PRAGUE (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is skeptical that Iran will agree to halt its nuclear program.

BEIJING (AP) - Rights advocate Chen Guangcheng says the Chinese government has quietly promised him it will investigate abuses he and his family suffered at the hands of local authorities in what would be a rare instance of Beijing bowing to demands of an activist.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The World Bank partner devoted to developing the private sector and a major credit card company are working together so more impoverished Africans can get loans and other financial services.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned home after 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba.

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI has praised the "great generosity" of American Catholics in welcoming new immigrants and backed the commitment of bishops in the United States to immigration reform.

VIENNA (AP) - A senior U.N. nuclear agency official urged Iran on Monday to allow access to sites, people and documents it seeks in its probe of suspicions that Tehran conducted secret research into nuclear weapons development.

BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese activist who triggered a diplomatic dispute between China and the United States says he is confident that Beijing will hold up its end of a tentative deal to let him study overseas.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African authorities say they are releasing up to 35,000 offenders to ease overcrowding in the nation's prisons.

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A magnitude-5.4 earthquake shook southern Mexico early Friday morning, causing no reported damage but swaying tall buildings in the capital of Mexico City about 230 miles away.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's Parliament is to be dissolved so new elections can be held June 17.

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - President Serge Sarkisian's party has won a majority of seats in a parliamentary election seen as a test of support ahead of next year's presidential vote.

WASHINGTON (AP) - When Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meets Monday with President Barack Obama he'll be looking to reaffirm Japan's strong alliance with the U.S.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - An aid agency says tens of thousands of refugees in South Sudan's Jamam camp must be urgently moved to a new site to escape life-threatening water shortages and fatal diseases.

MIAMI (AP) - More than 300 Cuban-Americans will form a delegation to Cuba for Pope Benedict XVI's historic visit to the island nation which begins Monday.

PARIS (AP) - When Nicolas Sarkozy bounded up the steps of France's presidential palace in jogging shorts and shoes on his first day in office five years ago, many French instantly sensed they were in for something new.

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his Likud Party is going to propose Sept. 4 as the date for early elections.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's foreign minister says a North Korean long-range rocket launch has been confirmed a "failure."

WASHINGTON (AP) - The voices demanding that Congress stop the brutality of African warlord Joseph Kony belong to America's children. Just ask their parents.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - There are no immediate reports of deaths or major damage after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile on Sunday night.

MOSCOW (AP) - Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as Russia's president for a third term after four years as prime minister.