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In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, a charred building is seen after a fire on the property of the Evin prison, in Tehran, Iran. Flames and smoke rising from the prison had been widely visible Saturday evening, as nationwide anti-government protests triggered by the death of a young woman in police custody entered a fifth week. (IRNA via AP)

Iran prison fire death toll rises to 8 inmates killed

Iran’s judiciary has raised the death toll in a blaze at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, saying at least eight prisoners have been killed as protests continue nationwide. The judiciary’s Mizan … more

10/17/22

FILE - The former defense minister of El Salvador, Jose Guillermo Garcia-Merino is surrounded by the press as he arrives at the ''Oscar Arnulfo Romero'' international airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. Salvadoran judge has ordered the provisional arrest of several retired high-ranking members of the armed forces accused of having participated in the killings of four Dutch journalists in 1982 while they were covering the Central American nation’s civil war. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)

Salvador court orders arrests in Dutch journalist killings

A Salvadoran judge has ordered the provisional arrest of several retired high-ranking members of the armed forces accused of having participated in the killings of four Dutch journalists in 1982 … more

By MARCOS ALEMÁN | 10/16/22

Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for office again, left, faces Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential debate at Bandeirantes Television in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. The presidential runoff election is set for Oct. 30. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)

Brazil's da Silva, Bolsonaro clash in 1st one-on-one debate

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro have clashed in their first one-on-one debate, two weeks before the presidential election’s runoff. Debates in … more

By MAURICIO SAVARESE | 10/16/22

Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, right, President of the Jewish Community of Rome Ruth Dureghello, second from right, and Rome's Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, center, attend a ceremony outside the Synagogue on the occasion of 79th anniversary of the Nazis deportation of Roman citizens of Jewish religion, in Rome, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. On Oct. 16, 1943, German occupation soldiers gathered more than 1,000 Jewish men, women and children from their homes in the Roman Ghetto and deported them to Auschwitz. (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP)

With far-right leaders, Italy remembers WWII roundup of Jews

Italy’s new right-wing political leadership has marked the 79th anniversary of the World War II roundup of Rome’s Jews with calls for such a horror to never occur again. Giorgia Meloni is … more

10/16/22

FILE - A photo of Anne Frank is displayed at the opening of the exhibition: "Anne Frank, a History for Today", at the Westerbork Remembrance Centre in Hooghalen, northeast Netherlands, Firday, June 12, 2009. On Saturday, Oct. 15, 20222, Rebecka Fallenkvist, a Sweden Democrats official, was suspended by the far-right party for making degrading comments about Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski, File)

Swedish party official suspended after Anne Frank posting

An official from the far-right Sweden Democrats has been suspended from her duties for making degrading comments about Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank. Rebecka Fallenkvist called Anne Frank … more

10/16/22

FILE - A French artillery piece Caesar is photographed at the Eurosatory land and airland defense and security trade fair on June 13, 2022 in Villepinte, north of Paris. France on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022 pledged air defense systems to protect Ukrainian cities against drone strikes and an expanded training program for Ukrainian soldiers as it seeks to puncture perceptions that French President Emmanuel Macron's government has lagged in supporting Ukraine militarily against the Russian invasion. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Schaeffer)

France ramps up war support for Ukraine, rebuilds armories

France is pledging air defense missiles to protect Ukrainian cities against drone strikes, and an expanded training program for Ukrainian soldiers. The French defense minister said up to 2,000 … more

10/16/22

Mandy Mallia, sister of late journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, lights candles in front of a picture of her sister in Valletta, Malta, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The first trial for the car-bomb assassination of a Maltese journalist who investigated corruption in the tiny Mediterranean island nation has begun. (AP Photo/Jonathan Borg)

Malta marks 5 years since journalist killed, seeks justice

Malta is marking the fifth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of an investigative journalist. It comes just two days after two key suspects reversed course and pleaded guilty to the murder of Daphne … more

By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND | 10/16/22

Iran officials say Tehran prison blaze has been extinguished

Iranian media say a fire at a prison holding political prisoners and anti-government activists has been extinguished and that no prisoners have escaped. Sunday's report also says nine people were … more

10/16/22

This undated photo provided on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) shows people displaced by the conflict in Cabo Delgado Province Mozambique, next to a truck on the outskirts of Mueda, Mozambique, waiting to be transported to reach Palma, a coastal town that was attacked earlier this year and where some people have already gradually returned. Fleeing beheadings, shootings, rapes and kidnappings, nearly 1 million people are displaced by the Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Mozambique. (Igor Barbero/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) via AP)

