The Wire

  • Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:30am

    (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:

  • Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:25am

    (AP) — Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion which would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S.

  • Suspected US drone kills 2 in Yemen

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:20am

    (AP) — Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country.

  • Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:18am

    (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off the coast of Chile.

  • AP Interview: Soderbergh on quitting movies

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:13am

    (AP) — Steven Soderbergh is working on a new currency.

  • 24 killed in rebel vs army battle in South Sudan

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:00am

    (AP) — South Sudan's military spokesman says 24 people were killed and dozens wounded during a battle between government troops and rebels who had overrun a town.

  • Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:00am

    (AP) — Egyptian officials say dozens of military and police armored vehicles have crossed into Sinai, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.

  • Turkey: 2 Brazilians killed in balloon crash

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 7:00am

    (AP) — A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two Brazilian tourists and injuring 23 other people on board, officials said.

  • SKorea: NKorea fires sixth projectile into waters

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:55am

    (AP) — North Korea fired short-range projectiles into its own eastern waters Monday for a third straight day, Seoul officials said. The North said it was bolstering deterrence against enemy attack.

  • Security beefed up in Egypt Sinai after kidnapping

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:54am

    (AP) — Egyptian officials say dozens of military and police armored vehicles have crossed into Sinai, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.

  • Japan's 'Shield of Straw' an action pic in Cannes

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:44am

    (AP) — Director Takashi Miike says shooting an action movie in Japan is a lot harder than it looks.

  • Amalric plays a Frenchman in America in 'Jimmy P'

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:38am

    (AP) — Playing a Freudian analyst helped Mathieu Amalric overcome his fear and loathing of psychotherapy.

  • Pakistan's Musharraf granted bail in Bhutto case

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:37am

    (AP) — A lawyer for Pakistan's former military ruler says a judge has granted Pervez Musharraf bail in a case related to the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

  • Oil price falls below $96 a barrel

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:36am

    (AP) — 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 speech by the Federal Reserve chief.

  • China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:29am

    Updated on May 20, 2013 at 6:30am

    (AP) — China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies.

  • Gunfire from Syria hits Israeli-controlled Golan

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:24am

    (AP) — The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria has hit the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights overnight.

  • M23 rebels clash with soldiers in east Congo

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:23am

    (AP) — A military commander in eastern Congo says rebels attacked an army position north of Goma, a major provincial capital in the country's troubled east.

  • Economists predict increase in consumer spending

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:19am

    (AP) — Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year, while government spending declines at a faster rate, according to a survey of business economists.

  • Chinese, Indian leaders call for cooperation

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:09am

    (AP) — The leaders of India and China played down their recent border dispute and other tensions Monday, pledging to work together for regional stability and the economic growth of the world's two most populous nations.

  • Markets solid despite Fed policy speculation

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:09am

    (AP) — Stock markets remained relatively solid Monday as evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. continued to shore up sentiment.