Finland gunman kills 1, wounds 8
Sat, 26 May 2012 05:56:51 GMT

HELSINKI (AP) -- Police say a gunman in southern Finland has killed one person and wounded eight others in a shooting....

US missile attack kills 3 in northwest Pakistan
Sat, 26 May 2012 05:28:11 GMT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a bakery in northwest Pakistan Saturday morning, killing at least three suspected militants, two local intelligence officials said....

Myanmar power protests put government to the test
Sat, 26 May 2012 06:01:47 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) -- Protests this past week in Myanmar over persistent power shortages have provided a test of how the country's elected but military-backed government will respond to rising expectations sparked by democratic reforms....

Egypt results point to deeply divisive runoff race
Fri, 25 May 2012 23:05:17 GMT

CAIRO (AP) -- The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate and a veteran of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's autocratic regime will face each other in a runoff election for Egypt's president, according to first-round results Friday. The divisive showdown dismayed many Egyptians who fear either one means an end to any democratic gains produced by last year's uprising....

Activists: Troops kills up to 50 in central Syria
Fri, 25 May 2012 22:17:39 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) -- President Bashar Assad's forces killed at least 50 civilians, including 13 children, in central Syria on Friday, activists said, in one of the highest death tolls in one specific area since an internationally-brokered cease-fire went into effect last month....

Greek euro exit would be a recipe for hardship
Sat, 26 May 2012 00:12:46 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- As Greece creaks under its untenable debt and a shrinking economy, the possibility that it could stop using the euro is becoming increasingly likely. The effects of such a move would be as quick as they would be brutal for ordinary Greeks, who would essentially take a 50-percent pay cut just as prices soar....

UN agency finds higher enrichment at Iranian site
Fri, 25 May 2012 21:56:51 GMT

VIENNA (AP) -- Inspectors have located radioactive traces at an Iranian underground bunker, the U.N. atomic agency said Friday - a finding that could mean Iran has moved closer to reaching the uranium threshold needed to arm nuclear missiles....

New telescope to be in South Africa, Australia
Fri, 25 May 2012 23:02:47 GMT

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Australia and South Africa will share hosting of a giant radio telescope made up of thousands of separate dishes and intended to help scientists figure out the make-up of the universe, the international consortium overseeing the project announced Friday....

Ex-Senegalese president denies he stole cars, art
Fri, 25 May 2012 22:36:35 GMT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- The ex-president of Senegal won praise from around the world earlier this year when he gracefully conceded defeat, even picking up the phone to congratulate his longtime rival, a move that momentarily erased the memories of a violent election season....

VOA correspondent reported detained in Ethiopia
Fri, 25 May 2012 21:41:06 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Voice of America says it is investigating reports that a correspondent in Ethiopia's capital has been detained by authorities....