Mozambique jihadi violence spreads despite military effort

Fleeing beheadings, shootings, rapes and kidnappings, nearly 1 million people are displaced by the Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Mozambique. The 5-year wave of jihadi violence in Cabo … more

By TOM GOULD | 10/16/22

Robots from different teams compete during the 6th edition of the First Global Robotics Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Teens tackle 21st-century challenges at robotics contest

After a COVID-19 hiatus, the “First Global” robotics challenge for high school students is taking place in person again, with teams from almost every country in the world — though not Russia. … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 10/16/22

FILE - A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Iranian celebrities have been startlingly public in their support for the massive anti-government protests shaking their country. And the ruling establishment is lashing back. Celebrities have found themselves targeted for arrest, have had passports confiscated and faced other harassment. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Iran's celebrities face reprisals for supporting protests

Iranian celebrities have been startlingly public in their support for the massive anti-government protests shaking their country. And the ruling establishment is lashing back. Celebrities have found … more

By SAMYA KULLAB | 10/16/22

Firefighters work to pump out oil in the area of a leak from a pipeline that carries crude oil from Russia to Germany near the village of Zurawice, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

Oil flow to Germany resumes after Poland fixed pipeline leak

The Polish operator of an oil pipeline running to Germany says it has fixed the damage that caused a leak earlier this week and that the flow of crude oil from Russia has been fully restored. The … more

10/15/22

Ukrainian territorial defence deminers walk past a body of a local man who was killed after an explosion of a Russian mine near Hrakove village, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ukrainian minesweepers remove deadly threats to civilians

A group of Ukrainian minesweepers with the country’s territorial defense forces is working to clear an area in the Kharkiv region of dozens of deadly mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance. The … more

By JUSTIN SPIKE | 10/15/22

FILE - Barbecue, the leader of the "G9 and Family" gang, stands next to garbage to call attention to the conditions people live in as he leads a march against kidnapping through La Saline neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry and 18 top-ranking officials have requested on the second week of Oct. 2022, the immediate deployment of foreign armed troops as gangs and protesters paralyze the country. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)

Haiti gang makes demands in test of power with government

A standoff between a powerful gang federation and Haiti’s government is testing how much power both sides wield and threatens to further derail a paralyzed country where millions of people are … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 10/14/22

2 men get 40 years each for Malta reporter's car-bomb murder

A judge in Malta has sentenced two brothers to 40 years in prison each after they pleaded guilty to the car-bomb murder of an anti-corruption journalist. Hours earlier at the start of the trial in a … more

By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND and MATTHEW AGIUS | 10/14/22

An impersonator of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rides a cow statue during a campaign event for Bolsonaro's run for reelection in Duque de Caxias, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The presidential run-off election is set for Oct. 30. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil polls facing Bolsonaro backlash after election miss

Brazilian polling companies have been facing threats of a crackdown after their surveys for the presidential election’s first round significantly understated the vote for the president and his … more

By CARLA BRIDI | 10/14/22

FILE- Cars drive past the University of Lagos gate in Nigeria, Wednesday Aug. 17, 2022. Nigerian lecturers have called off their strike embarked upon in February to protest issues relating to their welfare, according to Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, or ASUU. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigerian lecturers end 8-month strike protesting conditions

Nigerian lecturers have called off their 8-month-long strike to protest their conditions. Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, told The Associated Press that the … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 10/14/22

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a commission on Russia's escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine, at the European Parliament, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

EU to unveil Ukraine training mission, weapons fund support

The European Union is set to announce next week that it is setting up a military training mission in Europe for thousands of Ukrainian troops. EU diplomats and officials say the 27-nation bloc will … more

By LORNE COOK | 10/14/22

In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, Lebanese President Michel Aoun, right, meets with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna at the presidential palace in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Colonna is in Beirut to meet with Lebanese officials. (Dalati Nohra via AP)

French minister urges Lebanon to swiftly elect new president

France's foreign minister has urged Lebanon's political leadership to swiftly elect a new president and warned that a political vacuum could plunge the Mediterranean country into a deeper crisis. The … more

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 10/14/22

Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach attends a press conference on the current COVID-19 situation and the Ministry of Health's new campaign to protect against the virus, in Berlin, Germany, Friday Oct. 14, 2022. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

German health minister urges stepped-up COVID-19 measures

Germany’s health minister is urging the country’s 16 states to consider stepping up measures against the coronavirus amid a rise in new cases. Karl Lauterbach said Friday he favors requiring … more

10/14/22