Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup.... 5/21/2013 7:06 PM

Toronto mayor avoids questions about crack video
TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is ducking questions about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack despite calls by allies and rivals for further comment.... 5/21/2013 6:41 PM

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican's insistence that no such papal exorcism took place.... 5/21/2013 6:31 PM

Guatemala ruling could keep ex-leader from prison
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- The annulment of the genocide conviction of Guatemala's former U.S-backed dictator and restart his trial halfway through could spawn interminable delays in the effort to see him jailed for the massacre of thousands of Mayans, victims' advocates said Tuesday.... 5/21/2013 6:17 PM

Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants.... 5/21/2013 6:08 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 5:50 PM

Bolivia lashes at Sean Penn over jailed American
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Bolivia's culture minister calls it actor-activist Sean Penn's "worst performance" ever. He isn't talking about a movie.... 5/21/2013 5:50 PM

Brazil party challenges ruling on gay marriage
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- A conservative party is challenging a judicial ruling that requires all of Brazil's notary publics to register same-sex civil unions as marriages if couples request it.... 5/21/2013 5:41 PM

Puma to sell gasoline-ethanol mix in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- A Swiss oil company says it will start selling regular gasoline mixed with ethanol as part of a pilot program in Puerto Rico.... 5/21/2013 5:29 PM

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 5:27 PM

Harry Potter book with author notes sold for $228K
LONDON (AP) -- For fans of the boy wizard, this could be the most coveted copy of all the "Harry Potter" books in the world.... 5/21/2013 5:23 PM

Soldiers flood western Mexico to protect towns
COALCOMAN, Mexico (AP) -- Mexico's top security officials promised Tuesday that a new federal offensive to rescue towns besieged by the Knights Templar drug cartel in western Michoacan state would stay "until there is security and peace for all state residents."... 5/21/2013 5:21 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 5:09 PM

Nigeria: Islamic extremist inmates to be released
ENUGU, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's military said Tuesday that the West African nation would release some of the prisoners it has taken in the country's fight against Islamic extremists - including all the women now held in custody.... 5/21/2013 5:06 PM

New Egypt tax law: cuts for poor, business hikes
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's president signed a new tax law Tuesday that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians in the latest move aimed at reforming the country's economy.... 5/21/2013 5:00 PM

Venezuela TV host goes off air after audio scandal
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A prominent Venezuelan talk show host has gone off the air after allegedly being caught on tape discussing politics inside Venezuela's ruling party with a Cuban intelligence official.... 5/21/2013 4:49 PM

Saudi executes 5 Yemenis, displays bodies
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed five Yemenis convicted of crimes and displayed their bodies in public as a deterrent for future criminals, the government said.... 5/21/2013 4:34 PM

Gay marriage bill clears UK House of Commons
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's House of Commons has passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales.... 5/21/2013 4:33 PM

Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011:... 5/21/2013 4:31 PM

Brazil commission says abusers could be tried
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- A Truth Commission investigating human rights abuses under Brazil's military dictatorship says that those it finds guilty of torture could be brought to trial.... 5/21/2013 4:17 PM