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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Activists say Argentina now leads the world in transgender rights after giving people the freedom to change their legal and physical gender identity simply because they want to, without having to undergo judicial, psychiatric and medical procedures beforehand....

BEIJING (AP) -- Authorities in the hometown of activist Chen Guangcheng have notched up restrictions on members of his extended family while he awaits permission in Beijing to travel abroad under an agreement between China and the U.S....

BEIJING (AP) -- Authorities in the hometown of activist Chen Guangcheng have notched up restrictions on members of his extended family while he awaits permission in Beijing to travel abroad under an agreement between China and the U.S....

NEW DELHI (AP) -- In fields along a northern Indian highway, mountains of grain have turned black with mildew after getting soaked in the rain....

BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's main opposition group on Sunday picked a secular Kurd as its new leader after criticism that the former head was too autocratic and the group was becoming dominated by Islamists....

MOUNT SALAK, Indonesia (AP) -- The crash of a new, Russian-made jetliner into a jagged Indonesian volcano during a flight to impress potential buyers has thrown doubt on dozens of plane sales just as Moscow seeks a comeback in foreign markets. All 45 people aboard were feared dead....

MOUNT SALAK, Indonesia (AP) -- Clearer weather finally allowed Indonesian helicopters to land Saturday and retrieve some remains of the 45 people aboard a Russian-made plane that crashed into a volcano during a demonstration flight....

CAIRO (AP) -- Two election front-runners, a former foreign minister and a moderate Islamist, squared off Thursday in the Arab world's first ever presidential debate, trading barbs over the role of religion and how to bring democratic reform to Egypt....

CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptians are for the first time getting a taste of how it is to choose a president- with groundbreaking presidential debates, face-to-face encounters with candidates on the campaign trail, and chances to question their programs, political history and even personal lives....

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia claimed it has foiled a plot to attack the host city of Sochi both before and during the 2014 Winter Olympics, saying its agents discovered caches of weapons that included grenade launchers and surface-to-air missiles....

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia claimed it has foiled a plot to attack the host city of Sochi both before and during the 2014 Winter Olympics, saying its agents discovered caches of weapons that included grenade launchers and surface-to-air missiles....

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia claimed it has foiled a plot to attack the host city of Sochi both before and during the 2014 Winter Olympics, saying its agents discovered caches of weapons that included grenade launchers and surface-to-air missiles....

LONDON (AP) -- A shimmy toward the body scanner, a step into the booth and a wave of the arms - routine procedure now at U.S. airports, but not necessarily in Europe....

LONDON (AP) -- A shimmy toward the body scanner, a step into the booth and a wave of the arms - routine procedure now at U.S. airports, but not necessarily in Europe....

LONDON (AP) -- A shimmy toward the body scanner, a step into the booth and a wave of the arms - routine procedure now at U.S. airports, but not necessarily in Europe....

LONDON (AP) -- A shimmy toward the body scanner, a step into the booth and a wave of the arms - routine procedure now at U.S. airports, but not necessarily in Europe....

MOSCOW (AP) -- The Kremlin on Thursday explained President Vladimir Putin's surprising decision to skip a planned high-profile visit to the United States next week by saying he needs to finish setting up his new government. Although this may sound like a lame excuse, it could actually be true. Or not....

MOSCOW (AP) -- The Kremlin on Thursday explained President Vladimir Putin's surprising decision to skip a planned high-profile visit to the United States next week by saying he needs to finish setting up his new government. Although this may sound like a lame excuse, it could actually be true. Or not....

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Hopes rose slightly Thursday that Greece could end its post-electoral deadlock without having to hold new elections, as international partners warned that Athens must stick to its hugely unpopular austerity program or abandon the euro....

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Hopes rose slightly Thursday that Greece could end its post-electoral deadlock without having to hold new elections, as international partners warned that Athens must stick to its hugely unpopular austerity program or abandon the euro....