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Supporters of Pakistan's Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party 'Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf' chant slogans during a protest against alleged vote-rigging in some constituencies in the parliamentary elections, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Khan supporters and other Pakistani parties block highways to protest election results
Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and members of other parties are blocking highways and striking to protest alleged rigging of last week’s … more
FILE - Taliban fighters patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 19, 2021. Human Rights Watch said Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 that Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, jeopardizing the right to healthcare of millions of Afghans. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardize the Afghan health system, group says
Human Rights Watch says Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, It says … more
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FILE - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, left, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, center, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin clasp hands on the North lawn of the White House as they completed signing of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel in Washington on March, 26, 1979. Egypt has threatened to void its decades-long peace treaty with Israel if Israel begins a large-scale offensive on Rafah, where some 1.4 million Palestinians shelter in densely-packed tent camps on the border with Egypt. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File)
Egypt is threatening to void its decades-old peace treaty with Israel. What does that mean?
Egypt has threatened to void its decades-long peace treaty with Israel if Israel begins a large-scale offensive on Rafah, where some 1.4 million Palestinians shelter in densely packed tent camps on … more
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FILE - This combo photo shows Indonesian presidential candidates, from left, Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto and Ganjar Pranowo. Indonesians on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 will elect the successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term. It is a three-way race for the presidency among current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and two former governors, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. (AP Photo, File)
A defense minister and 2 former governors vie for Indonesia’s presidency
Indonesians on Wednesday will elect the successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term. It is a three-way race among current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto … more
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FILE - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, second left, and first lady Rosangela Silva, second from right, are received by an Indigenous party including Davi Kopenawa, a Yanomami leader and shaman, third from right, at the Caracarana Lake Regional Center in Normandia, on the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous reserve in Roraima state, Brazil, March 13, 2023. Rio de Janeiro's Salgueiro samba school paid tribute to the the Yanomami, Brazil’s largest Indigenous group, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 in the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)
Rio's Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands
Rio de Janeiro’s Salgueiro samba school has paid tribute to Brazil’s largest Indigenous group, the Yanomami, crafting its giant floats, costumes and songs based on the group’s ancient culture … more
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Revelers wearing costumes made from beer and soda cans prepare to take part in the 'Bloco da Latinha' street party Carnival parade in Madre de Deus, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil’s aluminum can street party brings joy, and a green message, to revelers
Carnival revelers in Brazil's Madre de Deus heard the aluminum can street party before spotting it. More than 30 paraders decked out in cumbersome outfits made from hundreds of beer and soda cans … more
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A protester raises a crucifix during a rally against same-sex marriage, at central Syntagma square, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. More than 1,500 protesters have gathered in central Athens to oppose legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Greece. The bill is set for a vote in parliament in days. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Hundreds of protesters opposed to bill allowing same-sex marriage rally in Greek capital
More than 1,500 protesters have gathered in central Athens to oppose legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Greece. The bill is set for a vote in parliament in days. Greece’s … more
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risks by saying Russia can 'do whatever the hell they want’
NATO's leader is warning that Donald Trump was putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk. The alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg issued a statement Sunday after the … more
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FILE - Andry Nirina Rajoelina, president of Madagascar, speaks at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Madagascar’s Parliament has passed a law allowing for the chemical and in some cases surgical castration of those found guilty of the rape of a minor. It has prompted criticism from international rights groups but has also found support from activists in the country who say it’s an appropriate deterrent to try and curb a “rape culture.” (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Madagascar is to castrate child rapists, prompting criticism but also support
Madagascar’s Parliament has passed a law allowing for the chemical and in some cases surgical castration of those found guilty of the rape of a minor. That has prompted criticism from international … more
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Supporters of imprisoned Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party chant slogans during a protest against the delaying result of parliamentary election by Pakistan Election Commission, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Allies of ex-premier Imran Khan secure biggest share of seats in Pakistan's final election tally
Pakistan's election body says independent candidates have secured the biggest number of parliamentary seats following last week's polls. That means allies of former premier Imran Khan won more seats … more
