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A resident shovels snow off around a car at a parking lot in Kitami city Hokkaido prefecture, northern Japan, on Dec. 24 2022. (Kyodo News via AP)

Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, dozens injured

Large swaths of Japan are seeing heavy snow since last week, killing 17 and leaving hundreds of homes without power. Powerful winter fronts have dumped heavy snow in northern coastal regions since … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 12/26/22

FILE - In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. China’s military sent 71 planes, including J16 fighter jets, and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island, Taiwan’s defense ministry said Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, after China expressed anger at Taiwan-related provisions in a U.S. annual defense spending bill passed on Saturday.(Taiwan Ministry of Defense via AP, File)

China sends 71 warplanes, 7 ships toward Taiwan in 24 hours

Taiwan's defense ministry said China’s military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island. The activity came after China expressed anger at … more

12/25/22

Indonesian police officers watch a group of ethnic Rohingya people after they landed on Indra Patra beach in Ladong village, Aceh province, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims landed on the northern most province Sunday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Mirza)

58 weak Rohingya land on Indonesian beach after weeks at sea

Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims have been found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after weeks at sea. The group of 58 men arrived on Indrapatra beach at Ladong, a … more

By YAYAN ZAMZAMI | 12/25/22

Kurdish activist and anti-racism group stage a protest holding Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK, flag and pictures of the recent victimes of the shooting at the Kurdish culture center in Paris, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups are holding a protest Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack aimed at foreigners.(AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Prosecutors: Paris shooting suspect wanted to kill migrants

The man suspected of fatally shooting three Kurds in Paris told investigators that he wanted to kill migrants or foreigners and then himself. Prosecutors say he killed three and wounded three others, … more

12/25/22

A burned out vehicle marks the spot where a gas tanker exploded under a bridge in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas has exploded in the South African town of Boksburg, killing at least 8 people and injuring more than 50 others on Saturday. (AP Photo/Hein Kaiser)

South Africa counts damage, death by tanker truck explosion

South Africa is coming to grips with the full extent of the destruction and deaths caused by a Christmas Eve tanker truck explosion. Officials reported on Sunday that the death toll has risen to 15. … more

By ANDREW MELDRUM | 12/25/22

Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the world' ) Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope's lament: Icy winds of war buffet humanity at Christmas

Pope Francis has used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the “icy winds of war” buffeting humanity. At noon local time on Sunday, Francis delivered the traditional “Urbi et Orbi″ (Latin … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 12/25/22

FILE - Afghan women chant slogans during a protest against the ban on university education for women, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. The U.S. has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing women, saying the ban will disrupt vital and life-saving assistance to millions. It is the latest blow to female rights and freedoms since the Taliban seized power last year and follows sweeping restrictions on education, employment, clothing and travel.(AP Photo, File)

US slams Taliban for women's NGO jobs ban in Afghanistan

The U.S. has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing women. It is the latest blow to female rights and freedoms since the Taliban seized power last … more

RIAZAT BUTT | 12/25/22

Truck with liquified gas explodes in South Africa; 8 killed

A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas has exploded in the South African town of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, killing at least 8 people and injuring 50 others on Saturday. Emergency services … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 12/24/22

A classroom that previously was used for girls sits empty in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. The country's Taliban rulers earlier this week ordered women nationwide to stop attending private and public universities effective immediately and until further notice. They have banned girls from middle school and high school, barred women from most fields of employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned from parks and gyms.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Taliban use water cannon on women protesting university ban

Eyewitnesses in the western Afghan city of Herat say Taliban forces used a water cannon to disperse a protest over their university ban for women. The decision to bar women from private and public … more

By RIAZAT BUTT | 12/24/22

A Ukrainian soldier decorates a frontline position during fights with Russian forces near Maryinka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Libkos)

Shells pummel Ukraine's Kherson; 7 dead, 58 wounded

Russian shells have killed five people in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted photos of the wreckage, showing cars on fire, bodies on the street and … more

12/24/22

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, stands next to Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee before a meeting in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Xi reaffirmed Beijing's commitment to follow the "one country, two systems" governing principle for Hong Kong on Friday, saying it is the "best arrangement" to maintain the city's prosperity and stability. (Li Tao/Xinhua via AP)

Hong Kong leader aims to reopen border with China next month

Hong Kong’s leader says China has agreed to a reopening of the city’s border with the mainland, which has been largely closed by pandemic restrictions. Chief Executive John Lee told reporters at … more

