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People march in the hometown of former dictator Benito Mussolini to mark the 100th anniversary of the coup d'etat by which he sized power in 1922, in Predappio, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Thousands commemorate Italy's fascist dictator at crypt

Several thousand black-clad fascist sympathizers chanted and sang in praise of Benito Mussolini as they marched to the slain Italian dictator’s crypt Sunday, 100 years after Mussolini entered Rome … more

By COLLEEN BARRY | 10/30/22

The Skansen Aquarium's entrance, part of the zoo on Djurgarden island, where a deadly snake escaped on Saturday via a light fixture in the ceiling of its glass enclosure, in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday Oct. 24, 2022. A venomous king cobra which escaped from its home in a Swedish zoo six days ago has been located inside the building where its terrarium is located but has not yet been recaptured, the park said Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)

Escaped king cobra crawls back to Swedish terrarium

A venomous 2.2-meter (7 foot) king cobra that escaped from its home in a Swedish zoo has returned back home by itself, bringing a happy ending to over a week-long disappearance saga. The CEO of the … more

10/30/22

Paramedics gather at a hospital in Jerusalem on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, after they evacuated wounded form a shooting attack. A Palestinian militant fired at the entrance to an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank Saturday evening, killing an Israeli man and wounding several civilians before a security guard shot him dead, the Israeli military said.ilians before a security guard shot him dead. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli army preps Palestinian gunman's home for demolition

The Israeli military says it has prepped the family home of a Palestinian gunman for demolition, a day after he killed an Israel man near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, Several … more

10/30/22

South Korean police officers stand guard at the scene in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween festivities in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing dozens of people and injuring dozens of others in South Korea's worst disaster in years. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Itaewon: An inclusive, multicultural hub hit with tragedy

Itaewon is the hilly neighborhood where at least 151 people were killed in a Halloween crowd surge. It's also Seoul’s most internationalized district and the heart of its nightlife. A long and … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and ADAM SCHRECK | 10/30/22

FILE - Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss leaves a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The British government insisted Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 it has robust cybersecurity for government officials, after a newspaper reported that former Prime Minister Liz Truss’ phone was hacked while she was U.K. foreign minister. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

UK politicians demand probe into Liz Truss phone hack claim

The British government insisted Sunday it has robust cybersecurity for government officials. It comes after a newspaper reported that former Prime Minister Liz Truss’ phone was hacked while she was … more

10/30/22

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks by an election campaign billboard showing Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli far-right lawmaker and the head of "Jewish Power" party, in Bnei Brak, Israel Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Israel is holding its fourth election in less than two years. Israel's most extremist politician, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and stunts, is attracting new supporters from a previously untapped demographic young ultra-Orthodox Jews, one of the fastest-growing segments of the country's population. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel's Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum

One of Israel’s most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and stunts, is attracting new supporters from a previously untapped demographic. His appeal is growing … more

By ILAN BEN ZION | 10/30/22

Rescuers carry a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo)

Philippine storm victims feared tsunami, ran toward mudslide

A Philippine official says many victims of a huge mudslide in a southern coastal village had thought a tsunami was approaching and ran to higher ground at the foot of a mountain and were instead hit … more

By JIM GOMEZ | 10/30/22

Rescuers remove a seriously-injured body from the scene of a double car-bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia's capital near key government offices, leaving "scores of civilian casualties," police told state media. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Somalia's leader says at least 100 killed in Saturday attack

Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday’s two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a statement … more

By OMAR FARUK | 10/30/22

Hotel operator Kevin Stalula, left, welcomes Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster at the Spree Hotel in Bautzen, Germany, Saturday Oct. 29, 2022. The week before the arrival of refugees from Ukraine, a suspected arson attack occurred on the building. (Heiko Rebsch/dpa via AP).

