Abe on 1st trip to Myanmar by Japan PM in 36 years
TOKYO (AP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is traveling to Myanmar on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military regime.... 5/24/2013 6:10 AM

Emergency landing causes delays at Heathrow
LONDON (AP) -- A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport after developing a technical fault after takeoff. TV footage showed smoke streaming from one of the engines.... 5/24/2013 6:07 AM

US lauds India for reducing Iranian oil imports
NEW DELHI (AP) -- A senior official praised India for reducing oil imports from Iran and said the U.S. government will decide soon on New Delhi's request to renew a waiver from sanctions on Tehran.... 5/24/2013 6:06 AM

Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand
BANGKOK (AP) -- The price of oil was knocked lower Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand.... 5/24/2013 6:04 AM

Britain braces for possible copycat attacks
LONDON (AP) -- Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier.... 5/24/2013 5:56 AM

'No guarantee of peace,' NKorean envoy warns China
BEIJING (AP) -- China told a top North Korean envoy Friday it wants a peaceful, denuclearized Korean Peninsula, and said the emissary warned there is "no guarantee of peace" but that his country was willing to hold talks with all sides.... 5/24/2013 5:55 AM

World stocks erratic a day after big sell-off
BANGKOK (AP) -- Asian shares traded erratically Friday but European markets found their footing, a day after global stocks were routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus.... 5/24/2013 5:35 AM

Suspected Kashmiri rebels kill 4 Indian soldiers
SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- Four Indian army soldiers and a suspected rebel were killed in fighting in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, officials said.... 5/24/2013 5:34 AM

Berlusconi looms large in Rome mayor election
ROME (AP) -- Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running.... 5/24/2013 5:34 AM

2 former sex slaves demand Japan mayor quit
OSAKA, Japan (AP) -- Two Korean former sex slaves demanded the resignation of an outspoken Japanese mayor and canceled a meeting with him Friday for justifying Japan's wartime practice of forcing tens of thousands of Asian women into prostitution for its military.... 5/24/2013 5:30 AM

Czech police say US suspect in 4 murders arrested
PRAGUE (AP) -- An American man accused of killing a family of four in the Czech Republic has been arrested in the United States, police said Friday.... 5/24/2013 5:30 AM

Ugandan president removes army chief amid dispute
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Uganda's president has removed his top military commander and put him in a civilian role in a shuffle apparently prompted by an ongoing row over a rumored plan for President Yoweri Museveni to have his son succeed him.... 5/24/2013 5:28 AM

Glitzy amfAR raises $25 million, goes to space
CAP D'ANTIBES, France (AP) -- With an apt rendition of "Gold-finger," singing legend Shirley Bassey roused celebrity-revelers to dig deep into their pockets at the 20th amfAR gala in the Cap D'Antibes Thursday, helping to raise an estimated $25 million for AIDS research.... 5/24/2013 5:18 AM

Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to deliver.... 5/24/2013 5:11 AM

Obama's drone speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes - Pakistan and Yemen - but criticism of the U.S. policy remains strong.... 5/24/2013 5:10 AM

French president defends Mali war after attacks
PARIS (AP) -- France's president says his country must fight harder against terrorists in Africa, after two suicide bombings apparently staged by extremists angry over the French military intervention in Mali.... 5/24/2013 5:01 AM

Syrian state media: Rebels attack prison in north
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's state media say rebels have fired mortar shells at the central prison in an embattled northern city, killing and wounding several inmates.... 5/24/2013 4:42 AM

Syrian govt to take part in peace conference
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Syrian government has agreed to a conference on the country's future proposed by Russia and the United States, Russia's foreign ministry said Friday... 5/24/2013 4:28 AM

Turkey passes bill restricting alcohol sales, ads
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular country.... 5/24/2013 3:19 AM

Earthquake hits Russia's Far East
MOSCOW (AP) -- A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers (4,400 miles) west of the epicenter.... 5/24/2013 3:10 AM