Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) -- Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:... 5/21/2013 7:28 AM

4 arrested after more riots in Stockholm suburb
HUSBY, Sweden (AP) -- Police have arrested four people after a second night of escalating riots in a Stockholm suburb, during which some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in anger over the police shooting death of an elderly man.... 5/21/2013 7:13 AM

Death toll in Turkish balloon crash reaches 3
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Officials say another Brazilian tourist has died of injuries sustained after a hot air balloon crashed to the ground, raising the number of tourists killed to 3.... 5/21/2013 7:06 AM

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Is Pope Francis an exorcist?... 5/21/2013 7:05 AM

Philippines protests Chinese warship's presence
CAVITE, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippines has protested the presence of a Chinese warship, two surveillance vessels and fishing boats off a shoal occupied by its military in the disputed Spratly Islands, in the latest territorial squabble between the Asian countries, officials said Tuesday.... 5/21/2013 7:05 AM

Israeli peace negotiator: Stalemate bad for Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's chief peace negotiator with the Palestinians says the current stalemate is harmful for Israel.... 5/21/2013 7:02 AM

Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Lightning fast pigeon Bolt, with a name and pedigree to match, has become the world's most expensive racing bird with his Belgian breeder selling it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman.... 5/21/2013 6:51 AM

How the French economy compares to Germany's, UK's
PARIS (AP) -- Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's.... 5/21/2013 6:47 AM

Moscow blasts alleged vote theft at Eurovision
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts - alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest.... 5/21/2013 6:43 AM

Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans
BEIJING (AP) -- Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded.... 5/21/2013 6:39 AM

3 Hezbollah fighters die of wounds from Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese border, activists said Tuesday, as the battle in the area raged for the third straight day.... 5/21/2013 6:35 AM

Markets choppy ahead of Bernanke testimony
LONDON (AP) -- Markets were fairly choppy Tuesday as investors were reluctant to push stock indexes up further ahead of a much-anticipated statement from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.... 5/21/2013 6:32 AM

Syria, Israel exchange fire over border
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syria said Tuesday it destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights overnight, while the Israeli military said gunfire from Syria had hit an Israeli patrol, damaging a vehicle and prompting its troops to fire back.... 5/21/2013 6:31 AM

Does France have right plan to revive its economy?
PARIS (AP) -- The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest there is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.... 5/21/2013 6:29 AM

Oil price falls toward $96 per barrel
BANGKOK (AP) -- The price of oil retreated toward $96 per barrel Tuesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.... 5/21/2013 6:26 AM

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Tunisia's Health Ministry says a 66-year-old man has died after being infected by the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia.... 5/21/2013 6:23 AM

More attacks across Iraq kill 7 people
BAGHDAD (AP) -- New attacks in Iraq killed seven people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 lives across the country.... 5/21/2013 6:16 AM

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 expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea.... 5/21/2013 5:53 AM

Justin Bieber's monkey to become German property
BERLIN (AP) -- Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany.... 5/21/2013 5:35 AM

Correction: Cyprus-Breaking Barriers story
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- In a story April 27 marking the 10th anniversary of the breaching of the barriers carving up Cyprus, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Yiannis Maratheftis had written a book detailing his experiences. The book was about Maratheftis' experiences, but not written by him. It was written by Panikos Neocleous.... 5/21/2013 5:24 AM