Kenya's truth report: Killings, land grabs, graft
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya's president received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report that names the president and his deputy as being among those suspected of planning and financing Kenya's 2007-08 postelection violence in which more than 1,000 people died and 600,000 were evicted from their homes.... 5/22/2013 11:38 AM

Deputy mayor urges mayor to address crack video
TORONTO (AP) -- A close ally of Toronto mayor Rob Ford said Wednesday that Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine.... 5/22/2013 11:31 AM

Mais non! French universities may teach in English
PARIS (AP) -- In France, there's a brewing debate over whether to speak anglais in universite.... 5/22/2013 11:31 AM

IMF calls on Britain to do more for growth
LONDON (AP) -- The International Monetary Fund has called on Britain to do more to support the economic recovery, urging the government Wednesday to speed up investment in infrastructure and come up with a plan to privatize its bailed out banks.... 5/22/2013 11:30 AM

Zimbabwe's president signs new constitution
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday signed into law a new constitution and vowed to hold peaceful and clean elections later this year.... 5/22/2013 11:29 AM

EU leaders discuss fight against tax evasion
BRUSSELS (AP) -- European Union leaders on Wednesday sought to advance their fight against tax fraud and close the loopholes for large corporations' tax avoidance schemes.... 5/22/2013 11:29 AM

UK, Denmark eye visas for Afghan interpreters
LONDON (AP) -- Britain and Denmark proposed Wednesday to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. and Denmark in recognition of the risks they face if they stay in their war-battered homeland.... 5/22/2013 11:26 AM

Afghanistan: Suicide bomb kills anti-Taliban elder
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Police say a suicide bomber on foot has killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace in central Afghanistan.... 5/22/2013 11:22 AM

Iran's Ahmadinejad denounces election decision
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month's presidential race is an act of "oppression" and that he will take the case to the country's supreme leader.... 5/22/2013 11:17 AM

Iceland forms center-right govt, halts EU talks
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- The leader of the center-right Progressive Party was chosen as Iceland's new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks with the European Union about joining the 27-nation bloc.... 5/22/2013 11:13 AM

Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.... 5/22/2013 11:04 AM

Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebels
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help them "fight for the freedom of their country" if President Bashar Assad's regime doesn't engage in peace talks in good faith.... 5/22/2013 11:01 AM

EU bid to label Hezbollah wing terror group
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the United States, officials said Wednesday.... 5/22/2013 10:57 AM

Stocks surge as Bernanke retains dovish ton
LONDON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's signal that monetary policy will remain loose gave stocks another lift Wednesday, paving the way for many indexes to advance to new record highs.... 5/22/2013 10:57 AM

Malawi finds buyer for presidential jet
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) -- Malawi's cost-cutting president is selling her predecessor's jet.... 5/22/2013 10:50 AM

North Korean leader sends special envoy to China
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most important ally and a sign that he may be giving diplomacy a chance.... 5/22/2013 10:47 AM

Chinese premier visits Pakistan, praises ties
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- China's premier began a two-day visit to Pakistan on Wednesday by signing economic agreements and praising Islamabad in glowing terms that underscored the importance of the longstanding alliance to the two Asian powers.... 5/22/2013 10:44 AM

Pope issues first appeal for Chinese Catholics
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI.... 5/22/2013 10:41 AM

Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan left a hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman said.... 5/22/2013 10:39 AM

Monroe's photos for Prague exhibition stolen
PRAGUE (AP) -- A publicist for an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition in Prague says that photographs of the star have been stolen.... 5/22/2013 10:36 AM