Pakistan's former military ruler granted bail
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A judge granted bail to Pakistan's former military ruler on Monday in a case related to the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, his lawyer said.... 5/20/2013 7:52 AM

Wave of attacks kills at least 57 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials said... 5/20/2013 7:44 AM

Israel bank heist kills 4; robber takes own life
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli police say a bungled bank robbery in a southern city left four people dead before the gunman took his own life.... 5/20/2013 7:43 AM

Russia targets pollster for 'political activity'
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's only independent polling agency says it may have to close after prosecutors targeted it for `political activity.'... 5/20/2013 7:42 AM

Spokesman for Ansar Dine arrested in Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) -- A government official says the spokesman for one of the al-Qaida-linked groups that occupied and controlled northern Mali for much of last year turned himself in to authorities on the border with Mauritania.... 5/20/2013 7:36 AM

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) -- Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:... 5/20/2013 7:30 AM

Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block.... 5/20/2013 7:28 AM

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

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