Pakistan's former military ruler granted bail
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A judge granted bail to Pakistan's former military ruler on Monday in a case related to the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, his lawyer said.... 5/20/2013 8:31 AM

Chinese police detain gay pride march organizer
BEIJING (AP) -- Police in central China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march in a sign of the government's nervousness over a growing civil society movement and demands for stronger individual rights.... 5/20/2013 8:30 AM

Ukrainian media protest after journalists beaten
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Several dozen journalists rallied outside Ukraine's Interior Ministry in Kiev on Monday, accusing police of standing by while two journalists covering an opposition rally were beaten.... 5/20/2013 8:24 AM

Indonesia mine collapse death toll rises to 17
TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescuers have recovered three 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 17. Mine officials say 11 others are believed buried under the rubble.... 5/20/2013 8:21 AM

Spokesman for Ansar Dine arrested in Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) -- The man who acted as the spokesman for one of the three al-Qaida-linked groups occupying northern Mali turned himself in over the weekend to Mauritanian authorities on the border, an intelligence official briefed on the matter confirmed on Monday.... 5/20/2013 8:21 AM

Wave of attacks kills at least 57 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A string of car bombs and shootings killed at least 57 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting in the country.... 5/20/2013 8:10 AM

Rebels attack C. African Republic villages; 8 dead
BOUCA, Central African Republic (AP) -- Residents say armed men invaded a remote village in Central African Republic and killed six people.... 5/20/2013 8:08 AM

M23 rebels clash with soldiers in east Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) -- Clashes erupted Monday in eastern Congo between government troops and a rebel group believed to be backed by neighboring Rwanda, the first fighting between the groups since the M23 rebels overtook and later retreated from the provincial capital Goma last year.... 5/20/2013 8:07 AM

Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.5 earthquake has struck off the coast of Chile.... 5/20/2013 8:07 AM

Chinese, Indian leaders call for cooperation
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 8:01 AM

Rights group criticizes Sri Lanka's rights record
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- An international human rights group said Monday that respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated separatist Tamil rebels to end a civil war.... 5/20/2013 7:59 AM

Uganda police raid newspaper over general's letter
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Witnesses say police in Uganda forcibly entered the offices of an independent newspaper to search for evidence against an army general who questioned the president's alleged plan to have his son succeed him.... 5/20/2013 7:56 AM

Israel bank heist kills 4; robber takes own life
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli police say a bungled bank robbery in a southern city left four people dead before the gunman took his own life.... 5/20/2013 7:43 AM

Russia targets pollster for 'political activity'
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's only independent polling agency says it may have to close after prosecutors targeted it for `political activity.'... 5/20/2013 7:42 AM

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) -- Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:... 5/20/2013 7:30 AM

Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block.... 5/20/2013 7:28 AM

Suspected US drone kills 2 in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country.... 5/20/2013 7:20 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 their import due to a certification dispute.... 5/20/2013 7:14 AM

Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, Syrian state-media said. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group fighting alongside regime troops have been killed in the clashes.... 5/20/2013 7:04 AM

Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian officials say dozens of military and police armored vehicles have crossed into Sinai, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.... 5/20/2013 7:01 AM