Suspected US drone kills 2 in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country.... 5/20/2013 7:20 AM

Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off the coast of Chile.... 5/20/2013 7:19 AM

Tons of New Zealand meat stranded on Chinese docks
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Hundreds of tons of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks after China halted their import due to a certification dispute.... 5/20/2013 7:14 AM

Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, Syrian state-media said. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group fighting alongside regime troops have been killed in the clashes.... 5/20/2013 7:04 AM

Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian officials say dozens of military and police armored vehicles have crossed into Sinai, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.... 5/20/2013 7:01 AM

24 killed in rebel vs army battle in South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) -- South Sudan's military spokesman says 24 people were killed and dozens wounded during a battle between government troops and rebels who had overrun a town.... 5/20/2013 7:01 AM

Turkey: 2 Brazilians killed in balloon crash
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two Brazilian tourists and injuring 23 other people on board, officials said.... 5/20/2013 7:00 AM

SKorea: NKorea fires sixth projectile into waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea fired short-range projectiles into its own eastern waters Monday for a third straight day, Seoul officials said. The North said it was bolstering deterrence against enemy attack.... 5/20/2013 6:56 AM

Correction: Tunisia-Salafi Crackdown story
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- In a May 15 story about the Tunisian government taking a harder line on preaching by ultraconservative Muslim groups ahead of this past weekend's conference by the group known as Ansar al-Shariah, The Associated Press reported erroneously that about 40,000 people attended the group's conference last year. About 4,000 people attended the conference in Kairouan in 2012.... 5/20/2013 6:53 AM

Pakistan's Musharraf granted bail in Bhutto case
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A lawyer for Pakistan's former military ruler says a judge has granted Pervez Musharraf bail in a case related to the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.... 5/20/2013 6:38 AM

Oil price falls below $96 a barrel
BANGKOK (AP) -- The price of oil fell Monday ahead of the release later this week of economic data from the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, and a speech by the Federal Reserve chief.... 5/20/2013 6:37 AM

China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew
BEIJING (AP) -- China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies.... 5/20/2013 6:29 AM

Ukrainian media protest after journalists beaten
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Dozens of journalists are rallying outside the Interior Ministry headquarters in the Ukrainian capital after the police initially refused to investigate the beating of two journalists covering an opposition rally.... 5/20/2013 6:28 AM

Gunfire from Syria hits Israeli-controlled Golan
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria has hit the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights overnight.... 5/20/2013 6:26 AM

M23 rebels clash with soldiers in east Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) -- A military commander in eastern Congo says rebels attacked an army position north of Goma, a major provincial capital in the country's troubled east.... 5/20/2013 6:23 AM

Chinese, Indian leaders call for cooperation
NEW DELHI (AP) -- The leaders of India and China played down their recent border dispute and other tensions Monday, pledging to work together for regional stability and the economic growth of the world's two most populous nations.... 5/20/2013 6:10 AM

Measles surges in UK years after vaccine scare
LONDON (AP) -- More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.... 5/20/2013 6:10 AM

Markets solid despite Fed policy speculation
LONDON (AP) -- Stock markets remained relatively solid Monday as evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. continued to shore up sentiment.... 5/20/2013 6:09 AM

Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility.... 5/20/2013 6:06 AM

Car bombs in Baghdad, south Iraq kill at least 40
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 40 people on Monday, striking at market places and crowded bus stops during the busy morning hours, officials said.... 5/20/2013 6:00 AM