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FILE - Cardinal Angelo Becciu attends the consistory inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on Aug. 27, 2022. The Vatican’s fraud and corruption trial took a dramatic twist Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, when the once-powerful cardinal challenged the Vatican’s police commissioner on the stand about one of the more peculiar tangents of the case: the Vatican’s half-million euro payments to a self-styled security analyst who, with Pope Francis’ blessing, was hired to negotiate the release of a nun held hostage by Islamic militants. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Cardinal challenges Vatican cop over hostage payments

The Vatican’s fraud and corruption trial has taken a dramatic twist with a once-powerful cardinal challenging the Vatican’s police commissioner on the stand about one of the more peculiar … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 10/12/22

FILE - Migrants gather their personal items as they wait to be processed by the Border Patrol after illegally crossing the Rio Grande River from Mexico into the United States at Eagle Pass, Texas, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. Venezuelans have surpassed Guatemalans and Hondurans to become the second-largest nationality stopped at the U.S. border in August 2022 after Mexicans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

UN: 75% of 6 million Venezuelan migrants go unfed, unhoused

The United Nations says almost three-quarters of the 6 million Venezuelan migrants currently in Latin America lack adequate food, shelter, employment or medical care. The U.N.'s International … more

By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ | 10/12/22

FILE - The United Nations headquarters building is seen from inside the General Assembly hall, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Western nations engaged in intense behind-the-scenes lobbying for a U.N. resolution that would condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four Ukrainian regions and demand that Moscow immediately reverse its actions, while Syria warned against isolating its ally Russia. A vote on the resolution is expected later Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the 193-member General Assembly after diplomats finish outlining their country’s positions. Assembly members began debating it on Monday at the resumption of an emergency special session on Ukraine. (Eduardo Munoz/Pool Photo via AP)

Intense lobbying ahead of UN vote on Russian annexations

Western nations are engaging in intense behind-the-scenes lobbying for a Western-backed U.N. resolution that would condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four Ukrainian regions and … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 10/12/22

FILE - This image distributed on June 8, 2020, by Carabinieri (Italian paramilitary police), shows a man identified as Christian Brueckner, at the time of his arrest in 2018, under an international warrant for drug trafficking and on charges of other crimes. German prosecutors on Tuesday Oct. 11, 2022 charged a 45-year-old German man, who is also a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, with several sexual offenses he is alleged to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. (Carabinieri via AP, File)

McCann suspect won't face trial in other cases before 2023

A court says a German man who is also suspected in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann won’t go on trial before next year on charges related to a string of other sexual offenses … more

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People look at a large mosaic that dates back to Roman era in the town of Rastan, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Syrian officials said it is the most important archaeological discovery since the conflict began 11 years ago. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syria digs up 'rare' Roman mosaic in former rebel stronghold

Syria has uncovered a “rare” Roman mosaic in a former rebel stronghold. Journalists were shown the mosaic on Wednesday in Rastan near Syria's third largest city, Homs. Dr. Humam Saad, director of … more

By ALBERT AJI | 10/12/22

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg answers to reporters as he arrives for a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

NATO cautious to avoid war, struggles with dual challenges

NATO, as an organization, is not directly involved in the war in Ukraine. But its member countries face the twin challenges of struggling to make and supply weapons to the conflict-torn country while … more

By LORNE COOK | 10/12/22

A man walks past shuttered shops in Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Shops and businesses in east Jerusalem shut down on Wednesday in protest at Israeli police raids in the area that have prompted fierce clashes between police and Palestinian protesters. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Palestinians strike in east Jerusalem over police raids

Shops and businesses in east Jerusalem have shut down to protest of strict Israeli security measures in one neighborhood that have prompted fierce clashes between police and Palestinian protesters. … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 10/12/22

Medical lab assistant Mellon Kyomugisha, who said she was the first to examine the first confirmed Ebola victim when he came to St. Florence Clinic with malaria, takes a blood sample from a toddler at the clinic in Madudu, near Mubende, in Uganda, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. In this remote Ugandan community facing its first Ebola outbreak, testing trouble has added to the challenges with symptoms of the Sudan strain of Ebola now circulating being similar to malaria, underscoring the pitfalls health workers face in their response. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

'Africa on its own': Little help in epidemics, says official

Africa must plan to respond effectively to disease outbreaks without outside help, a top public health official said Wednesday, warning that the continent of 1.3 billion people is “on its own” … more

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA | 10/12/22

Iran suffers 'major disruption' of internet as protests loom

Iran has suffered a “major disruption” in internet service amid calls for renewed protests weeks after the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the country’s morality police. … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 10/12/22

