Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'

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

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Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

Golf's governing bodies have adopted a new rule that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions.

Vodafone annual profits up 1.9 percent

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.

Bus collides with truck in India, killing 11

Police say a bus has collided with a truck in northern India, killing 11 people including seven members of a wedding party.

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Actor Keanu Reeves poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Man of Tai Chi at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 20, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Actor Keanu Reeves poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Man of Tai Chi at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 20, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Actress Aishwarya Rai poses for photographers as she arrives for the screening of Blood Ties at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Actress Aishwarya Rai poses for portraits at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Emmanuel)

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Director James Franco poses for photographers during a photo call for the film As I Lay Dying at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:

Decision due on dismissal of Kennedy case in NY

In this image provided by NASA Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, left, Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency, center, and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn sit in chairs outside the Soyuz Capsule just minutes after the…

Decision due on dismissal of Kennedy case in NY

A town judge in New York is deciding whether the drugged-driving case against Kerry Kennedy should go to trial.

Best Buy reports 1Q loss on restructuring costs

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.

Caroline Kennedy's jury acquits NYC drug dealer

The New York jury on which Caroline Kennedy served has acquitted a man of dealing crack cocaine.

Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister

Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Okla, Monday, May 20, 2013. Near SW 149th and Hudson. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Paul Hellstern)

Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and re…

Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch)

Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister

Searchers rest outside the Briarwood Elementary School after the tornado destroyed the school , Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, David McDaniel)

Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister

This aerial photo shows damage to Plaza Towers Elementary School after it was hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an e…

LA picks new mayor after low-drama campaign

Los Angeles is about to elect its next mayor.

4 arrested after more riots in Stockholm suburb

Police officers stand guard in a street during a riot in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday, May 20, 2013. Gangs of youth apparently angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb, forcing the evacuation of an apa…

4 arrested after more riots in Stockholm suburb

Police officers stand guard in a street during a riot in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday, May 20, 2013. Gangs of youth apparently angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb, forcing the evacuation of an apa…

4 arrested after more riots in Stockholm suburb

Police have arrested four people after a second night of escalating riots in a Stockholm suburb, during which some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in anger over the police shooting death of an elderly man.

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

Pope Francis greets the faithful in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, after celebrating a Pentecost mass, Sunday, May 19, 2013.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)