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Posted on May 20, 2013 at 4:51am

(AP) — Two hot air balloons collided mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey on Monday, causing one of them to crash to the ground, officials said. One Brazilian tourist was killed while 24 other people on board were injured.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 4:50am

(AP) — It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 4:45am

(AP) — A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 4:29am

(AP) — Ryanair has reported record profits as Europe's largest budget airline expands across the continent.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 4:25am

(AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired a short-range projectile into its own eastern waters — for the fifth time in three days.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 4:24am

(AP) — A Syrian group that tracks the country's civil war says 23 fighters from the militant group Hezbollah have been killed in fierce clashes in a strategic town near the Lebanese border.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 4:10am

(AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Middle East this week 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.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 4:08am

(AP) — A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 34 people and wounded dozens on Monday, Iraqi officials said.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 4:05am

(AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 4:02am

(AP) — Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:57am

(AP) — The Associated Press' president and chief executive says the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records has already had a chilling effect on newsgathering, a week after the subpoenas were revealed publicly.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:52am

(AP) — A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:45am

(AP) — Syrian state media say army units have pushed deeper into a strategic town near the Lebanese border and are fighting street battles with the rebels.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:44am

(AP) — Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:42am

(AP) — Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community she called home.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:38am

(AP) — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as "''shameful and disgraceful."

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:31am

(AP) — Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has struck outside a provincial council building in the country's north. A lawmaker says the council chief and at least seven others were killed.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:30am

(AP) — China's new premier said Monday he chose India for his first foreign visit because cooperation between the world's two most populous nations is crucial to world stability and economic growth.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:23am

(AP) — Afghan official says suicide bomber kills provincial council chief, at least 7 others in north.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:21am

(AP) — The Bruins know a huge deficit can disappear quickly. They overcame one to reach the second round of the playoffs.