A string of dead pilot whales line the beach at Tupuangi Beach, Chatham Islands, in New Zealand's Chatham Archipelago, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say. (Tamzin Henderson via AP)

477 whales die in 'heartbreaking' New Zealand strandings

Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say. None of the stranded whales could be refloated and all either died … more

By NICK PERRY | 10/12/22

Australian Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Tim Watts, center, carries a wreath during the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombing that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists, including 88 Australians and seven Americans, at the Australian Consulate in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Services were held simultaneously in several places in Australia and at Bali's Australian Consulate in the city of Denpasar, where Australian survivors and relatives of the deceased were among the 200 in attendance to pay tribute to their loved ones who died in the most popular tourist area on the island two decades ago. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati, Pool)

20 years after Bali bombings, 'the ache does not dim'

People affected by the 2002 Bali bombings gathered on the Indonesian resort island to commemorate 20 years since the blasts that killed 202 people. Most of the dead were foreign tourists, including … more

By EDNA TARIGAN and ROD McGUIRK | 10/11/22

Patients with cholera symptoms sit in an observation center at a cholera clinic run by Doctors Without Borders in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Concerns grow as cholera spreads through Haiti's prisons

A nonprofit organization is calling on Haiti’s government to release certain inmates amid a swift rise in cholera cases throughout the country’s severely crowded prison system. Health through … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 10/11/22

A Venezuelan flag hangs at a home full of mud where the search for bodies continues after flooding Las Tejerias, Venezuela, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. A fatal landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain swept through this town in central Venezuela. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)G

Venezuela expands search for the missing after deadly slide

Rescue workers in Venezuela are clearing rocks and mud from the streets of a north-central city that was hit by a massive landslide three days earlier. They are also expanding their search for any … more

By JORGE RUEDA and JUAN ARRAEZ | 10/11/22

King Charles III feeds carrots to horses as he attends a reception to thank the community of Aberdeenshire for their organisation and support following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at Station Square, the Victoria & Albert Halls, Ballater, United Kingdom, Tuesday Oct. 11, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/pool photo via AP)

King Charles III to be crowned May 6 next year, palace says

King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6 in a ceremony that will embrace the past but look to the modern world after the 70-year reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II. … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 10/11/22

Lesotho business mogul Sam Matekane attends an election rally in Maseru, Lesotho, Friday, May, 27, 2022. Matekane's upstart party, Revolution for Prosperity has won 56 of the 120 constituencies in the general elections, in Lesotho, announced Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Silence Charumbira)

Lesotho's election winner announces new coalition government

Lesotho’s businessman-turned-politician Sam Matekane of the Revolution for Prosperity party is set to become the southern African country’s next prime minister after cobbling together a … more

By HERBERT MOYO | 10/11/22

German suspect in McCann case charged in separate assaults

German prosecutors have charged a 45-year-old German man, who is also a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, with several sexual offenses he is alleged to have committed … more

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 10/11/22

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks as he meets the media during a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

NATO to hold nuclear exercise despite Russian warnings

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance will push ahead with long-planned nuclear exercises next week. NATO's chief said Tuesday that it's important to do this despite … more

By LORNE COOK | 10/11/22

Women's rights group members protest outside the Johannesburg Magistrates court in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. A 21-year-old male has appeared in the court in connection with the discovery of six bodies at a car repair workshop in the city. (AP Photo1

Man in South Africa charged with murder after 6 bodies found

A 21-year-old male has appeared in a South African court in connection with the discovery of six bodies at a car repair workshop in Johannesburg. The victims are believed to have been sex workers and … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 10/11/22

FILE - Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), presents the report "2021 State of Climate Services: Water", during press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on Oct. 5, 2021. The head of the U.N. weather agency says the war in Ukraine “may be seen as a blessing” from a climate perspective because it is accelerating the development of and investment in green energies over the longer term — even though fossil fuels are being used at a time of high demand now. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Weather chief: Ukraine war may be 'blessing' for climate

The head of the U.N. weather agency says the war in Ukraine “may be seen as a blessing” from a climate perspective because it is accelerating the development of and investment in green energies … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 10/11/22

In this photo provided by the Armed Forces of Denmark, a view the disturbance in the water above the gas leak, in the Baltic Sea, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Following the suspected sabotage this week of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that carry Russian natural gas to Europe, there were two leaks off Sweden, including a large one above North Stream 1, and a smaller one above North Stream 2. (Rune Dyrholm/Armed Forces of Denmark via AP)

Swedes refuse Russian request for pipeline probe info

Sweden says it will not give information regarding gas leaks in the Baltic Sea to Russia because of Swedish investigative confidentiality. Last month, undersea explosions ruptured two pipelines and … more

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