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FILE - An embryologist works on a petri dish at the Create Health fertility clinic in south London, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2013. Britain's fertility regulator said the first babies created using an experimental technique combining DNA from three people have been born, in an effort to prevent the children from inheriting rare genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

Britain: 1st babies born in country using DNA from 3 people

Britain’s fertility regulator has confirmed the births of the U.K.'s first babies created using an experimental technique combining DNA from three people. The technique is used to keep children … more

By MARIA CHENG | 5/10/23

Pope Francis, right, starts his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, with the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Tawadros II,Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Catholic, Orthodox Coptic popes offer joint Vatican blessing

Pope Francis and the Orthodox Coptic pope have delivered a joint blessing from St. Peter’s Square. The blessing Wednesday is a significant ecumenical gesture to commemorate the 50th anniversary of … more

5/10/23

This photo of a notice posted on the Interpol Website on Wednesday May 10, 2023 shows an international appeal to identify female murder victims. Belgian, Dutch and German police working with Interpol have launched Operation Identify Me to seek the public's help in identifying 22 deceased women who are believed to have been murdered. Their bodies, some dismembered, were found over a span of 43 years, the most recent in 2019. Some showed signs of abuse or starvation. (Interpol via AP)

22 dead women, no names: Interpol seeks clues on cold cases

Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, working with Interpol, have launched an international appeal to help identify 22 women who mostly met violent deaths. Their bodies, some dismembered, were found … more

By JOHN LEICESTER | 5/10/23

FILE - Retired Bolivian Gen. Gary Prado shows photographs in his home in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. Prado led the mission to capture Cuba's late revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara in Bolivia. Prado died on Saturday, May 6, 2023, and no military honors were given to him at his wake. (AP Photo, File)

General who captured 'Che' Guevara buried without honors

The Bolivian general who captured Argentine-Cuban guerrilla leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara has been buried. The ceremony Sunday for Prado _ considered a hero to some and a pariah to others _ was … more

By CARLOS VALDEZ | 5/9/23

AFP journalist Arman Soldin walks in a trench as he is covers the war in Ukraine, March 18, 2023. French international news agency Agence France-Presse says its Ukraine video coordinator Arman Soldin was killed Tuesday May 9, 2023, during a rocket attack near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. In a tweet, AFP said other agency journalists were with Arman Soldin at the time of the Grad rocket bombardment. French media outlets reported that the late afternoon attack took place in the vicinity of Chasiv Yar, a town near Bakhmut. Russian forces have been trying to capture the city for nine months, making Bakhmut the focus of the war's longest battle. (Aris Messinis/AFP via AP)

Journalist working for AFP news agency killed in Ukraine

International news agency Agence France-Presse says its Ukraine video coordinator has been killed Tuesday during a rocket attack near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. In a tweet, AFP said other … more

5/9/23

FILE - Security and ambulances attend the scene after an explosion on Istanbul's popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue, Nov. 13, 2022. The trial of 36 people accused over a deadly bombing in central Istanbul last November began Tuesday May 9, 2023, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported. On Nov. 13, 2022 an explosion tore through Istanbul’s popular Istiklal Avenue – a busy thoroughfare lined with shops and restaurants – killing six people, including two children, and injuring 99 others. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Trial over deadly Istanbul bombing begins in Turkey

The trial has begun of 36 people accused of a deadly bombing in central Istanbul last November, in which six people were killed and 99 injured, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported. Fifteen of … more

5/9/23

FILE - A pond is filled with water from the Arteson river and used by local olive farmers in the southern town of Quesada, Andalusia, a rural community in the heartland of Spain's olive country, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Spain's Civil Guard said Friday, May 5, 2023, it had arrested 26 people in raids on illegal wells in the Andalusia region, as part of a widening crackdown on unauthorized water use amid a prolonged drought. Spain's central government is urging increasingly strict rules on water use in Andalusia, the world's most important region for olive oil production and a key source of fruits and vegetables for the European export market. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Spanish Civil Guard raid illegal wells amid drought

Spain’s Civil Guard says it has arrested 26 people in raids on illegal wells in the Andalusia region, as part of a widening crackdown on unauthorized water use amid a prolonged drought. The Civil … more

By JENNIFER O'MAHONY | 5/9/23

FILE - A man walks in front of the Constitutional Court in Madrid, Spain, on Monday Dec. 19, 2022. Spain's Constitutional Court said Tuesday, May 9, 2023, it would consider a legal challenge lodged by the far-right Vox party against a new law extending rights for transgender teenagers and encouraging tolerance for sexual diversity in schools. (Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press via AP, File)

Top Spanish court considers far-right challenge to LGBT law

Spain’s Constitutional Court will consider a legal challenge lodged by the far-right Vox party against a new law extending rights for transgender teenagers and encouraging tolerance for sexual … more

By JENNIFER O'MAHONY | 5/9/23

FILE - Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is illuminated in rainbow colors, Sunday, June 26, 2022. The German government on Tuesday presented a proposal for a law that will make it easier for transgender people to legally change their name and gender, ending decades-old rules that require them to get expert assessments and a court’s authorization.(Annette Riedl/dpa via AP, File)

Germany proposes rules to ease legal changes of gender

The German government has presented a proposal for a law that will make it easier for people to legally change their name and gender, ending decades-old rules that require them to get expert … more

5/9/23

FILE - Masked police officers lead an arrested suspect, left, to a police vehicle during a raid against so-called 'Reich citizens' in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. The number of politically motivated crimes reported in Germany rose by 7% last year, Germany’s top security official said Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP, File)

