US lawmakers seek limits on Russia cooperation
Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks.

Warsaw ghetto insurgent Boruch Spiegel dies at 93
Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi ...

Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks
Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with ...
Colangelo out as Raptors GM, still president
Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager. The Raptors announced Tuesday that while ...
Pope expresses solidarity with tornado survivors
Pope Francis has expressed his "closeness to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado," with special concern for "those who lost young ...

Chelsea tops AP poll after winning Euro title
Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global football poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League ...

AP Global Football 10 Quotebox
Quotes from voters in this week's AP Global football poll: Mike McGrath (The Sun/Wardles Agency) "Gareth Bale showed again what a player he is, rising ...

Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk
A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian ...
Red Wings beat Blackhawks to take 2-1 series lead
The Chicago Blackhawks were controlling the puck and dominating play early in the second period. It took all of a half-minute for the Detroit Red ...

Red Wings top Blackhawks 3-1, take 2-1 series lead
The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their ...

Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PM's role
Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday to protest its decision to honor Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs ...

Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74
Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy ...
Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge
A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress ...

Obama vows US support as Myanmar leader visits
President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to ...
State Dept: Reports of anti-Semitism increase
The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of ...

Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
Secretary of State John Kerry headed back to the Middle East on Monday to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar ...

Democrats strike back at GOP voting measures
In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until ...

Seoul: Day 3 of NKorea tests of short-range weapon
North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" ...
High court to weigh in on legislative prayers
The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public ...

Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council
A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief outside the council headquarters in ...
US says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers
Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs ...

Measles surges in UK years after flawed research
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked ...
Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal
Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion which would create the third-biggest specialty ...

Amalric plays a Frenchman in America in 'Jimmy P'
Playing a Freudian analyst helped Mathieu Amalric overcome his fear and loathing of psychotherapy. The French actor depicts a maverick academic ...
Oil price falls below $96 a barrel
The price of oil fell Monday ahead of the release later this week of economic data from the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, and a ...