Pakistan holds re-vote in Karachi despite killing
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan is holding a repeat election in an upmarket area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging.... 5/19/2013 5:48 AM

Second Vietnamese TV provider drops CNN and BBC
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- A popular Vietnamese cable television provider has stopped providing CNN and BBC, saying the channels don't have the licenses needed under a law stipulating that much content on foreign channels must be translated into Vietnamese.... 5/19/2013 5:37 AM

North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea says North Korea has fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area.... 5/19/2013 5:18 AM

Syrian activists: Shelling near Lebanon kills 16
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- Syrian activists say government airstrikes and heavy shelling of a strategic town near the Lebanese border have killed at least 16 people, including rebel fighters.... 5/19/2013 4:52 AM

Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties.... 5/19/2013 4:50 AM

Iran's Guard warns against post-election turmoil
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Several Iranian newspapers are citing a senior Revolutionary Guard commander as warning his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after the June 14 presidential election.... 5/19/2013 4:24 AM

Death toll in collapsed Indonesia mine rises to 6
TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescuers have pulled another body from a collapsed facility at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the death toll to six.... 5/19/2013 3:14 AM

Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders
CANNES, France (AP) -- The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette.... 5/19/2013 3:05 AM

Report: Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency.... 5/19/2013 2:09 AM

Mexico judge orders prison for suspects in killing
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A judge on Saturday issued an order for the imprisonment of two waiters accused in the beating death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, the Mexico City attorney general's office said.... 5/18/2013 10:57 PM

Dissident ex-general released in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan authorities have released a dissident ex-general who was jailed on charges of inciting unrest after the country's disputed presidential election.... 5/18/2013 10:20 PM

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest
MALMO, Sweden (AP) -- Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.... 5/18/2013 9:46 PM

Reporter remembers fear in Videla's Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already beginning.... 5/18/2013 7:56 PM

As fireworks crackle, Beckham plays last home game
PARIS (AP) -- Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham was finally overwhelmed and reduced to tears as he went out in a burst of fireworks and cheers Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement.... 5/18/2013 7:55 PM

'Catching Fire' dampened but not drowned at Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) -- Little could lessen the fever-pitched excitement for "Hunger Games: Catching Fire," but heavy rain nevertheless dampened the film's lavish Cannes party.... 5/18/2013 7:30 PM

Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience, hours after he held talks at the Vatican about the economic crisis with Germany's leader.... 5/18/2013 7:24 PM

Landing gear issue leads to plane's belly landing
NEWARK, N.J (AP) -- An airline official says a US Airways Express flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported.... 5/18/2013 6:20 PM

20 flights without bags after Egypt airport strike
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo's airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague's death, leaving passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage.... 5/18/2013 5:12 PM

Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials.... 5/18/2013 4:19 PM

French president signs gay marriage into law
PARIS (AP) -- France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.... 5/18/2013 3:15 PM