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Iran hangs former defense ministry official over spy claim

Iran says it has executed a dual Iranian-British national who once worked for its defense ministry, despite an international outcry over his death sentence and those of others held amid nationwide … more

1/14/23

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro waves as he arrives at the Miraflores Presidential Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Colombia president asks to stop arrest of narco sought by US

Colombia’s president is seeking to suspend arrest orders against some of the country’s biggest criminal suspects as part of an ambitious plan to dismantle armed groups that have long dominated … more

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ASTRID SUAREZ | 1/13/23

File - A Save the Children nutrition counsellor, right, explains to Nelab, 22, how to feed her 11-month-old daughter, Parsto, with therapeutic food, which is used to treat severe acute malnutrition, in Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (Save the Children via AP, File)

Afghan rulers urged to reverse ban on women aid workers

The vast majority of U.N. Security Council members are urging Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately reverse all “oppressive” restrictions on girls and women including the latest ban on … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 1/13/23

FILE - Ukrainian soldiers on their positions in the frontline near Soledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Jan. 11, 2023. Russia's Defense Ministry said Friday Jan. 13, 2023 that its forces have captured the salt-mining town of Soledar. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)

Russia says it has captured the eastern town of Soledar

Russia’s Defense Ministry says its forces captured the salt-mining town of Soledar. The ministry said that Soledar, the focus of a bloody battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces, was captured … more

By ANDREW MELDRUM | 1/13/23

Commuters walk into the city due to the roads blocked by demonstrators in protest against the imprisonment of the opposition leader and governor of Santa Cruz Luis Fernando Camacho, on the outskirts of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Prosecutors in Bolivia on Dec. 29, 2022, called for Camacho to be remanded in custody for six months in prison while he faces terrorism charges. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia: Opposition blockades push for leader's release

Trucks are snarled and people in the Santa Cruz region have to find ways to skirt blockades that opposition leaders set up across the area considered to be Bolivia's economic engine to protest the … more

By DANIEL POLITI | 1/13/23

Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, right, arrives with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres before chairing a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

UN chief: Rule of law risks becoming `Rule of Lawlessness'

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the rule of law is at grave risk of becoming “the Rule of Lawlessness.” He pointed to a host of unlawful actions across the globe from … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 1/12/23

A member of the Mexican National Guard stands guard at a city's subway station in Mexico City,bThursday, Jan. 12, 2023. The mayor of Mexico City says that more the 6 thousand National Guard officers will be posted in the city's subway system after a series of accidents that officials say could be due to sabotage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

National Guard sent to Mexico City subway on sabotage worry

The mayor of Mexico City says 6,060 National Guard officers will be posted in the city's subway system after a series of accidents that officials say could be due to sabotage. Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum … more

By MARK STEVENSON and MARIA VERZA | 1/12/23

A damaged 17th-century clock, gifted to Portuguese royalty by Louis XIV, stands on display in the entrance hall of the presidential office at Planalto Palace after the storming of public buildings by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil reckons with artistic treasures ruined in riot

The horde of rioters who invaded government buildings on Jan. 8 in an attack on Brazil’s democracy left behind a trail of destruction whose full scope is only now coming into full view. Following a … more

By MARIO LOBAO and DAVID BILLER | 1/12/23

Andrew Tate leaves the Court of Appeal, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Jan.10, 2023. Andrew Tate, a divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer, was detained last month in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, and later arrested for 30 days after a court decision. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)

Romania searches 7 homes in case of influencer Andrew Tate

Romania’s anti-organized crime agency has carried out additional house searches as part of its investigation into divisive social media influencer Andrew Tate. The agency that investigates … more

By NICOLAE DUMITRACHE AND STEPHEN McGRATH | 1/12/23

FILE - Cardinal George Pell answers a journalist's question during an interview with The Associated Press inside his residence near the Vatican in Rome, Nov. 30, 2020. Pell, who was the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex abuse before his convictions were later overturned, has died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Rome at age 81. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

'Catastrophe': Cardinal Pell's secret memo blasts Francis

Pope Francis will deliver a final send-off for Cardinal George Pell during a funeral Mass on Saturday. The Vatican announced on Thursday the arrangements as new revelations emerge of the Australian … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 1/12/23

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)

Former top Israeli legal officials oppose judicial reforms

Former top Israeli legal officials have spoken out against sweeping reforms to the country's justice system planned by the new conservative government. In a letter published Thursday, the officials … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 1/12/23

