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A general view of the city of Derna is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns, the destruction appeared greatest in Derna city. (AP Photo/Jamal Alkomaty)

How Libya’s chaos left its people vulnerable to deadly flooding

A storm that has killed thousands of people and left thousands more missing in Libya is the latest blow to a country that has been gutted by years of chaos and division. The floods are the most fatal … more

By JACK JEFFERY | 9/12/23

Rescuers worked Monday to dig through remote Moroccan villages flattened by a monstrous earthquake, as hope dwindled of finding people alive.

Rescue teams are frustrated that Morocco did not accept more international help after earthquake

Rescue teams in Europe are frustrated that Morocco did not throw open its doors to more outside assistance after last week's deadly earthquake. Morocco has taken a more limited approach than Turkey … more

By JOHN LEICESTER | 9/12/23

FILE - The U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. The United States has slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and businesses in Lebanon and South America accused of financing the militant group Hezbollah, including a Lebanese man who officials say was involved in two deadly attacks in Argentina in the 1990s. The sanctions were announced Tuesday by the U.S. Treasury Department. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

US sanctions Lebanon-South America network accused of financing Hezbollah

The United States has slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and businesses in Lebanon and South America accused of financing the militant group Hezbollah, including a … more

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 9/12/23

Iran identifies 5 prisoners it wants from US in swap for Iranian-Americans and billions in assets

Iran has identified the five prisoners it hopes to see freed in the United States in exchange for five Iranian-Americans now held in Tehran and billions in assets once held by South Korea. The … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 9/12/23

FILE - Faithful attend the Sunday Mass in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, Sunday, 31 May 2020. A sweeping year-long study of sex abuse by priests and others within the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland published Tuesday has turned up more than 1,000 cases since the mid-20th century, involving 510 people accused of misconduct and over 900 victims affected. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP, File)

Sweeping study finds 1,000 cases of sexual abuse in Swiss Catholic Church since mid-20th century

A sweeping study of sex abuse by priests and others within the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland has turned up more than 1,000 cases since the mid-20th century. The study published Tuesday … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 9/12/23

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Sep 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool)

Israeli academics and artists call on Biden and UN to shun Netanyahu during his upcoming US visit

Thousands of Israeli academics and artists have urged U.S. President Joe Biden and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to shun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his … more

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In this photo released by Turkish government's Search and Rescue agency AFAD, American researcher Mark Dickey, center, is pulled out of Morca cave near Anamur, south Turkey, on early Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, more than a week after he became seriously ill 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below its entrance. Teams from across Europe had rushed to Morca cave in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains to aid Dickey, a 40-year-old experienced caver who became seriously ill on Sept. 2 with stomach bleeding. (AFAD via AP)

American researcher doing well after rescue from a deep Turkish cave, calling it a 'crazy adventure'

Turkish officials say an American researcher who was pulled out of a deep Turkish cave after becoming too sick to climb out on his own was doing well in a Turkish hospital. Rescuers from across … more

By ROBERT BADENDIECK and SUZAN FRASER | 9/12/23

Destination signs including North Korea's capital Pyongyang and Russia's city Vladivostok are seen at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday for an expected meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow's war in Ukraine, joined by top military officials in charge of nuclear-capable weapons and munitions factories. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A timeline of the complicated relations between Russia and North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia to see President Vladimir Putin. It will be the two isolated leaders’ second meeting. Their governments have not confirmed an agenda, but U.S. … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 9/12/23

In this photo provided by the Libyan government, a car sits partly suspended in trees after being carried by floodwaters in Derna, Libya, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods and wrecked homes in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead one of the country's leaders said. (Libyan government handout via AP)

Rescue teams retrieve hundreds of bodies in Derna, one of the Libyan cities devastated by floods

Rescue teams in eastern Libya have retrieved hundreds of bodies from the rubble in a coastal city that's been inundated by devastating floods. The Libyan Red Crecent said early Tuesday that its teams … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 9/12/23

All 15 of Israel's Supreme Court justices appear for the first time in the country's history to look at the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul, which the government pushed through parliament in July, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The divisive law, which cancels the court's ability to block government actions and appointments using the legal concept that they are "unreasonable," is the first piece of the wider government plan to weaken the Supreme Court. (Debbie Hill/Pool Photo via AP)

Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul

Israel’s Supreme Court has begun hearing petitions to strike down a law that curbs its own powers, pushing the country toward a showdown with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right … more

By ISABEL DEBRE | 9/12/23

A humpback whale surfaces in the waters of Bahía Solano, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Every year the Colombian population of Bahía Solano welcomes humpback whales and a great number of tourists who arrive to watch them as they pass through the Pacific. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

AP PHOTOS: Humpback whales draw thousands of visitors to a small port on Colombia’s Pacific coast

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By IVÁN VALENCIA | 9/12/23

FILE - Professor Jean-Jacques Hublin, paleoanthropologist, director of the department of the human evolution at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, poses for a photograph after a press conference held in Paris, France on June 6, 2017. An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch astrophysicist have been named the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize. Their work in the humanities and natural sciences advances the study of comparative literature, human evolution and black holes. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga, File)

Balzan Prizes recognize achievements in study of human evolution, black holes with $840,000 awards

An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch radio astronomer have been named the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize. Their … more

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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, left, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attend joint news conference following their talks in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky/Pool)

Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea's annexation

The Ukrainian military says it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea. The military reported Monday that it was also making in occupied areas near Bakhmut. … more

ILLIA NOVIKOV | 9/11/23

FILE - Scottish scientist Ian Wilmut is seen in the Pauls Church in Frankfurt, central Germany, Monday, March 14, 2005. Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose research was critical to the creation of Dolly the Sheep, has died, the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh said Monday. He was 79. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Ian Wilmut, a British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep, dies at age 79

The British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep in 1996 has died at age 79. The Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh announced Ian Wilmut's death on Monday. Wilmut set … more

9/11/23

A group of plaintiffs and supporters, demanding revokation of TEPCO's treated water discharge plan, head to the Fukushima District Court to file a lawsuit, in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Fishermen and residents of Fukushima and five other prefectures along Japan’s northeastern coast filed a lawsuit Friday demanding a halt to the ongoing release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. The banner reads "Lawsuit to halt the release of ALPS treated radioactive wastewater."(Kyodo News via AP)

Fukushima nuclear plant's operator says the first round of wastewater release is complete

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says it has safely completed the first release of treated radioactive water from the plant into the sea and will inspect and clean the … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 9/11/23

NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana sits with children during a school opening ceremony in Ghergani, Romania, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. According to Eurostat, in 2022 Romania had the highest percentage of early school leavers in the European union with 16 percent of youngsters between the ages of 18 and 24 abandoning education. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

'No risk' that NATO member Romania will be dragged into war, senior alliance official says

NATO Deputy-General Secretary Mircea Geoana says there is “no risk” that alliance member Romania will be dragged into a war following the recent discovery of drone fragments on its territory near … more

By STEPHEN McGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA | 9/11/23

Israeli police disperse demonstrators, mostly military reservists, who block a road outside the house of Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Modiin, Israel, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israel's contentious legal overhaul comes to a head as judges hear cases on their own fate

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country into nine months of unrest and exposed bitter divisions within Israeli society. On Tuesday, the … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 9/11/23

Libyan city of Derna is declared a disaster zone after devastating flooding. Dozens are feared dead

Authorities in eastern Libya have declared the city of Derna a disaster zone after the Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods over the weekend in different parts of the North African … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 9/11/23

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, right, meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at the Government Office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang, Pool)

Biden wraps Vietnam visit by talking with business leaders and visiting a memorial to John McCain

President Joe Biden is wrapping up a visit to Vietnam by calling on the two countries to improve their collaboration. Biden met Monday in Hanoi with Vietnamese government officials and business … more

By JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI | 9/11/23

A bulldozer demolishes structures in Cairo's historic City of the Dead, Egypt, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Authorities have already razed hundreds of tombs and mausoleums as they carry out plans to build a network of multilane highways through the City of the Dead, a vast cemetery in the Egyptian capital that has been in use for more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Historic Cairo cemetery faces destruction from new highways as Egypt's government reshapes the city

Preservationists say highway construction by the Egyptian government threatens to destroy Cairo's City of the Dead, a vast historic cemetery that has been in use for more than 1,000 years. … more

By LEE KEATH and SAMY MAGDY | 9/11/23