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 3:13 AM

Afghan president's forces taking security lead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced at a ceremony on Tuesday that his country's armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the U.S.-led NATO coalition.... 6/18/2013 3:09 AM

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 3:06 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 2:58 AM

Israel police hunt for vandals that hit Arab town
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli police have launched an investigation to find perpetrators who vandalized cars and sprayed hate graffiti in an Arab town near Jerusalem.... 6/18/2013 2:51 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

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

AP NewsAlert
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