Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers
LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday.... 5/20/2013 11:47 PM

Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Guatemala's top court overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and ordered on Monday that his trial restart, throwing into disarray proceedings that had been hailed as historic for delivering the first such guilty verdict for a Latin American leader.... 5/20/2013 11:33 PM

China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected
BEIJING (AP) -- China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea.... 5/20/2013 11:28 PM

Asia stocks muted ahead of Fed meeting
BANGKOK (AP) -- Asian stock markets struggled to post gains Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus program.... 5/20/2013 11:07 PM

Indonesia mine collapse death toll rises to 21
TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescuers recovered another four bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 21, mine officials said Tuesday. Seven others were believed buried under the rubble.... 5/20/2013 11:00 PM

Chinese fishing boat, crew released by North Korea
BEIJING (AP) -- The owner of a Chinese fishing boat seized for ransom by unidentified North Koreans says the boat and its 16 crew members have been released.... 5/20/2013 10:58 PM

Palestinians hold off on UN agency membership
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The Palestinians have done all the legal work necessary to join 63 U.N. agencies, conventions and treaties but haven't applied yet mainly to give the latest U.S. peace effort a chance to succeed, the chief Palestinian negotiator said Monday.... 5/20/2013 6:32 PM

Venezuela opposition: Audio suggests Cuba meddling
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's opposition on Monday released an audio recording that it said contains a prominent member of the ruling party discussing political strategy with a Cuban intelligence officer.... 5/20/2013 6:29 PM

Ex-Arg. dictator Videla died after shower fall
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Preliminary autopsy results say former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla died from fractures and a hemorrhage suffered in a fall in the shower while he was serving a life sentence for human rights violations.... 5/20/2013 6:28 PM

Chile miner happy to be played by Banderas in film
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Antonio Banderas will star in a movie as one of the 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground for more than two months in 2010, and the charismatic survivor he's playing couldn't be happier.... 5/20/2013 5:52 PM

Attacks kill 95 in Iraq, hint of Syrian spillover
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a dangerous spillover from Syria's civil war next door.... 5/20/2013 5:25 PM

Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- A Tunisian feminist who scandalized her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after allegedly sneaking into Tunisia's holiest city disguised in a veil, then trying to get undressed during a protest.... 5/20/2013 5:16 PM

Church of Scotland takes step to allow gay clergy
LONDON (AP) -- Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships - an important compromise that must still pass further hurdles before it can become church law.... 5/20/2013 5:02 PM

Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011:... 5/20/2013 4:16 PM

Hezbollah pulled more deeply into Syria civil war
BEIRUT (AP) -- Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, Syria activists said Monday.... 5/20/2013 3:45 PM

Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
CAIRO (AP) -- Dozens of Egyptian troops and armored vehicles moved into Sinai Monday as the government beefed up security in the volatile peninsula after the abduction of six policemen and a border guard by suspected Islamic militants.... 5/20/2013 3:30 PM

Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's presumptive prime minister called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army.... 5/20/2013 3:11 PM

Israel, Palestinians still arguing over epic image
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A new Israeli report into the death of a Palestinian boy during a fierce gunbattle in the Gaza Strip more than a dozen years ago has reignited an emotional debate over who killed him - and how the incident has shaped perspectives of the Mideast conflict.... 5/20/2013 3:02 PM

Israel gunman shoots 4 dead at bank, kills self
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A gunman stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba Monday, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing himself, police said.... 5/20/2013 2:33 PM

Saudi Arabia reports latest death from new virus
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia says it has recorded another death from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 16.... 5/20/2013 2:03 PM