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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.

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.

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.

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

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:38am

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

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.

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.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:29am

(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.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:24am

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:06am

(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. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:01am

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Posted on May 20, 2013 at 6:00am

(AP) — More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:58am

(AP) — A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 40 people on Monday, striking at market places and crowded bus stops during the busy morning hours, officials said.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:38am

(AP) — Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of worship.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:10am

(AP) — Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push world stock markets higher Monday.

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 5:04am

(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.