Germany saw more politically motivated crimes in 2022

The number of politically motivated crimes reported in Germany rose by 7% last year. The interior minister said Tuesday that overall, Germany registered 58,961 politically motivated crimes in 2022. … more

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 5/9/23

Teresa Xu speaks to journalists before her appeal hearing in Beijing, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The unmarried Chinese woman on Tuesday began her final appeal of a hospital's denial of access to freeze her eggs five years ago in a landmark case of female reproductive rights in the country. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese woman appeals in fight for right to freeze her eggs

An unmarried Chinese woman has filed her final appeal of a hospital’s denial of access to freeze her eggs in a landmark case of female reproductive rights in the country. Teresa Xu’s case has … more

5/9/23

FILE - Aloysius John, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, speaks during a press conference to present a document on the 5th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato si" (Praise Be) calling on the world to act to stop the human destruction of the planet, at the Vatican's press room, Thursday, June 18, 2020. The recently ousted head of the Vatican's main charitable organization is breaking six months of silence to denounce his removal as a “brutal power grab.” Aloysius John has penned an eight-page open letter to the Caritas confederation on the eve of a General Assembly, from May 11, 2023 to May 16, to elect his successor. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Ousted Caritas chief denounces Vatican 'power grab'

The recently ousted head of the Vatican's main charitable organization is breaking six months of silence to denounce his removal as a “brutal power grab.” Aloysius John has penned an eight-page … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 5/9/23

FILE - From left, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Council President Charles Michel walk together during an EU summit in Brussels on Feb. 9, 2023. Over a year into its war with invading Russia, Ukraine wants to badly join the bloc as an essential part to anchor its future in the Western world. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

EU, Ukraine together on Europe Day, but Kyiv remains outside

The European Union marks its annual Europe Day celebration of peace and unity with Ukraine anxiously looking in from the wings. Ukraine wants to badly join the 27-nation bloc to anchor its future in … more

By RAF CASERT | 5/9/23

Cars plough through water in the flooded streets of central Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Authorities in Auckland have declared a state of emergency as flooding again hits New Zealand's largest city.(Jason Oxenham/New Zealand Herald via AP)

Emergency declared, student missing in New Zealand floods

Authorities in Auckland have declared a state of emergency as flooding again hits New Zealand’s largest city. Further north in the city of Whangārei, a high school student was missing after a … more

By NICK PERRY | 5/9/23

José Antonio Kast, leader of the Republican party, speaks while celebrate obtaining the largest number of representatives after the election for the Constitutional Council, which will draft a new constitution proposal in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, May 7, 2023. A first attempt to replace the current Charter bequeathed by the military 42 years ago was rejected by voters during a referendum in 2022. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Chile: Conservatives will now control Constitution rewrite

Chile seemed on the cusp of a progressive revolution last year when a committee dominated by leftists drafted a bold new constitution to replace the country’s dictatorship-era charter. But voters … more

By EVA VERGARA and DANIEL POLITI | 5/8/23

In this handout photo released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Monday, May 8, 2023, Russian Emergency Ministry employees and local citizens work at a side of fire in Tyumen region, Russia. Wildfires have raged in Russia's Ural mountains and in Siberia this week, with authorities promising to swiftly contain them. Blazes engulfed thousands of hectares in Sverdlovsk and Kurgan, as well as Tyumen and Omsk regions. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

Wildfires rage in Russia's Ural mountains, Siberia

Wildfires have raged in Russia’s Ural mountains and in Siberia this week, with authorities promising to swiftly contain them. Blazes engulfed thousands of hectares in Sverdlovsk and Kurgan, as well … more

5/8/23

In this photo released by Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, delegates and foreign ministers of member states convene at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, May 7, 2023. The ministers are voting on restoring Syria's membership to the organization after it was suspended over a decade ago. The meeting comes after a rapid rapprochement between Syria and regional governments since February. (Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

What's behind Syria’s return to the Arab League?

The Arab League’s decision to re-admit Syria after 12 years of ostracization was a large symbolic victory for Damascus. Analysts said the decision is part of a larger regional realignment and an … more

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ABBY SEWELL | 5/8/23

FILE - A man sunbathes on a hot spring day in Madrid, Spain, on April 18, 2023. Drought-stricken Spain says last month was the hottest and driest April since records began in 1961. The State Meteorological Agency, said Monday May 8, 2023 the average daily temperature in April was 14.9 degrees Celsius (58.8 Fahrenheit), that is 3 degrees Celsius above the average. (AP Photo/Paul White, File)

Spain records hottest and driest April on record

Drought-stricken Spain says last month was the hottest and driest April since records began in 1961. The State Meteorological Agency says the average daily temperature was 14.9 degrees Celsius (58.8 … more

5/8/23

Firefighters use a shovel loader, water vacuum and shovels to clean a street in the village of Hailtingen, that has been flooded and polluted by heavy rain in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Sunday, May 7, 2023. (Thomas Warnack/dpa via AP)

Heavy rains lead to flooded roads, basements in Germany

Heavy rains in southwestern Germany have flooded roads and basements, forced train routes to close temporarily and left some residents trapped in their homes. In Zollernalbkreis county in the state … more

5/8/23

French President Emmanuel Macron reviews the troops during ceremonies marking Victory Day, Monday, May 8, 2023 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron presides over ceremonies in Paris and Lyon celebrating victory over the Nazis and commemorating victims of the Holocaust and French resistance fighters in World War II. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)

Macron leads ceremony marking end of WWII in Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron has led the traditional ceremony on Paris’ Champs-Elysees Monday commemorating May 8, the day that marked the end of World War II in Europe in 1945. He laid a … more

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