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JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel on Wednesday accused Iran of stalling in negotiations over its nuclear program with the international community, and said an upcoming round of talks can succeed only if the Iranians agree to halt all uranium enrichment....

MIAMI (AP) -- The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest....

FRANKSTON, Texas (AP) -- A cow runs circles in a small pen, her baby close by her side. Ranchers, their brows wrinkled, scribble in a glossy catalog while high on a podium the auctioneer slams his gavel, taking bids as the price of the pair rises rapidly....

PARIS (AP) -- French President-elect Francois Hollande threw himself into his new job Wednesday, focusing on Europe's debt crisis and studying up for international summits....

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A new Russian-made civilian plane carrying 46 people lost contact with air controllers in Indonesia while flying over mountains Wednesday in a demonstration flight for potential buyers and journalists, officials said....

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Pro-European Union Democrats and Socialists reached an agreement on Wednesday to form a new coalition government in Serbia, after an election that indicated the bloc has kept its luster in the Balkans despite the eurozone crisis....

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's president will meet with political party leaders Sunday in a last-ditch effort to broker a deal for a coalition government and avoid another general election....

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has been granted citizenship in Switzerland....

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) -- Sudan resumed its aerial bombardment of South Sudan, violating international calls for a cessation of hostilities between the two countries, a South Sudanese military official said Wednesday....

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) -- Sudan resumed its aerial bombardment of South Sudan, violating international calls for a cessation of hostilities between the two countries, a South Sudanese military official said Wednesday....

JERUSALEM (AP) -- The first rifts in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's expanded coalition emerged just a day after the Israeli leader brought the main opposition party into his government, with religious and secular parties exchanging threats Wednesday over draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews....

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- The June Euro 2012 football championship was Ukraine's chance to shine: forge closer ties with the West, boost its international standing and aid its struggling economy....

NEW YORK (AP) -- The claws and teeth of wild things are a near-nightly affair at bedtime for Gregg Svingen's 2-year-old, Tessa. She raises a tiny index finger and issues a clear and forceful "Be still!" to knock Maurice Sendak's monsters into shape....

NEW YORK (AP) -- The claws and teeth of wild things are a near-nightly affair at bedtime for Gregg Svingen's 2-year-old, Tessa. She raises a tiny index finger and issues a clear and forceful "Be still!" to knock Maurice Sendak's monsters into shape....

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Air controllers lost contact Wednesday with a Russian-made plane carrying 46 people in western Indonesia, an official said....

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Conservative-led government plans to finally reform the centuries-old House of Lords and introduce direct elections for members....

LONDON (AP) -- Nine men in northwest England were sentenced to jail terms Wednesday for luring girls as young as 13 years old into sexual encounters using alcohol and drugs - a case that has stirred racial tensions and sparked claims that authorities are failing to protect vulnerable children in state care....

BEIJING (AP) -- Blind activist Chen Guangcheng has drawn a global media spotlight after setting off tensions between the U.S. and China, but he's almost unknown at home - and the Chinese government is working to keep it that way....

DONGSHIGU VILLAGE, China (AP) -- The fear is palpable and most people only dare whisper Chen Guangcheng's name in this village amid wheat fields where the blind activist was held under brutal house arrest....

BEIJING (AP) -- Blind activist Chen Guangcheng has drawn a global media spotlight after setting off tensions between the U.S. and China, but he's almost unknown at home - and the Chinese government is working to keep it that way....