SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine why the back of a stretch limousine burst into flames on a San Francisco Bay bridge, trapping and killing five of the nine women inside on a girls' night out, including a newlywed bride.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) postponed the trial of Kenyan deputy president William Ruto on charges of crimes against humanity on Monday saying it wanted to hold further hearings with the prosecution and the defence. Ruto was due to face the Hague-based court on May 28 over accusations he helped orchestrate tribal violence that broke out after disputed elections in 2007 and killed more than 1,200 people - charges he denies. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is facing similar charges, which he also denies, and his ICC trial is due to start in July. ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill is facing sentencing Monday in New Jersey on federal tax charges.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Megastar singer Justin Bieber is known for his slick dance moves onstage. But spinning away from a mash-up between security guards and a rogue fan has become the hit of his concert in Dubai.

PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande is defending the record of his first year in office and promising to unveil a 10-year plan to invest 20 billion euros ($26 billion) in infrastructure, digital technology and clean energy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — It was hardly the look of the victorious. Wearing a bright blue shirt and a grim expression, Prime Minister Najib Razak appeared before the media on Monday to somberly acknowledge that his coalition had won general elections for the 13th time in a row.

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake brought his smooth moves to the Roseland Ballroom on Sunday night.

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States and its allies are preparing for naval exercises in the Gulf energy export hub that will include minesweeping and escorting commercial ships in a region where Iran is seen as a threat both to trade and security. Forty-one countries are taking part in the two-week International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX-13) to practice minesweeping and protecting ports and energy installations in the Gulf. Vice Admiral John Miller, Commander of the U.S. ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The driver of a limousine that burst into flames on a San Francisco Bay area bridge, killing five women, says he at first misunderstood what one of the passengers in the back was saying when she complained about smelling smoke.

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates criticized on Monday a visit by Iranian lawmakers to Gulf islands near the Strait of Hormuz at the center of a territorial dispute between the two countries, who are both trade partners and strategic rivals. Tension between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims in a Middle East shaken by two years of political turmoil has sharpened the 42-year-old dispute, complicating an ambivalent relationship in which national pride has vied uneasily with economic pragmatism. About 40 percent of the world's seaborne oil exports flow through Hormuz. ...

The price of oil edged down on Monday as enthusiasm over last week's strong U.S. jobs report faded.

PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — An explosion ripped through a campaign rally of a leading Islamist party in Pakistan on Monday, killing 14 people and wounding dozens more, a government official said as the run-up to the country's May 11 election becomes increasingly dangerous.

NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with hefty operating costs, the foundation building the 9/11 museum at the World Trade Center has decided to charge an admission fee of $20 to $25 when the site opens next year.

NEW YORK (AP) — BMC Software Inc. has agreed to be sold to a private investor group for about $6.6 billion in cash.

By Jonny Hogg RUMANGABO, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - In forested hills in eastern Congo, rebels are honing their ambush skills to prepare to face a new United Nations force which has a mandate to go on the offensive. "Destroy the enemy. Cause fear and stop his patrols," a rebel officer wrote on a blackboard as he instructed uniformed M23 fighters at a camp seized from the government in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern borderlands. ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities plan to provide an update on the investigation of a limousine fire on a San Francisco Bay area bridge that killed five women inside, including a newlywed bride.

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian prime minister said on Monday that 11 ministers would be changed in a cabinet reshuffle that is expected to include the ministry of petroleum but will fall short of opposition demands for a complete overhaul. President Mohamed Mursi announced on April 20 that he would reshuffle a cabinet widely criticised for failing to revive an economy facing a deep crisis because of more than two years of political turmoil. The reallocation has taken longer than Prime Minister Hisham Kandil originally expected. ...

By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Giulio Andreotti, who served as Italian prime minister seven times and whose name was synonymous with political survival and cunning in the land that gave the world Machiavelli, died on Monday at the age of 94. Andreotti, who for more than half a century was known as "Mr Italy" because of the many offices he held, died at home, family sources said. He had suffered from respiratory problems for years and had been in hospital several times. ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court on Monday sentenced two Iranian nationals convicted of plotting attacks against Western targets to life in prison.

ANKARA (Reuters) - The Turkish military launched a 10-day exercise at a base near the border with Syria on Monday, where fears of a spillover of violence and of the fallout of any chemical weapons use have escalated in recent weeks. The exercise at Incirlik, a NATO air base outside the city of Adana where U.S. troops are also stationed, will test the military's readiness for battle and coordination with government ministries, the general staff said in a statement. ...