German official vows culprits 'will pay' for arson attack

A top security official in eastern Germany says those behind a suspected arson attack on a hotel intended to house refugee families would be tracked down and held to account. Police said windows were … more

10/29/22

Residents flee fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces near Kibumba, some 20 kms ( 12 miles) North of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday Oct. 28, 2022. Hundreds have been killed and nearly 200,000 people displaced since fighting erupted a year ago. Congo has long accused Rwanda of backing the rebels. (AP Photo/Justin Kabumba)

Official: M23 rebels capture 2 more towns in eastern Congo

A local official in eastern Congo says M23 rebels have managed to seize control of two major towns following fierce clashes with the military. Heavy gunfire broke out Saturday morning and civil … more

By JUSTIN KABUMBA | 10/29/22

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro campaigns at the rural workers' settlement Nova Jerusalem, or New Jerusalem, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Bolsonaro is running for reelection in the presidential runoff set for Oct. 30. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil president makes Argentina a campaign boogeyman

As a Brazilian living in Argentina, Luciana Taddeo says she spends ever-more effort rebutting ever-crazier rumors. There are claims that Argentines have to leave keys in their car ignition so the … more

By DANIEL POLITI | 10/29/22

Participants revel through a street during the annual Taiwan LGBT Pride parade in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

120,000 parade at Taiwan Pride celebration despite rain

Some 120,000 people paraded in the streets of Taipei despite the rainy weather in the city’s 20th annual Pride event celebrating the LGBTQ community Saturday. The Taiwan Pride Parade began in 2003 … more

By TAIJING WU | 10/29/22

FILE - This undated image provided by the counsel to Saifullah Paracha shows Paracha at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Pakistan's foreign ministry says Paracha, who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has been released and returned to his home country. The ministry says Saifullah Paracha was reunited with his family on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, after spending more than 17 years in custody in the U.S. base in Cuba.(Counsel to Saifullah Paracha via AP)

Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home

Pakistan's foreign ministry says that a 75-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has been released and returned to his home country. The ministry … more

By ZARAR KHAN | 10/29/22

A bullet hole is seen in a broken glass of the Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern city of Shiraz, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. Gunmen attacked a major Shiite holy site in Iran on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens. The attack came as protesters elsewhere in Iran marked a symbolic 40 days since a woman's death in custody ignited the biggest anti-government movement in over a decade. (Iranian Students' News Agency, ISNA via AP)

Gunman who attacked Iran shrine dies; Guard warns protesters

Iranian media say the gunman who killed 15 people at a major Shiite holy site in southern Iran earlier this week has died. Meanwhile on Saturday, Tehran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued a … more

10/29/22

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers retrieve bodies during the search and rescue operations due to landslides caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae in Barangay Kushong, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Friday Oct. 28, 2022. Several people died while others were missing in flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains from Tropical Storm Nalgae that swamped a southern Philippine province overnight and trapped some residents on their roofs, officials said Friday.(Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

47 dead, dozens feared missing as storm lashes Philippines

Philippine officials say flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains have left at least 47 people dead, including in a hard-hit southern Philippine province, where as many as 60 villagers … more

By JIM GOMEZ | 10/28/22

FILE - People walk past a mural that reads in Portuguese: “Every vote counts” in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2022. In a last-minute effort to win reelection on Sunday, Oct. 30, Marcos Rocha, the governor of Rondonia, in the Brazilian Amazon and a staunch ally of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, revoked the protection of a large swath of the Amazon forest. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Amazon governor revokes forest protection in re-election bid

In a last-minute effort to win reelection on Sunday, the governor of Rondonia, in the Brazilian Amazon, revoked the protected designation of a large swath of forest about twice the size of New York … more

by FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 10/28/22

Activists say Iranian forces shot at protesters, killing 2

Iranian security forces have opened fire on demonstrators in a southeastern city that has seen weeks of unrest amid nationwide demonstrations. Activists say the shooting on Friday in the city of in … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 10/28/22

A man shouts as several thousands of protesters from the far right and far left gathered to rally against the country's pro-Western Czech government at the Vencesla's Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Czechs rally to demand resignation of pro-Western government

Tens of thousands Czechs have used a national holiday to rally in the capital against the pro-Western government and its support for Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion. The rally follows … more

10/28/22

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) to discuss support for Armenia following clashes on its border with Azerbaijan, via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin to host leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan for talks

The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to help broker a settlement to a conflict between the two ex-Soviet neighbors. Putin’s talks … more

10/28/22

FILE - A bust of Alfred Nobel is displayed at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, on Oct. 3, 2022. The ambassadors of Russia and Belarus have been excluded from this year's Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm because of the war in Ukraine. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP, File)

Iran also barred from Nobel ceremony, after Russia, Belarus

The ambassador of Iran has been excluded from this year’s Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm because of “the serious and escalating situation” in the country. The private foundation which … more

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