In this photo released by Press Information Department, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif speaks during press conference, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Sharif thanked the international institutions for pledging $9.7 billion at a recently held aid conference in Geneva to help Pakistan launch the much-awaited reconstruction in those areas affected by last summer's catastrophic flood that killed 1,739 people and affected 33 million. (Pakistan Press Information Dept. via AP)

Pakistan's premier visits UAE as his nation seeks flood aid

Pakistan’s prime minister has traveled to the United Arab Emirates as his nation seeks international aid to recover from devastating floods. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s visit Thursday to the … more

1/12/23

Police officers stand inside a camp of climate activists at the village Luetzerath, near Erkelenz, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Police have entered the condemned village in to evict the climate activists holed up at the site in an effort to prevent its demolition, to make way for the expansion of a coal mine. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Police press ahead with clearance of condemned German hamlet

Police are pressing ahead with the clearance of a condemned village in western Germany where activists are vowing to hold out against its demolition to make way for the expansion of a coal mine. … more

1/12/23

In Ukraine, power plant workers fight to save their 'child'

When Ukraine was at peace, its energy workers were largely unheralded. War made them heroes. They're proving to be Ukraine's line of defense against repeated Russian missile and drone strikes … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 1/12/23

FILE - Pakistani politician Pervez Elahi is seen en route to Samrial, near Sialkot, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007. A top court in Pakistan has reinstated the chief minister of the country’s most populous province, a day after the Punjab’s governor dismissed him from his post. A defense lawyer said on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022 the decision would restore to office Punjab's Chief Minister Pervez Elahi. In a major move, Punjab Gov. Balighur Rehman on Thursday sacked Elahi as the province’s chief minister for failing to win a vote of confidence in its legislature. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Ally of ex-Pakistan PM wins confidence vote in blow to gov't

Officials say a key political ally of Pakistan’s former prime minister has won a confidence vote in the Punjab Assembly to remain in his position as the top elected official. Pervez Elahi secured … more

1/12/23

Residents carry a coffin with the name of the deceased and Spanish message: "Dina killed me with bullets" referring to President Dina Boluarte, during a funeral procession for protesters and others killed during clashes with police in Juliaca, Peru, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. At least 17 people died Monday in southeast Peru as protests seeking immediate elections resumed in rural areas of the country still loyal to ousted President Pedro Castillo. (AP Photo/Hugo Curotto)

Protests spread through Peru's south with clashes in Cusco

Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government that have left 47 people dead since they began a month ago are spreading through the south of the Andean country with new clashes … more

By DAVID PEREDA Z. | 1/11/23

2 Palestinians killed in West Bank raid, stabbing attack

Palestinian authorities say that two Palestinians were killed in separate violent confrontations with Israelis in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry says that the Israeli army … more

By ISABEL DEBRE | 1/11/23

FILE - Health workers led by nurses take part in a demonstration over poor salaries at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare on June, 21, 2022. Zimbabwe has decreed a law that bans health workers such as nurses and doctors from prolonged strikes, while imposing punishments of up to 6 months jail time for defiant workers and union leaders. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

Zimbabwe threatens health workers with jail if they strike

Zimbabwe has brought in a law that bans health workers such as nurses and doctors from prolonged strikes, imposing punishments of up to six months in jail for defiant workers or union leaders. The … more

By FARAI MUTSAKA | 1/11/23

Krzysztof Hejmanowski, left, building inspector of the Warbud construction company and archaeologist Bartlomiej Gwozdz, right, pose for a photograph with objects that were most probably hidden by their Jewish owners during World War II, in Lodz, Poland, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Lodz city authorities were showing to The Associated Press and commenting about some 400 items - including silver-plated menorahs, hanukkiahs, tableware and daily use items, that were uncovered there last month during house and yard renovation works. (AP Photo/Rafal Niedzielski)

Polish officials say WWII trove of Jewish objects rare find

Officials in central Poland say the recent discovery of objects that were most likely hidden by their Jewish owners during World War II has provided a rare and precious find. Around 400 items, … more

1/11/23

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks on during a joint press statement with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni at the end of their meeting they held at Chigi Palace government office, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Kishida is in Italy as part of a five-nation tour abroad. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

UK, Japan sign defense deal amid rising concern about China

The leaders of Britain and Japan are signing a defense agreement that could see troops deployed to each others’ countries. It comes amid growing concern about China’s increasing military … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 1/11/23