Iceland forms center-right govt, halts EU talks
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- The leader of Iceland's center-right Progressive Party was chosen as the island nation's new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks with the European Union about Iceland joining the 27-nation bloc.... 5/22/2013 10:42 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

Deputy mayor urges mayor to address crack video
TORONTO (AP) -- A close ally of Toronto mayor Rob Ford is saying Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine.... 5/22/2013 10:44 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

African Union celebrates 50th year
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- African nations this week mark the 50th year since the founding of a continentwide organization that spearheaded efforts to liberate Africa from colonial masters. Now leaders want to map out the next 50 years of political and economic integration.... 5/22/2013 10:35 AM

Irishman charged with 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing
DUBLIN (AP) -- British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the Irish Republican Army bombing of the queen's cavalry in Hyde Park in 1982, a strike at a top London tourist attraction that killed four soldiers and seven horses.... 5/22/2013 10:34 AM

Life-saving face transplant performed in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A 33-year-old Polish man received a life-saving total face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest timeframe to date for such an operation.... 5/22/2013 10:33 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 away from despite pressure from the United States, officials said Wednesday.... 5/22/2013 10:17 AM

Iraqi premier orders army shake-up after attacks
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said Wednesday.... 5/22/2013 10:11 AM

Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods on Wednesday for saying he would have "fried chicken" at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful and inappropriate.... 5/22/2013 10:09 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 9:59 AM

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 9:51 AM

UK, Denmark eyes visas for Afghan interpreters
LONDON (AP) -- Britain and Denmark are proposing 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 to their personal safety.... 5/22/2013 9:51 AM

Russian drunk driver who killed orphans sentenced
MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian drunk driver who sparked a nationwide debate after killing seven, including five orphan children, in a road accident last year has been sentenced to prison.... 5/22/2013 9:40 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 9:33 AM

Trial for captain in deadly shipwreck in Italy
ROME (AP) -- An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people.... 5/22/2013 9:23 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 9:18 AM

Vienna official: Looted Nazi goods returned
VIENNA (AP) -- An official for the city of Vienna says the Austrian capital has handed over nearly 6,000 valuable objects looted by the Nazis to their rightful owners or their heirs since it started taking inventory of them 14 years ago.... 5/22/2013 9:12 AM

Mortar lands in Congo as UN chief arrives
GOMA, Congo (AP) -- A mortar round exploded in Goma, a city in eastern Congo which has been in the crosshairs of this country's latest rebellion, officials said Wednesday, as the United Nations secretary-general arrived in Congo's capital for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma.... 5/22/2013 8:50 AM