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Supporters of a group of candidates chant slogans during their election campaign rally ahead of the March 1, parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Iran is holding parliamentary elections this Friday, yet the real question may not be who gets elected but how many people actually turn out to vote. Separately, Iranians will also vote on Friday for members of the country's 88-seat Assembly of Experts, an eight-year term on a panel that will appoint the country's next supreme leader after Khamenei, 84. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran begins voting in first parliament election since 2022 protests as questions over turnout loom
Iran has begun voting in its first parliamentary elections since the mass 2022 protests over its mandatory hijab laws after the death of Mahsa Amini. Questions loom over just how many people will … more
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A burning flare is visible at an oil extraction area located in Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Takeaways from AP visit to Congo as nation offers expanded oil drilling
The central African nation of Congo is looking to expand oil and gas drilling by auctioning off 30 sites around the country. But the prospect concerns environmentalists and some of the people who … more
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Annie Kopacitino holds her daughter, who she says has been affected by the pollution caused by oil drilling, in her village of Tshiende, Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. The country is looking to expand the oil drilling. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
As Congo seeks to expand drilling, some communities worry pollution will worsen
The central African nation of Congo is known for its mineral riches. Now the country is looking to expand the oil drilling that so far has taken place only in its far west and off its Atlantic … more
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FILE - In photo provided by Michael Schade, tourists on a boat look at the eruption of the volcano on White Island, New Zealand, Dec. 9, 2019. Tour booking agents and managers of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people in 2019 were ordered Friday, March 1, 2024 to pay nearly $13 million (US$7.8 million) in fines and reparations. (Michael Schade via AP, File)
New Zealand tour operators told to pay $7.8 million in fines and reparations over volcanic eruption
Tourist operators of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people have been ordered to pay nearly $7.8 million in fines and reparations. Those penalized in Friday's ruling were the … more
FILE - Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney arrives at Christ Church Cathedral for the National Commemorative Ceremony in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, in Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Mulroney has died at the age of 84, his daughter Caroline Mulroney posted on social media, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who forged closer ties with US, has died at 84
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is dead at the age of 84. His daughter Caroline confirmed it in a social media post Thursday. The country’s 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded … more
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Firefighters work to contain a fire that broke out at a commercial complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Bangladesh's health minister says a fire in a six-story commercial complex in the nation's capital, Dhaka, has killed several people and injured dozens of others. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
Fire in Bangladesh capital leaves at least 43 people dead, health minister says
Bangladesh's health minister says a fire in a six-story commercial complex in the nation's capital, Dhaka, has killed at least 43 people and injured dozens of others. Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen … more
FILE - Prime Minister of Haiti Ariel Henry addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Sept. 22, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. Haiti’s prime minister has arrived in Kenya to try to salvage a plan to have the African country deploy 1,000 police officers to the troubled Caribbean nation to help combat gang violence.Kenya agreed in October to lead a U.N.-authorized international police force to Haiti. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers
Heavy gunfire has paralyzed Haiti’s capital as a powerful gang leader announced he will try to capture the country’s police chief and government ministers. The move comes with the prime minister … more
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FILE - Migrants gather in Necocli, Colombia, a stopping point for migrants taking boats to Acandi which leads to the Darien Gap, Oct. 13, 2022. The flow of thousands of migrants daily through the migratory highway, the Darien Gap, has been cut off following the Feb. 26, 2024 capture in Necoclí of some boat captains who had been ferrying the migrants to the starting point of their jungle trek. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
Migration through the Darien Gap is cut off following the capture of boat captains in Colombia
The flow of thousands of migrants daily through the treacherous migratory highway, the Darien Gap, has been cut off following the capture of a number of boat captains who had been ferrying the … more
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FILE - Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega poses for a photo during the ALBA Summit at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Nicaragua’s government has shut down the country’s scouting organization and seven other nongovernmental organizations, state media La Gaceta reported Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, the latest in an ongoing crackdown that has seen the government toss out religious orders, charities and civic groups. (Adalberto Roque, Pool Photo via AP, File)
UN experts accuse Nicaragua's government of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity'
A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts has accused Nicaragua’s government of committing “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity.” That's … more
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FILE - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema addresses a press conference at his residence in Lusaka, Zambia, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, declared the country’s debilitating drought a national disaster and emergency, saying it has devastated food production and electricity generation as the nation battles to recover from a recent deadly cholera outbreak. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)
Fresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency
Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema has declared the country’s debilitating drought a national disaster and emergency. In an address to the nation Thursday, Hakainde Hichilema said 84 of the … more