12/24/22

Members of the Kurdish community gather near the crime scene where the shooting took place in Paris, Friday, Dec. 24, 2022. A shooting targeting a Kurdish cultural center in Paris Friday left three people dead and three others wounded, authorities said. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Kurds, antiracism groups gather after deadly Paris shooting

Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups are holding a protest in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center a day earlier. Authorities say the attack … more

12/24/22

People gather around a Christmas tree decorated with the colors of the Ukrainian national flag at Sophia square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Ukrainians can enjoy only some blue and yellow gleam barely lighting up a more modest Christmas tree at a traditional square as authorities have imposed some restrictions and schedule power cuts, meaning that there's no traditional gleaming city during the Christmas season. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

A Christmas season without its traditional glow in Ukraine

Just a year ago, Sophia Square in Kyiv was all about the big Christmas tree and thousands of lights spreading over the plaza. These final days of 2022, in the middle of a war that has ravaged the … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 12/24/22

Nepalese police escort Charles Sobhraj, in brown cap, to the immigration office, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Confessed French serial killer Charles Sobhraj has been released from prison in Nepal after serving most of his sentence. Sobhraj was driven out of Central Jail in Kathmandu to the Department of Immigration under heavy guard Friday after the Supreme Court ordered him to be released because of poor health and good behavior. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Killer dubbed 'The Serpent' arrives in France from Nepal

Confessed serial killer Charles Sobhraj has arrived in France after being released from a life sentence in a Nepal prison. Sobhraj is a 78-year-old French citizen. He had been serving time for the … more

12/24/22

M23 rebels prepare to leave after a ceremony to mark the withdrawal from their positions in the town of Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. M23 rebels retreated from a village in eastern Congo Friday in the group's first withdrawal from an occupied village since it seized swaths of land months ago. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Eastern Congo's M23 rebels retreat from occupied territory

Eastern Congo’s M23 rebels retreated Friday from some of the territory it held, the group’s first withdrawal since it began seizing swaths of land more than a year ago. The rebels left the … more

By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO | 12/23/22

The defendant, front, stands together with his lawyers Martin Gelbricht, rear left, and Maximilian Baer, rear second left, in the courtroom in Munich, Germany, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. The German court convicted the man of attempted murder and bodily harm and sentenced him to 14 years in prison on Friday over a knife attack on a train last year that left four people wounded. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Man convicted over German train knife attack that wounded 4

A German court has convicted a man of attempted murder and bodily harm and sentenced him to 14 years in prison over a knife attack on a train last year that left four people wounded. Judges found … more

12/23/22

Trees lie in an area of recent deforestation identified by agents of the Chico Mendes Institute in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, Acre state, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Brazil's incoming president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has promised to eliminate all deforestation by 2030, which would be a complete change of course for Brazil compared to the last four years. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Lula promises no deforestation but challenges loom

Brazil's incoming president has promised to eliminate all deforestation by 2030, which would be a complete change of course for Brazil compared to the last four years. President-elect Luiz Inácio … more

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, TATIANA POLLASTRI AND ERALDO PERES | 12/23/22

Israeli policemen walk towards the house of an Arab assailant in the Arab Israeli town of Kfar Qassem, Israel, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Israeli police on Friday shot dead 22-year-old Naim Badir who they said lured officers into an ambush in which he rammed them with his car after trying to shoot them, an attack that left three policemen wounded in central Israel. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Armed Arab assailant rams car into Israeli police, shot dead

Israeli police have killed an Arab assailant who rammed into them with his car after attempting to shoot an officer in central Israel on Friday, leaving three policemen wounded. The incident took … more

By MAHMOUD ILEAN | 12/23/22

A war prosecutor observes collected parts of Russian rockets which were used to attack the city of Kharkiv, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

The peculiar Russian missile 'cemetery' in eastern Ukraine

The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has a peculiar “cemetery,” one that recalls some of the worst damage done since the Russian invasion: the debris of rockets used against this town and its … more

By VASILISA STEPANENKO | 12/23/22

Notorious French serial killer freed from Nepal prison

Confessed French serial killer Charles Sobhraj has been released from prison in Nepal after serving most of his sentence. Sobhraj was driven out of Central Jail in Kathmandu to the Department of … more

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | 12/23/22