Myanmar court convicts Muslims over violence
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Authorities in Myanmar say a court has found two Muslim women guilty of sparking a recent outbreak of sectarian violence in the country, one of them by bumping into a novice monk.... 6/19/2013 10:23 AM

Obama renews call for nuclear reductions
BERLIN (AP) -- President Barack Obama is calling for a one-third reduction of the U.S. and Russia's nuclear stockpiles.... 6/19/2013 10:23 AM

Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster in a move critics charge is too hasty.... 6/19/2013 10:19 AM

China, Vietnam agree to set up hotline
BEIJING (AP) -- China and Vietnam agreed on Wednesday to set up a hotline to resolve fishing incidents in disputed South China Sea waters that have been a frequent source of tensions between the two ideological allies.... 6/19/2013 10:16 AM

Paris returns stretch of riverbank to pedestrians
PARIS (AP) -- Paris has given back a stretch of its riverbank to pedestrians - and just in time for summer.... 6/19/2013 10:13 AM

Iceland: 'informal talks' about Snowden asylum
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Iceland says a WikiLeaks spokesman who claims to represent Edward Snowden has reached out to government officials about the potential of the NSA leaker applying for asylum in the Nordic country.... 6/19/2013 10:11 AM

Markets drift as investors ready for Fed
LONDON (AP) -- Markets drifted lower Wednesday ahead of a keenly awaited policy statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve.... 6/19/2013 10:11 AM

Protesters out again in Brazil's biggest city
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to raise a collective cry against a longstanding lament - people are weighed down by high taxes and high prices but get low-quality public services and a system of government infected with corruption.... 6/19/2013 10:10 AM

2 SAfrican deminers killed in Mogadishu attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A spokeswoman for a South African defense company is confirming that two South Africans died in a militant attack on the U.N. compound in Mogadishu.... 6/19/2013 10:08 AM

UK soldiers' families can sue over Iraq deaths
LONDON (AP) -- The families of several British soldiers killed or injured in Iraq can sue the government for failing to protect them, the country's highest court ruled Wednesday.... 6/19/2013 10:08 AM

Floods close Lourdes pilgrimage site in Pyrenees
LOURDES, France (AP) -- Heavy floods in southwest France have forced the closure of the Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes and the evacuation of pilgrims from nearby hotels.... 6/19/2013 10:06 AM

Syria troops fight rebels near Shiite shrine
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian troops backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters clashed Wednesday with rebel forces south of a Damascus suburb that is home to a major Shiite Muslim shrine, in an attempt to secure the area surrounding the revered site, activists said.... 6/19/2013 9:50 AM

Obama in Berlin: "Our work is not yet done"
BERLIN (AP) -- President Barack Obama is challenging Americans and Europeans not to become complacent even though the Cold War is over.... 6/19/2013 9:49 AM

UK Girl Guides drop reference to God in pledge
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Girl Guides have dropped a reference to God in their pledge.... 6/19/2013 9:41 AM

Flood damages Austrian UNESCO heritage site
VIENNA (AP) -- A flash flood unleashed by a major thunderstorm has inundated the Austrian village of Hallstatt, which has been awarded special status by the U.N. because of its unique beauty.... 6/19/2013 9:37 AM

Monsoon floods kill 102 in India, strand pilgrims
LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- India's prime minister said Wednesday that the death toll from flooding this week in the northern state of Uttrakhand had surpassed 100 and could rise substantially.... 6/19/2013 9:36 AM

Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghanistan's president said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans.... 6/19/2013 9:31 AM

Iraq officials say suicide attack kills politician
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi officials say a suicide attack has killed a local political leader and four of his relatives in northern Iraq.... 6/19/2013 9:29 AM

EU fines pharma firms over generics delay
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union has fined Danish pharmaceuticals multinational Lundbeck and several other producers a combined 146 million euros ($195 million) for delaying the market entry of cheaper generic alternatives to a major antidepressant.... 6/19/2013 9:24 AM

Alcatel-Lucent plans overhaul, big cost cuts
PARIS (AP) -- Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent launched a major effort Wednesday to boost its fortunes by shedding businesses and jobs as part of a deep cost cutting program.... 6/19/2013 9:23 AM