In Ethiopia, African Union celebrates 50 years
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Dozens of African leaders met in the Ethiopian capital Saturday to mark 50 years since the founding of the African Union, a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is trying to stay relevant on a continent regularly troubled by conflict.... 5/25/2013 8:43 AM

2-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence.... 5/25/2013 8:34 AM

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair
BEIRUT (AP) -- Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad shelled a strategic western town on Saturday in their heaviest barrage of a week-long battle to dislodge rebels from there, activists said.... 5/25/2013 8:31 AM

Balloons bring smiles in war-weary Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Artists and activists handed out 10,000 bright pink balloons to residents in Afghanistan's war-weary capital on Saturday, bringing smiles to surprised Kabul residents a day after a major Taliban siege on an international compound in the city.... 5/25/2013 8:28 AM

A list of previous Palme d'Or winners at Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) -- For 66 years, the Cannes Film Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or, has been one of the most prestigious in movies. Winners have ranged from classic American films (Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver," Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation") to European classics (Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita").... 5/25/2013 8:26 AM

Palme d'Or race wide open at Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) -- After two weeks, 20 films and parade after parade down the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival has not produced a clear-cut frontrunner for the Palme d'Or.... 5/25/2013 8:21 AM

Iranian director facing jail appears in Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) -- "Manuscripts Don't Burn" tells the story of an Iranian author secretly writing his memoirs and authorities' attempts to destroy the manuscript - a topic the director, Mohammad Rasoulof, knows quite a bit about.... 5/25/2013 8:17 AM

Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold miner
EL CORRAL, Chile (AP) -- The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates their orchards and vineyards with its clear water.... 5/25/2013 8:16 AM

Priest who defied Mafia is beatified in Sicily
ROME (AP) -- An Italian priest who stirred consciences with his anti-Mafia preaching and was gunned down by mobsters has been honored by the Vatican as a martyr.... 5/25/2013 8:03 AM

Ex-sex slave says Japan mayor's remark 'absurd'
OSAKA, Japan (AP) -- A former sex slave says a Japanese mayor's remarks about Japan's wartime sex slavery are "absurd."... 5/25/2013 8:01 AM

'Yugonostalgia' as Croatia prepares to join EU
KUMROVEC, Croatia (AP) -- Croatia may be on the doorstep of the European Union, but in this tiny village another group of nations was getting all the glory.... 5/25/2013 7:57 AM

10 things to know for the Champions League final
LONDON (AP) -- It's time for the biggest game in club soccer - brought to you by Germany.... 5/25/2013 7:47 AM

7 Filipino marines, 5 militants killed in clash
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- At least seven Filipino marines and five militants were killed in a clash Saturday as the military launched an offensive against al-Qaida-linked gunmen who have been blamed for recent kidnappings and of trying to sabotage a road project in the southern Philippines.... 5/25/2013 7:30 AM

16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Sixteen schoolchildren and a teacher burned to death in eastern Pakistan early Saturday when a short-circuit near a leaking gas tank caused their minibus to be engulfed in flames, police said.... 5/25/2013 7:25 AM

Jordan king says extremism 'grown fat' on conflict
SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II said Saturday extremism has "grown fat" off of the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.... 5/25/2013 7:23 AM

'Friend' of suspect in UK slaying arrested
LONDON (AP) -- Counterterrorism police on Saturday were questioning a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the savage killing of a British soldier. The friend, Abu Nusaybah, was arrested immediately after he gave a television interview telling his story about how Adebolajo came to be radicalized.... 5/25/2013 7:11 AM

Radiation leak at Japan lab; small impact expected
TOKYO (AP) -- An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 50 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the facility, the lab's operator said Saturday.... 5/25/2013 6:47 AM

Female suicide bomber injures 12 in Russian region
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) -- A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five police officers, police said.... 5/25/2013 6:41 AM

Dozens march in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- At least 50 gay rights activists have marched peacefully in the country's first gay rally despite a court ban and attempts to disrupt the event.... 5/25/2013 6:02 AM

Suicide bomber dies in blast in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A would-be suicide bomber died when his explosives-rigged vest went off prematurely in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning, police said. The apparent failed attack came a day after a major Taliban assault on an international compound in Kabul left 10 people dead including the six attackers.... 5/25/2013 5:51 AM