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

Emergency landing causes delays at Heathrow
LONDON (AP) -- An emergency landing by a British Airways jet has briefly closed both runways at London's Heathrow Airport.... 5/24/2013 5:23 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

Britain braces for possible copycat attacks
LONDON (AP) -- Britain is bracing for clashes??with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the slaying of a young soldier, adding some 1,200 police to potential trouble spots.... 5/24/2013 4:57 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

No guarantee of peace, NKorean envoy warns China
BEIJING (AP) -- China's state media says an envoy from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned there is no guarantee of peace on the Korean Peninsula, but also stressed that his country is willing to hold talks with all sides to find a solution.... 5/24/2013 4:32 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

Police: Suicidal jumper's fall kills SKorean girl
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the apartment building.... 5/24/2013 2:27 AM

Japan's ANA to resume Boeing 787 flights on Sunday
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's All Nippon Airways, the launch customer for Boeing's 787 "Dreamliner," will resume commercial flights of the aircraft on Sunday, just over four months after the jets were grounded due to smoldering batteries.... 5/24/2013 2:10 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 1:52 AM

5 climbers feared dead on world's 3rd highest peak
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain.... 5/24/2013 1:51 AM

Asia stocks extend losses after big sell-off
BANGKOK (AP) -- Asian stocks continued to retreat Friday after being routed the day before by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus.... 5/24/2013 1:45 AM

Suspected Kashmiri rebels kill 3 Indian soldiers
SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- An official says suspected rebels have ambushed and fatally shot three Indian army soldiers in the Indian portion of Kashmir.... 5/24/2013 1:40 AM