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From left, Argentine Secretary-General of the Presidency Karina Milei, Argentine President Javier Milei, both crossing themselves, Interior Minister Guillermo Francos, and Minister of Human Capital Sandra Pettovello attend in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, the canonization of new Argentine Saint, María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa also known as "Mama Antula" presided over by Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope canonizes Argentina's first female saint as the country's libertarian president Milei looks on
Argentina’s faith and politics have come together at the Vatican. Pope Francis on Sunday canonized the country’s first female saint with Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, sitting … more
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FILE - Indonesian President Joko Widodo, dressed in traditional Central Javanese royalty outfit, smiles during a ceremony marking the country's 78th anniversary of independence at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 17, 2023. Widodo's phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the presidency of Indonesia spotlighted how far the world's third-largest democracy had veered from a brutal authoritarian era a decade ago. With his second and final five-year term ending in October, Widodo, regarded by some as Asia's Barack Obama, is leaving a legacy of impressive economic growth and an ambitious array of infrastructure projects including a $33 billion plan to relocate Indonesia's congested capital to the frontier island of Borneo. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)
Indonesia's president, who mingles with people and listens to Metallica, still popular in last term
Joko Widodo’s phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the presidency of Indonesia shows how far the world’s third-largest democracy has veered from a brutal authoritarian era … more
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FILE - Armed al-Shabab fighters ride on pickup trucks as they prepare to travel into the city, just outside the capital Mogadishu, in Somalia on Dec. 8, 2008. The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, authorities said Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.(AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)
Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 3 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini officer
The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab has claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer at a military base in the Somali capital. The attack Saturday … more
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Palestinians walk through the destruction left by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip in Gaza City, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar)
'They are shooting at us.' A fleeing Gaza family is killed along with the medics sent to find them
A desperate rescue attempt in Gaza by medics with the Palestinian Red Crescent has ended with the discovery of their ambulance, blackened and destroyed. Twelve days had passed since the medics set … more
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FILE - Military officers march during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 78th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on March 27, 2023. Myanmar’s military government on Saturday Feb. 10, 2024 activated for the first time a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective immediately. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)
Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar's military government activates conscription law
Myanmar’s military government has for the first time activated a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective … more
Hundreds of antifascist activists gather in Hungary's capital on Saturday to oppose an annual commemoration held by far-right groups in Budapest, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Antifascists gather in Hungary to oppose annual far-right event as Italian activist remains jailed
Hundreds of antifascist activists have gathered in Hungary’s capital to oppose an annual commemoration held by far-right groups. The event Saturday underscored diplomatic tensions between Budapest … more
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FILE - Hungarian President Katalin Novàk delivers her speech during Pope Francis' meeting with the authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps in the former Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, April 28, 2023. Pressure is mounting on Hungary’s head of state to resign after it was revealed that she issued a presidential pardon to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool, File)
Hungary's president resigns over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case
Hungary’s conservative president has resigned amid public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case. The decision has unleashed an … more
Lebanese army soldiers gather around a damaged car near the coastal town of Jadra, south Lebanon, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. An apparent Israeli drone strike hit a car near Lebanon's southern port city of Sidon Saturday killing at least two people and wounded others, security officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
An apparent Israeli drone strike in Lebanon kills 2 in one of the deepest hits in weeks
Lebanese security officials say an apparent Israeli drone strike hit a car near Lebanon’s southern port city of Sidon, killing at least two people and wounding two others. The strike near the … more
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Worshippers go to pray at a temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Each year is named after one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac in a repeating cycle, with this year being the Year of the Dragon. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
The Lunar New Year of the Dragon flames colorful festivities across Asian nations and communities
With fireworks, feasts and red envelopes stuffed with cash for the kids, numerous Asian nations and overseas communities have welcomed the arrival of the Lunar New Year. Festivities in Taiwan on … more
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Supporters of Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif' party 'Pakistan Muslim League-N' celebrate their party victory in the initial results of the country's parliamentary election, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistan hits back at criticism of election conduct and insists cellphone curbs were necessary
Pakistan has hit back at criticism over the conduct of its parliamentary elections, which were held amid sporadic militant attacks and an unprecedented suspension of all mobile phone services. It … more
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