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Speaker of Ghana Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin speaks at the Parliament House in Accra, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Ghana's parliament passed a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill on Wednesday that could send some people to prison for more than a decade. The bill was introduced to parliament three years ago and criminalizes members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as its supporters, including promotion and funding of related activities and public displays of affection. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill draws international condemnation after it is passed by parliament
A bill which criminalizes LGBTQ+ people in Ghana and their supporters has drawn international condemnation after it was passed by parliament, with the United Nations calling it “profoundly … more
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FILE - Journalists take images of part of the reconstructed forward section of the fuselage after the presentation of the Dutch Safety Board's final report into what caused Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to break up high over Eastern Ukraine, during a press conference in Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 The Dutch government has spent more than 166 million euros ($180 million) dealing with the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 — from repatriating victims' bodies to investigating and prosecuting some of those involved in the downing, according to an official report Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
The Dutch government has spent $180M dealing with the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17
An audit says the Dutch government has spent more than 166 million euros ($180 million) dealing with the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. A … more
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This is a family photo of Sarah Everard issued by the Crown Prosecution Service. The off-duty police officer who abducted and murdered a 33-year-old woman in south London three years ago should never have been employed in the first place with three police forces failing to spot clear signals of his unsuitability for numerous roles, according to an official report into the murder. Wayne Couzens was found to have had a history of viewing extreme and violent pornography and alleged sexual offending dating back nearly 20 years prior to the murder of Sarah Everard. (Crown Prosecution Service via AP)
The London police officer who killed Sarah Everard should never have been employed, an inquiry finds
An official U.K. inquiry has concluded that an off-duty London police officer who abducted and murdered a 33-year-old woman three years ago should never have been employed in the first place. The … more
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A mural covers the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. It was the worst bombing attack on civilians in Argentina’s history, killing 85 and injuring 300. It came two years after a 1992 bombing on the Israeli embassy in Argentina, killing 29. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Israel-Hamas war brings back pain to Argentine Jewish community decades after major bombing attack
On Oct. 7, when Hamas militants stormed numerous Israeli locations, killing hundreds and abducting others, Marina Degtiar and other members of Argentina's Jewish community felt like traveling back in … more
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Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, left, speaks to journalists during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Schallenberg urged Israel and Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group not to escalate the conflict along the border saying Thursday that the Middle East has witnessed enough devastation and cruelty. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Austria's top diplomat appeals for a pause in Mideast fighting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Austria’s foreign minister has urged Israel and Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group against escalating the conflict along the volatile Israel-Lebanon border. Foreign Minister Alexander … more
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FILE - Firefighters and rescue workers search through the rubble of the Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center after a car bomb rocked the building on July 18, 1994. It was the worst bombing attack on civilians in Argentina’s history, killing 85 and injuring 300. It came two years after a 1992 bombing on the Israeli embassy in Argentina, killing 29. (AP Photo/Alejandro Pagni, File)
A bomb destroyed a Jewish community center in Argentina in 1994. What has happened since?
Three decades have passed since the worst bombing attack on civilians in the history of Argentina, and no one has been convicted yet. A bomb explosion destroyed the headquarters of the … more
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Oleksandr, an injured Ukrainian serviceman, lies on a bed inside a medical bus of volunteer battalion "Hospitallers" during evacuation to safe area, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
Russian onslaught targets more Ukrainian towns and villages as Ukraine says it shot down 2 warplanes
Kyiv officials say Russian forces are pushing hard against more Ukrainian towns and villages in eastern and southeastern Ukraine as Moscow tries to press its current advantage in weapons and troops. … more
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FILE - European Union flags wave in the wind as pedestrians walk by EU headquarters in Brussels, on Sept. 20, 2023. The European Union’s powerful Commission announced on Thursday that it will start releasing billions of euros to Poland after the funds were frozen over the previous government’s policies that the bloc said amounted to widespread backsliding of fundamental democratic principles. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
EU to begin releasing billions of euros to Poland that were frozen over previous government policies
The European Union’s powerful Commission says it will begin releasing billions of euros to Poland that were frozen over the previous government’s policies that the bloc said amounted to … more
A police vehicle with a special trailer for the removal of a dangerous object drives into Sebastianstrasse, in Berlin, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Two days after the arrest of former disbanded left-wing militant Red Army Faction group member Daniela Klette, the case continues to keep the capital on edge after the removal of dangerous weapons from Klette's home in Berlin-Kreuzberg went on for hours into the night on Thursday. (Annette Riedl/dpa via AP)
German police find a grenade and other objects at arrested Red Army Faction suspect's apartment
Police say a hand grenade and other dangerous objects have been found in searches of the Berlin apartment where a suspected former member of the left-wing militant Red Army Faction group was arrested … more
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to go to the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Minister's Questions in London, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Sunak says the UK is descending into mob rule. Critics accuse him of undermining protest rights
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Britain is descending into “mob rule” because of the pressures created by protests against the Israel-Hamas war. His words were criticized as alarmist by a human … more
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