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Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:59am

(AP) — An auction to pay off a debt of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife failed to take place because no one would open her home to the sheriff.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:59am

(AP) — Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of a strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese border, activists said Tuesday, as the battle in the area raged for its third straight day.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:53am

(AP) — U.S. stock futures are down in light trading ahead of an appearance this week by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke before Congress.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:52am

(AP) — I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters before in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too late.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:50am

(AP) — A Senate panel says Apple Inc. is avoiding paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes, but the world's most valuable company says it is complying with the laws and pays "an extraordinary amount" in taxes to the U.S. government.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:43am

(AP) — An international rights group says the number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:37am

(AP) — U.K.-based mobile telecoms company Vodafone has reported a 1.9 increase in annual profits despite a slowdown in much of its European operations.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:27am

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

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:27am

(AP) — Best Buy Co. is reporting a loss in its fiscal first quarter as it sold its stake in Best Buy Europe and works on a turnaround plan that includes cutting costs and closing some stores.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:05am

(AP) — Is Pope Francis an exorcist?

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:02am

(AP) — Germany's central bank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter — a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of recession.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:02am

(AP) — Israel's chief peace negotiator with the Palestinians says the current stalemate is harmful for Israel.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:53am

(AP) — President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:51am

(AP) — Lightning fast pigeon Bolt, with a name and pedigree to match, has become the world's most expensive racing bird with his Belgian breeder selling it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:47am

(AP) — British luxury brand Burberry says that the end of a perfume licensing deal depressed its bottom line, dragging net profit down 3 percent for the year ending on March 31.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:45am

(AP) — Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:45am

(AP) — Even though the weather was poor, Home Depot posted an 18 percent increase in its net income for the first quarter thanks to the ongoing housing recovery.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:42am

(AP) — Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts — alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:39am

(AP) — Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 6:36am

(AP) — Wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp. says it can now let Dish Network Corp. see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than its current deal with Japan's SoftBank.