial Guinea's coast.... 5/25/2013 9:25 AM

Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors since countries in the region harbor no ill-intentions to the Islamic Republic.... 5/25/2013 9:19 AM

'Yugonostalgia' as Croatia prepares to join EU
KUMROVEC, Croatia (AP) -- Forget the European Union, many in this Croatian village are saying. The group of nations being celebrated this weekend is one that died more than 20 years ago when Yugoslavia - now fervently remembered as a haven of peace, prosperity and equality - fell apart in a cascade of ethnic wars.... 5/25/2013 9:01 AM

2-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence.... 5/25/2013 8:34 AM

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair
BEIRUT (AP) -- Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad shelled a strategic western town on Saturday in their heaviest barrage of a week-long battle to dislodge rebels from there, activists said.... 5/25/2013 8:31 AM

Balloons bring smiles in war-weary Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Artists and activists handed out 10,000 bright pink balloons to residents in Afghanistan's war-weary capital on Saturday, bringing smiles to surprised Kabul residents a day after a major Taliban siege on an international compound in the city.... 5/25/2013 8:28 AM

A list of previous Palme d'Or winners at Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) -- For 66 years, the Cannes Film Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or, has been one of the most prestigious in movies. Winners have ranged from classic American films (Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver," Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation") to European classics (Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita").... 5/25/2013 8:26 AM

Palme d'Or race wide open at Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) -- After two weeks, 20 films and parade after parade down the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival has not produced a clear-cut frontrunner for the Palme d'Or.... 5/25/2013 8:21 AM

Iranian director facing jail appears in Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) -- "Manuscripts Don't Burn" tells the story of an Iranian author secretly writing his memoirs and authorities' attempts to destroy the manuscript - a topic the director, Mohammad Rasoulof, knows quite a bit about.... 5/25/2013 8:17 AM

Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold miner
EL CORRAL, Chile (AP) -- The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates their orchards and vineyards with its clear water.... 5/25/2013 8:16 AM

Priest who defied Mafia is beatified in Sicily
ROME (AP) -- An Italian priest who stirred consciences with his anti-Mafia preaching and was gunned down by mobsters has been honored by the Vatican as a martyr.... 5/25/2013 8:03 AM

Ex-sex slave says Japan mayor's remark 'absurd'
OSAKA, Japan (AP) -- A former sex slave says a Japanese mayor's remarks about Japan's wartime sex slavery are "absurd."... 5/25/2013 8:01 AM

10 things to know for the Champions League final
LONDON (AP) -- It's time for the biggest game in club soccer - brought to you by Germany.... 5/25/2013 7:47 AM