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....

Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk
MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) -- A court in Myanmar sentenced seven Muslims to terms ranging from life to two years in prison Tuesday for the killing of a Buddhist monk during sectarian violence that is posing a serious challenge to President Thein Sein's reformist government....

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....

Chinese fishing boat, crew released by North Korea
BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen seized for ransom by armed North Koreans more than two weeks ago were released Tuesday, easing the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies....

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....

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....

Attacks kill 95 in Iraq, hint of Syrian spillover
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a dangerous spillover from Syria's civil war next door....

China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected
BEIJING (AP) -- China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea....