Ousted premier seeks return to power in Cayman
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- A former Cayman Islands premier who faces 11 criminal charges and was ousted from leadership last year is heading into Thursday's general elections with an outside chance of returning to power in the British Overseas Territory.... 5/22/2013 2:30 PM

Toronto mayor's brother delivers defense of Ford
TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's brother said Wednesday that Ford has told him that reports of a purported video that appears to show the mayor smoking crack cocaine are untrue and that the media is trying to destroy his brother.... 5/22/2013 2:29 PM

Cameron: 'Indications' London attack terror
LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron says there are "strong indications" that a brutal attack in London is terror-related.... 5/22/2013 2:24 PM

Redford swept away in shipwreck saga 'All Is Lost'
CANNES, France (AP) -- Robert Redford makes actions speak louder than words in shipwreck drama "All Is Lost."... 5/22/2013 2:19 PM

Iran expands nuke technology
VIENNA (AP) -- The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, saying Tehran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in building a plutonium-producing reactor.... 5/22/2013 2:17 PM

Iran's Ahmadinejad looks to outsider options
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to political outcast. But their intended parting shot - barring his chief aid from the presidential race - may be just the opening act in Ahmadinejad's reinvention as a self-styled opposition force.... 5/22/2013 2:15 PM

Israeli air force chief warns of Syrian attacks
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's air force chief warned Wednesday that tensions with Syria could escalate into a "surprise war" and that Israel needs to be ready.... 5/22/2013 2:14 PM

UN: New reports of chemical weapons use in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N.'s top Mideast envoy says there are mounting reports of chemical weapons use in Syria.... 5/22/2013 1:53 PM

Costa Rican volcano spews ash, smoke
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- Scientists say one of Costa Rica's largest volcanos is spewing clouds of ash and gas, setting off a small-scale evacuation.... 5/22/2013 1:52 PM

Opposition in Burkina Faso vow to fight Senate law
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) -- Opposition parties walked out of a meeting in parliament this week in protest over the creation of a Senate. The opposition claims the Senate is a backhanded way for the ruling party to stay in power in the event of the death in office of President Blaise Compaore.... 5/22/2013 1:45 PM

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 U.S., officials said Wednesday.... 5/22/2013 1:42 PM

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 1:41 PM

Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's first face transplant.... 5/22/2013 1:32 PM

'Boom Town Baby': African stock markets see gains
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu - East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer - cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu loudly proclaims on his Twitter feed or newspaper column: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY."... 5/22/2013 1:23 PM

Beatles' lyrics headed for British Library
LONDON (AP) -- Shakespeare, the Magna Carta - and now some of John Lennon's finest lyrics.... 5/22/2013 1:23 PM

El Salvador president meets pope amid Romero hopes
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to move slain Archbishop Oscar Romero onto the first key stage on the path toward possible sainthood.... 5/22/2013 1:18 PM

Congo fighting persists as UN chief arrives
GOMA, Congo (AP) -- M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city.... 5/22/2013 1:18 PM

Argentine dictator Videla's burial protested
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentines in the hometown of former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla are upset at the prospect that he may be buried there.... 5/22/2013 1:13 PM

AP PHOTOS: Nigeria prepares to bury writer Achebe
OGIDI, Nigeria (AP) -- Writer Chinua Achebe, whose works focused on the conflict between modernity and the way of life in rural Nigeria, has returned home for the final time.... 5/22/2013 1:01 PM

Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere
TOKYO (AP) -- A steady fall in the value of the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota. The cheaper yen is making their products more affordable overseas.... 5/22/2013 12:59 PM