Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Guatemala's top court has thrown another curve into the genocide case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, overturning his conviction and ordering that the trial be taken back to the middle of the proceedings....

Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans
BEIJING (AP) -- Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms beat up the captain of a seized Chinese fishing boat and stole its fuel during two weeks of captivity, but eventually released the boat and crew Tuesday without the ransom they had demanded, the boat owner said....

Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk
MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) -- A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison - one of them to a life term - in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has produced no serious charges against the members of the country's Buddhist majority....

Justin Bieber's monkey to become German property
BERLIN (AP) -- Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany....

After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts....

Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers
LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday....

Roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A powerful roadside bomb killed six policemen in western Afghanistan on Tuesday when their vehicle hit the explosives buried in the road, an Afghan official said....

Does France have right plan to revive its economy?
PARIS (AP) -- The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest there is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite....

How the French economy compares to Germany's, UK's
PARIS (AP) -- Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's....

Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia....