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Hussein Maytham lies on a couch in his home in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Hussein was wounded when a car he was in was hit by a planted bomb earlier this month. His parents, two cousins and aunt were killed in the blast.It is not known who carried out the attack. Diyala province has seen a spike in killings, some connected to sectarian hatreds but others believed linked to rivalries among Shiite factions. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Spiking violence strains sectarian ties in Iraqi province
The Iraqi province of Diyala has seen a spike in bloody attacks over the past month that killed at least 19 civilians, including women and children. At least one instance appears to have been a … more
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Traffic along Bismarkstrasse street in the direction of the city center of the German capital Berlin, Thursday, March 23, 2023. Voters in Berlin go to the polls this weekend to decide on a proposal that would force the city government to drastically ramp up the German capital’s climate goals. Sunday's referendum, which has attracted considerable financial support from U.S.-based philanthropists, calls for Berlin to become climate neutral by 2030, meaning that within less than eight years the city would not be allowed to contribute further to global warming. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Berlin vote could turbocharge German capital's climate plans
Berlin voters on a proposal Sunday that would force the German capital to drastically ramp up its climate goals. The referendum calls for Berlin to become climate neutral by 2030, meaning that within … more
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A damaged car is parked in parking lot 2 at Cologne/Bonn Airport Friday, March 24, 2023. A man drove straight at people, but most were able to avoid him. Police said the injuries to some of the pedestrians on Friday were considered minor. The man also allegedly hit several cars. Dpa says a 57-year-old driver was detained and taken to the hospital. Two police officers received slight injuries when the suspect allegedly resisted arrest. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
Man drives at pedestrians inside German airport garage
Police say a motorist has driven at pedestrians and rammed parked cars in a parking garage at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany, injuring three people slightly. Two police officers also were … more
FILE - Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" and is credited with saving more than 1,000 people by sheltering them at the hotel he managed during the genocide, attends a court hearing in Kigali, Rwanda, Friday Feb. 26, 2021. Rwanda's government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial. Government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo told The Associated Press on Friday, March 24, 2023, that the 25-year sentence was commuted by presidential order after a request for clemency. (AP Photo/Muhizi Olivier, File)
Rwanda says Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame to be freed
Rwanda’s government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism offenses … more
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FILE- Former militia leader Jean Pierre Bemba waves at supporters as he arrives at a polling station to cast his ballot in the presidential elections in Kinshasa, Congo, Oct. 29, 2006. Bemba was appointed as Congo's defense minister Thursday March 23, 2023, amid a cabinet reshuffle. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, file)
Former rebel leader is named Congo's new Defense Minister
Congo’s former rebel leader jailed by the International Criminal Court, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has been appointed Congo’s Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. Bemba’s … more
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Israeli police use water cannon to disperse Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli AG warns Netanyahu defied conflict of interest rule
Israel’s attorney general has warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he violated the Supreme Court’s conflict of interest ruling, which barred him from direct involvement in his … more
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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, welcomes Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Downing Street in London, Friday, March 24, 2023. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
UK demonstrators protest Israeli leader's visit to London
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has welcomed Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to his Downing Street office while demonstrators gathered nearby to protest Netanyahu's right-wing policies. Israel … more
A protester kicks a tear gas canister in front of the Opera at the end of a rally in Paris, Thursday, march 23, 2023. French unions are holding their first mass demonstrations Thursday since President Emmanuel Macron enflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Scattered protests continue as Paris reels from violence
Protesters angry at French President Emmanuel Macron are continuing scattered actions on Friday following mass demonstrations the previous day. Over 450 protesters were arrested as some 300 … more
Members of the organization Abortion Dream Team Kinga Jelinska, right, and Justyna Wydrzynska embrace after addressing a media conference in Brussels, Thursday, March 23, 2023. Justyna Wydrzynska, a women's rights activist, was recently convicted by a Warsaw court for helping a pregnant victim of domestic violence access abortion pills in Poland, sentencing her to eight months of community service. The case has been closely watched by human rights activists, who believe it would set a precedent in a country with some of Europe's most restrictive abortion legislation. (AP Photo/Lorne Cook)
Guilty of abetting abortion, Polish woman vows to fight on
Justyna Wydrzyńska was found guilty of helping a woman obtain abortion pills. That's a crime in Poland. You can possess and take them, but you can't assist someone seeking to terminate a pregnancy. … more
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A Ukrainian pilot waves to his comrades from an Mi-8 combat helicopter during a combat mission in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Elderly Ukrainian helicopters pummel Russians from afar
The Ukrainian army is using Soviet-era helicopters on missions to the front lines in the fight against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Each day, they might fly three or four sorties, says the … more
Protesters take part in a march supporting rapper Azagaia in Maputo, Mozambique, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Mozambicans are planning marches across the country to honor Azagaia, whose real name was Edson da Luz, a popular protest rapper and fierce government critic who died last week. (AP Photo/Tom Gauld)
Mozambicans vow to keep marching for deceased protest rapper
Mozambican fans of deceased protest rapper Azagaia have vowed to keep marching in his honor, even though police violently dispersed demonstrations in Maputo and other cities last week. David Fardo, … more
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Clothes are hung out to dry on called electrical power lines caused by last week's heavy rains caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Phalombe, southern Malawi Saturday, March 18, 2023. Authorities are still getting to grips with destruction in Malawi and Mozambique with over 370 people confirmed dead and several hundreds still displaced or missing. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
'Appalling': Southern Africa counts toll of Cyclone Freddy
The World Health Organization says the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which ravaged Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique over the past two months, now stands at more than 600 people. Aid … more
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King Philippe of Belgium reviews a guard of honour at a welcoming ceremony in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, March 23, 2023. The King and Queen Mathilde are on a four-day state visit to South Africa. (AP Photo/Frans Sello waga Machat)
South Africa's Ramaphosa welcomes Belgium's King Philippe
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilda to the capital Pretoria, lauded the European country for its assistance to Africa during the COVID-19 … more
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Caskets containing bones found on the grounds of the Freie Universitat, Free University are lowered into the ground for burial, at the Waldfriedhof in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 23, 2023. Thousands of bone fragments found in the grounds of a Berlin university where an institute for anthropology and eugenics was once located, which may include the remains of victims of Nazi crimes, were buried on Thursday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Bones kept by former eugenics institute buried in Berlin
Thousands of bone fragments, which may include the remains of victims of Nazi crimes, have been buried after they were found on a Berlin university campus where an institute for anthropology and … more
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FILE - Slovak Air Force MiG-29s fly over an airport during an airshow in Malacky, Slovakia, on Aug. 27, 2022. The first four of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that Slovakia decided to give Ukraine has been safely handed over to the Ukrainian air forces, the Slovak Defense Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry said the fighter jets were flown from Slovakia to Ukraine by Ukrainian pilots with the help from the Slovak air forces, Ukrainian personnel and others. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Slovakia delivers first 4 Soviet-era MiG-29 jets to Ukraine
Slovakia's  Defense Ministry says the first four of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that Slovakia decided to give Ukraine have been safely handed over to the Ukrainian air force. The ministry says … more
Authorities of Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation transport a zebra which escaped from a zoo, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 23, 2023. A young zebra walked, trotted, and galloped for hours in the busy streets of South Korea’s capital before emergency workers tranquilized the animal and brought it back to a zoo. Choi Ye-ra, an official at the Children’s Grand Park in Seoul, said the 2-year-old male zebra was in stable condition and being examined by veterinarians. She said the zoo was investigating how the zebra managed to escape. (Suh Dae-hyeon/Yonhap via AP)
Zebra runs loose in Seoul before being taken back to zoo
A young zebra walked, trotted, and galloped for hours in the busy streets of South Korea’s capital before emergency workers tranquilized the animal and brought it back to a zoo. Choi Ye-ra, an … more
FILE - Kenyan gays and lesbians and others supporting their cause wear masks to preserve their anonymity as they stage a rare protest against Uganda's tough stance against homosexuality and in solidarity with their counterparts there, outside the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya on Feb. 10, 2014. Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday, March 21, 2023 prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country's LGBTQ community. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Uganda LGBTQ leader says gay bill threatens homelessness
A prominent leader of Uganda’s LGBTQ community says he is worried about becoming “homeless,” describing anguished calls by others like him who are concerned for their safety after the passing … more
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Britain's Prince William arrives to lay a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Prince William honors Poles who fell in past wars in Warsaw
Prince William has placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw, paying his respects to the Poles who lost their lives in past wars. He made the gesture Thursday during a visit to … more
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Palestinian killed in Israeli military raid in West Bank
Palestinian health officials say that Israeli security forces killed a Palestinian militant during a raid in the northern West Bank. Thursday's incident marks the latest escalation of violence in … more
Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system in Beit Beit Yanai interchange, Israel as they block the free way Thursday, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Israel passes law protecting Netanyahu as protests continue
Israel's parliament has passed the first of several laws that make up its contentious judicial overhaul. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition approved a motion Thursday that would protect … more
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