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NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as a lawmaker Wednesday, capping a tenacious, decades-long journey from political prisoner to parliamentarian that will enable Myanmar's main opposition party to take its struggle for democratic rule inside the country's army-backed government for the first time....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- About 15 million premature babies are born every year - more than 1 in 10 of the world's births and a bigger problem than previously believed, according to the first country-by-country estimates of this obstetric epidemic....

Mitt Romney is nipping at President Barack Obama's heels in Rust Belt states that Obama won in 2008 but which polls show are becoming more competitive in a slowing economy....

The economy isn't cooperating with President Barack Obama's re-election schedule....

We just saw a raw display of the power of the presidency in an election year....

President Barack Obama acknowledges the outlook has darkened some, but suggests the fundamentals of the American economy are sound and will get better if voters just stand with him....

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney likes to portray himself as a better job creator than President Barack Obama, but he may have a hard time backing up those boasts....

As Mitt Romney closes in on nailing down the Republican presidential nomination, endorsements from prominent Republicans are slowing to a trickle. And some endorsements come with noticeable reservations....

We just saw a raw display of the power of the presidency in an election year....

Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is showcasing his private-sector experience and trying to persuade voters his business savvy makes him the best suited to lift the economy out of its long funk....

Austria's government is to boycott Euro 2012 matches in Ukraine amid concern over the treatment of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

LONDON (AP) -- Pressure is growing on Europe's leaders to focus less on austerity and more on stimulating growth as the 17 countries that use the euro face record high unemployment and a recession that is spreading across the region....

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- An aide who traveled with John Edwards testified Wednesday about the former presidential candidate's first meeting with a key donor whose money was eventually used to hide his mistress, describing how the donor soon became fond of Edwards....

LONDON (AP) -- The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann say they believe Portuguese authorities will eventually reopen the investigation into their daughter's disappearance....

The Football Association says a headline in The Sun about England manager Roy Hodgson's manner of speech was "in poor taste".

Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch's The Scream becomes the most expensive art work sold at auction as it is bought in New York for $119.9m (£74m).

BEIJING (AP) -- A blind activist said Wednesday that U.S. officials told him that Chinese authorities would have beaten his wife to death had he not left the American Embassy, where he sought sanctuary after fleeing persecution by local officials in his rural town....

The White House has clearly determined that it cannot succeed in bringing security and stability to Afghanistan, says Jeremi Suri. The United States will leave as quickly as it can, providing vague and limited assurances of support for the country.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Republican Missouri House member has publicly announced he's gay and is calling on GOP leaders to end legislation that would limit discussion of sexual orientation in public schools....

The Immigration Services Union (ISU) is set to go on a strike next Thursday in a row over pensions, joining members of the Public and Commercial Services Union.