Hundreds seek compensation in Japan nuclear crisis
TOKYO (AP) -- Hundreds of people living just outside Japan's Fukushima prefecture say they have been denied adequate compensation after the country's 2011 nuclear disaster despite suffering elevated radiation levels.... 5/21/2013 12:39 PM

Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman.... 5/21/2013 12:36 PM

South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- There were no bidders and no locksmiths willing to force entry for a scheduled auction Tuesday to sell artworks and other belongings of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife.... 5/21/2013 12:35 PM

Fighting for 2nd day between army, rebels in Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) -- Fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, in clashes that have so far killed 19 people, all of them either soldiers or rebels, officials said.... 5/21/2013 12:35 PM

US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline
HAVANA (AP) -- The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well.... 5/21/2013 12:35 PM

New Egypt tax law: cuts for poor, business hikes
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's president has signed a new tax law that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians while increasing taxes on small and medium-sized businesses.... 5/21/2013 12:33 PM

Court frees man in murder that shocked SAfricans
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A magistrate drops charges against the boyfriend accused in the brutal gang-rape and killing of a teenager that shocked South Africans.... 5/21/2013 12:32 PM

Suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
PARIS (AP) -- Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head.... 5/21/2013 12:26 PM

UN: Drop in Syrians reaching Jordan, unclear why
GENEVA (AP) -- U.N. officials said Tuesday that the number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan has suddenly fallen from an average of 2,500 a day to fewer than 20, and they are trying to quickly figure out why.... 5/21/2013 12:25 PM

Rebels in C. African Republic protest conditions
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) -- Some members of the rebel alliance who overthrew the president of Central African Republic are protesting outside the luxury hotel where their leader is based.... 5/21/2013 12:23 PM

India offers more aid for rebuilding Afghanistan
NEW DELHI (AP) -- India offered on Tuesday to provide more training and reconstruction aid for Afghanistan as most international troops prepare to withdraw next year.... 5/21/2013 12:41 PM

Spain backs sending defensive arms to Syria rebels
MADRID (AP) -- Spain says it favors a partial lifting of sanctions against Syria that would allow the delivery of "defense material" that could include arms to help protect the population.... 5/21/2013 12:18 PM

Kyrgyzstan bent on evicting US air base in 2014
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan.... 5/21/2013 12:17 PM

2nd day of riots in Stockholm suburb shakes Sweden
HUSBY, Sweden (AP) -- Some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a largely immigrant suburb of Stockholm on Tuesday, the second day of rioting triggered by the fatal police shooting of a man wielding a knife.... 5/21/2013 12:11 PM

Experts: Japan nuke plant needs more fault data
TOKYO (AP) -- Experts commissioned by the operator of a Japanese nuclear plant that faces possible closure because of a suspected active seismic fault say a decision should wait, citing insufficient data.... 5/21/2013 12:02 PM

Female Saudi Everest climber happy to change views
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- The first woman from Saudi Arabia to scale Mount Everest said she doesn't intend to inspire a movement, but would be happy to change people's opinions of Saudi women and Saudi women's opinions of themselves.... 5/21/2013 12:00 PM

Justin Bieber's monkey becomes German property
BERLIN (AP) -- Justin Bieber's pet monkey is no longer his.... 5/21/2013 11:59 AM

Prince William joins father in conservation plea
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Prince William has joined his father Prince Charles in urging global action to tackle the illegal poaching of wild animals.... 5/21/2013 11:51 AM

Cuba lifts ban on energy-hogging appliances
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba has authorized individual imports of appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and microwave ovens, lifting a ban imposed in 2005 amid a wave of energy shortages and blackouts.... 5/21/2013 11:49 AM

Reports: Iran bars 2 top figures from June ballot
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian news websites boosted speculation Tuesday that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's presidential ballot, in a move that would eliminate a threat to the country's hard-liners.... 5/21/2013 11:44 AM