KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan official says suicide bomber kills provincial council chief, at least 7 others in north.... 5/20/2013 3:23 AM

Car bombs in Baghdad Shiite districts kill 16
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi officials say five car bombs have gone off in Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad, killing 16 people and wounding 75.... 5/20/2013 3:16 AM

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BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi officials: 5 car bombs strike Shiite neighborhoods across Baghdad, killing 16 people.... 5/20/2013 3:08 AM

Turkey: 1 killed, 24 injured in balloon crash
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- An official says a hot air balloon has crashed in central Turkey, killing one person and injuring 24 others on board.... 5/20/2013 3:00 AM

5 dead, 20 missing in China factory explosion
BEIJING (AP) -- A blast at an explosives factory in eastern China has killed five people and left another 20 missing.... 5/20/2013 2:54 AM

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber hits council building
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has struck outside a provincial council building in the country's north, causing casualties.... 5/20/2013 2:51 AM

Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics
SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than half of the bill is being footed by Russian state-controlled companies and business tycoons. A look at what the major players are building in Sochi:... 5/20/2013 2:37 AM

Pakistan: Gunmen attack polio team, kill policeman
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Officials say gunmen have killed a policeman who was guarding a polio vaccination team in northwestern Pakistan.... 5/20/2013 2:36 AM

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics
SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.... 5/20/2013 2:35 AM

Chinese premier: Peace requires India-China trust
NEW DELHI (AP) -- China's new premier says he chose India as the site of his first foreign visit because cooperation between the world's two most populous nations is crucial to world stability and economic growth.... 5/20/2013 2:32 AM

Aid group: Syrian refugees face dire health risks
BEIRUT (AP) -- An international aid organization is appealing for more funds to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, saying warmer weather will increase health risks due to lack of shelter, water and basic sanitation.... 5/20/2013 2:22 AM

China sentences underground bank operator to death
BEIJING (AP) -- A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs.... 5/20/2013 1:53 AM

Oil price falls below $96 a barrel
BANGKOK (AP) -- The price of oil fell Monday ahead of the release later this week of economic data from the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, and a speech by the Federal Reserve chief.... 5/20/2013 1:28 AM

Asian stocks rise on signs of steady US recovery
BANGKOK (AP) -- Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday.... 5/20/2013 1:24 AM

Tons of New Zealand meat stranded on Chinese docks
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Hundreds of tons of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks after China halted certain imports from the country due to a certification dispute.... 5/20/2013 12:46 AM

China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew
BEIJING (AP) -- China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies.... 5/20/2013 12:28 AM

More bodies recovered in collapsed Indonesia mine
TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescuers recovered five more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 14, police said Monday. Fourteen other workers were still missing and feared dead.... 5/20/2013 12:01 AM

SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday.... 5/19/2013 11:18 PM

Top Libyan official: Benghazi explosion accident
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack.... 5/19/2013 4:48 PM

Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers
CAIRO (AP) -- Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands.... 5/19/2013 4:39 PM