Macau lawyer says assault was intimidation attempt
HONG KONG (AP) -- A Macau lawyer assaulted in broad daylight in the Chinese gambling haven said Monday the attack was an attempt to intimidate him.... 5/20/2013 5:13 AM

World stocks rise on signs of steady US recovery
BANGKOK (AP) -- Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push world stock markets higher Monday.... 5/20/2013 5:10 AM

Malaysia court orders release of 3 terror suspects
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A Malaysian court has ordered the release of an al-Qaida-linked former army captain and two other suspects charged with inciting terrorist acts.... 5/20/2013 5:07 AM

Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, Syrian state-media said Monday. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group have been killed in the clashes.... 5/20/2013 5:06 AM

Iran says producing new air defense missile
TEHRAN Iran (AP) -- Iran says it has started mass producing a new sophisticated air defense missile system capable of engaging low-altitude aircraft.... 5/20/2013 5:05 AM

Chinese premier: Peace requires India-China trust
NEW DELHI (AP) -- The leaders of India and China played down their recent border dispute and other tensions Monday, pledging to work together for regional stability and the economic growth of the world's two most populous nations.... 5/20/2013 5:05 AM

Turkey: 1 killed, 24 injured in balloon crash
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Two hot air balloons collided mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey on Monday, causing one of them to crash to the ground, officials said. One Brazilian tourist was killed while 24 other people on board were injured.... 5/20/2013 4:51 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 4:45 AM

Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Gangs of youth apparently angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man have hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block.... 5/20/2013 4:40 AM

5 dead, 20 missing in China factory explosion
BEIJING (AP) -- A massive blast ripped through an explosives factory Monday in eastern China, killing five people and leaving another 20 missing, state media reported.... 5/20/2013 4:39 AM

Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform
MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) -- Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border.... 5/20/2013 4:33 AM

SKorea: NKorea fires 5th projectile into waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea says North Korea has fired a short-range projectile into its own eastern waters - for the fifth time in three days.... 5/20/2013 4:25 AM

Car bombs in Baghdad, south Iraq kill at least 34
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 34 people on Monday, Iraqi officials said.... 5/20/2013 4:21 AM

Cambodian ceremony honors victims of Khmer Rouge
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- More than 1,000 Cambodians have turned out for the official annual ceremony honoring victims of the 1970s communist Khmer Rouge regime, blamed for the deaths of about 1.7 million Cambodians.... 5/20/2013 4:13 AM

Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said.... 5/20/2013 3:53 AM

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

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