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Egypt presidential candidates file appeals to election commission, charging vote fraud

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

CAIRO - Three top candidates in Egypt's presidential race have filed appeals to the election commission, alleging violations in the first round vote that they say could change the outcome.

Syrian government denies attack that killed more than 100, UN council condemns shelling

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

BEIRUT - Syria has strongly denied allegations that its forces killed scores of people — including women and children — in one of the deadliest days of the country's uprising, but the U.N. Security Council after an emergency session condemned government forces for shelling residential areas.

Chinese father of Tiananmen crackdown victim kills self after 2 decades of seeking redress

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

BEIJING, China - The father of a man killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has hanged himself in protest after two decades of failed attempts to seek government redress, a support group said Monday.

Tens of thousands protest Saakashvili's government in Georgia in show of force for opposition

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

TBILISI, Georgia - Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of Georgia's capital on Sunday to show their opposition to President Mikhail Saakashvili in the largest anti-government demonstration in three years.

Iran: No reason to halt 20 per cent uranium enrichment despite international demands

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's nuclear chief said Sunday there are no reasons at the moment for his country to halt production of uranium enriched to 20 per cent, a key demand of world powers, and Iran is planning two new reactors.

Japan government spokesman says he didn't deliberately mislead public on nuclear crisis

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

TOKYO - The chief government spokesman during Japan's nuclear crisis testified Sunday that he did not deliberately mislead the public about the extent of the accident.

NATO official: No evidence civilians died in airstrike that Afghan officials say killed 8

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

KABUL - The U.S.-led coalition on Sunday disputed reports that eight civilians, including children, were killed in a NATO airstrike in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan.

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Syria massacre

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

Diplomats say the U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Sunday afternoon to discuss the recent massacre in the Syrian town of Houla that left more than 90 people dead.

Panetta: U.S-Pakistan ties, 'most complicated we've had,' hurt by doctor sentence

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

WASHINGTON - The miserable state of U.S.-Pakistan relations was laid bare even further on Sunday as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta once again expressed astonishment that America's supposed ally has so harshly punished the doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden last year.

Malaysian state sultan breaks record with $165,600 winning bid for 'WWW1' license plate

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The World Wide Web has inspired a bidding war in Malaysia — on license plates.

Robert De Niro tells Bates College graduates in Maine he did OK despite lack of education

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine - As he received an honorary doctorate Sunday, Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro told Bates College graduates that despite his own lack of formal education, he made out OK.

AP IMPACT: Nearly half of new US veterans seek disability claims; weak economy may play a role

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.

Bikinis are bountiful, but one-pieces get their moment in the tropical sun at Rio fashion week

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO - Just how many variations can you spin off the marvel of simplicity that is the bikini?

'Men in Black 3' takes down 'Avengers' with $55M; superheroes top $500 million domestically

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The suits have knocked off the superheroes at the box office.

Michael Haneke's 'Amour' wins Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

CANNES, France - Michael Haneke won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize for a second time Sunday with his stark film about love and death, "Amour."

After threats of violence, Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia's 'Born This Way Ball' show

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Lady Gaga cancelled her sold-out show in Indonesia after Islamist hard-liners threatened violence, claiming her sexy clothes and provocative dance moves would corrupt the youth.

Maine installing turtle crossing road signs; goal is to protect endangered species

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine - Maine motorists are familiar with moose and deer cross signs. In a few southern Maine towns, the state will be installing turtle crossing signs.

Nicole Kidman shows how showbiz marriages can make it work at Cannes

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

CANNES, France - Nicole Kidman's red carpet date travelled for 35 hours to join her in Cannes.

Robert Pattinson leaves vampires behind in David Cronenberg's unsettling 'Cosmopolis'

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

CANNES, France - Robert Pattinson has gone from playing a vampire to depicting another kind of bloodsucker — a billionaire financier whose world crumbles in the course of a nightmarish cross-town drive in "Cosmopolis."

Worried about security, Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia's 'Born This Way Ball' show

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia - It's final: Lady Gaga's show in Indonesia won't go on.

Master folk musician Doc Watson still in critical condition at US hospital after fall, surgery

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:45:03 GMT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remains in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery this past week.