EU bid to label Hezbollah wing terror group
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday.... 5/22/2013 1:42 PM

Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.... 5/22/2013 1:41 PM

Israeli air force chief warns of Syrian attacks
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's air force chief warned Wednesday that tensions with Syria could escalate into a "surprise war" and that Israel needs to be ready.... 5/22/2013 1:45 PM

UK official: London attack could be terror-related
LONDON (AP) -- Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks Wednesday, in what British authorities were investigating as a possible terror act. One man is dead and two others were injured.... 5/22/2013 1:32 PM

Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's first face transplant.... 5/22/2013 1:32 PM

Deputy mayor urges mayor to address crack video
TORONTO (AP) -- A close ally of Toronto mayor Rob Ford said Wednesday that Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine.... 5/22/2013 1:30 PM

'Boom Town Baby': African stock markets see gains
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu - East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer - cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu loudly proclaims on his Twitter feed or newspaper column: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY."... 5/22/2013 1:23 PM

Beatles' lyrics headed for British Library
LONDON (AP) -- Shakespeare, the Magna Carta - and now some of John Lennon's finest lyrics.... 5/22/2013 1:23 PM

El Salvador president meets pope amid Romero hopes
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to move slain Archbishop Oscar Romero onto the first key stage on the path toward possible sainthood.... 5/22/2013 1:18 PM

Congo fighting persists as UN chief arrives
GOMA, Congo (AP) -- M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city.... 5/22/2013 1:18 PM

Argentine dictator Videla's burial protested
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentines in the hometown of former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla are upset at the prospect that he may be buried there.... 5/22/2013 1:13 PM

AP PHOTOS: Nigeria prepares to bury writer Achebe
OGIDI, Nigeria (AP) -- Writer Chinua Achebe, whose works focused on the conflict between modernity and the way of life in rural Nigeria, has returned home for the final time.... 5/22/2013 1:01 PM

Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere
TOKYO (AP) -- A steady fall in the value of the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota. The cheaper yen is making their products more affordable overseas.... 5/22/2013 12:59 PM

Ukrainian journalists disrupt government session
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian reporters on Wednesday disrupted a government session chaired by the prime minister, suggesting his family members could be the next victims of official inaction after police in Kiev stood by while pro-government activists attacked two journalists covering an opposition protest.... 5/22/2013 12:59 PM

Bahrain opposition group snubs crisis talks
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group says it will temporarily boycott talks aimed at easing the Gulf nation's more than two-year unrest because of increased crackdowns by security forces.... 5/22/2013 12:55 PM

Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would have "fried chicken" at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful and inappropriate.... 5/22/2013 12:43 PM

Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebels
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- The United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help them "fight for the freedom of their country" if President Bashar Assad's regime doesn't engage in peace talks in good faith, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry vowed Wednesday.... 5/22/2013 12:42 PM

Ousted premier seeks return to power in Caymans
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- A former Cayman Islands premier who faces 11 criminal charges is heading into elections with a chance of returning to leadership of the British Overseas Territory.... 5/22/2013 12:39 PM

EU steps up fight against tax evasion by end 2013
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union's leaders have agreed to push through a major policy to tackle tax evasion by the end of the year.... 5/22/2013 12:33 PM

Stocks surge as Bernanke retains dovish tone
LONDON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's signal that monetary policy will remain loose gave stocks another lift Wednesday, paving the way for many indexes to advance to new record highs.... 5/22/2013 12:28 PM