PARIS – French officials say Swiss army helicopters made a surprise cross-border incursion into France — for the sake of thirsty Swiss cows. The aerial operation to scoop up water caught authorities responsible for Rousses Lake in the Jura mountains by surprise. The helicopters also startled swimmers and fishermen enjoying …

SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni security officials and witnesses say al-Qaida fighters have publicly shot to death six Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, in a town north of Aden. The witnesses, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, said al-Qaida made the captured Houthi fighters, who were in their …

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea has warned fishermen and boat captains to stay away from the country’s east coast, Japan’s coast guard said Monday, in another sign that the regime is planning to fire medium-range missiles in that area as expected. But it does not appear ready to test-fire …

Has Britney Spears finally found the guy who can fill ex-husband Kevin Federline’s flip-flops? Spears and agent Jason Trawick have been spending more and more quality time together, according to celebrity photography site x17online.com. “In my eyes, Britney and Jason are definitely together,” one of their paparazzi says. “I’ve never …

KARACHI, Pakistan – A power outage darkened Pakistan’s largest city and commercial capital for almost a day Thursday, leaving millions of people without fans or air conditioning during the summer heat, officials said. Aisha Arabi, spokeswoman for the Karachi Electricity Company, said power had been restored to most of the …

NEW YORK – The New York Yankees bolted from the dugout even before the last grounder was scooped up. After waiting nine years for championship No. 27, no one would dare hold them back. “It feels better than I remember it, man,” captain Derek Jeter said. “It’s been a long …

JERUSALEM – Israeli police say four people were killed, including a British tourist, when a helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the Israeli coast. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the civilian helicopter crashed about 300 meters from the seaside city of Netanya Tuesday afternoon, killing all four people aboard, …

CONCORD, N.H. – A new analysis by a Dartmouth College professor concludes that the infamous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle in his backyard would have been nearly impossible to fake. Oswald, who was shot to death days after being charged with assassinating President John F. Kennedy, claimed …

The Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood had “more unexplained connections to people being tracked by the FBI” than just a radical Muslim imam, investigators have found, according to a report. The names of the individuals Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was in …

KABUL – Afghan officials launched a new anti-corruption unit and major crime fighting force Monday amid stiff international pressure to clean up the government following a fraud-tainted presidential election. The Afghan government has been dogged by corruption for years and this is the third formal launch of a unit promising …