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FILE - Hans Zollner, head of the new safeguarding institute at the Pontifical Gregorian University, poses for photos before an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. A founding member of Pope Francis’ child protection advisory board resigned Wednesday, March 29, 2023 citing inadequate financial accountability in the commission, insufficient transparency and a lack of clarity about the board’s relationship with the Holy See’s sex abuse office. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Founding member of pope's child protection board resigns

A founding member of Pope Francis’ child protection advisory board has resigned. In an unusually frank resignation note, the Rev. Hans Zollner complained about inadequate transparency, financial … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 3/29/23

Pope Francis hugs a child at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Vatican: Pope Francis goes to hospital for scheduled tests

The Vatican says Pope Francis has gone to a Rome hospital for some scheduled tests. It provided no details other than to say the pontiff’s visit to the Gemelli hospital on Wednesday was … more

3/29/23

A collage of newspapers report on the story of South African police having launched a manhunt for convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, who escaped from a privately-run maximum security prison in the Free State province under bizarre circumstances. Bester, known as the "Facebook rapist," was found guilty in 2012 of raping two women and killing one after luring them with the social media platform. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

South Africa manhunt for convicted killer who escaped prison

South African police have launched a manhunt for convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester who escaped from a privately-run maximum security prison in the Free State province under bizarre … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 3/29/23

A man holding an umbrella walks past a Jewish restaurant that Greek officials believe was one of the targets of a planned terrorist attack, in central Athens, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Greek police said Tuesday they have arrested two terrorism suspects with Pakistani origin, who had been planning attacks in the country aimed at causing mass casualties. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece: Terror suspects offered money to target Jewish site

Greek authorities say police are continuing searches in Athens and other parts of the country following the arrest of two suspects accused of planning an attack at Jewish center in a busy downtown … more

By DEREK GATOPOULOS | 3/29/23

Police officers stand at the main entrance of an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Portuguese police have shot a man suspected of stabbing two people to death at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon. Authorities said police were called to the center late Tuesday morning where they encountered a suspect armed with a large knife. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal: Muslim center stabbings not seen as terror attack

Authorities in Portugal say the fatal stabbings of two women at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon are not being treated as a potential act of terrorism. The head of Portugal’s Judicial Police said … more

By BARRY HATTON and CIARÁN GILES | 3/29/23

Swiss seniors are protesting outside the European Court of Human Rights Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in Strasbourg, eastern France. A group of Swiss seniors are taking their government to the European Court of Human Rights to demand more action on climate change which, they say, is seriously affecting their lives. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Swiss seniors take government to European court over climate

Swiss pensioners are taking their government to a top European court over what they claim is its failure to take stronger action on climate change. Lawyers and members of the group Senior Women for … more

3/29/23

Local NGO prepare Iftar food for internally displaced people in a camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, March 24, 2023. This year's holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest drought on record in Somalia. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Some in dry Somalia break Ramadan fast with little but water

This year’s holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest drought on record in Somalia. As the sun sets and Muslims around the world gather to break their daily fasts with generous dinners, … more

By OMAR FARUK | 3/29/23

Girls stand in their classroom on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul, Saturday, March 25, 2023. The new Afghan educational year started, but high school remained closed for girls for the second year after Taliban returned to power in 2021. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Calls mount for Taliban to free girls' education activist

A top US diplomat says the Taliban must free detained Afghanistan activists, following the arrest of a girls’ education advocate. Matiuallah Wesa, the founder and president of Pen Path, a local … more

3/29/23

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on March 19, 2023. Netanyahu on Wednesday, March 29, rebuffed President Joe Biden's suggestion that the premier “walks away” from a contentious plan to overhaul the legal system, saying the country makes its own decisions. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Israeli PM, Biden exchange frosty words over legal overhaul

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel makes its own decisions, rebuffing President Joe Biden’s suggestion that that the premier drop a contentious plan to overhaul the legal system. … more

By ILAN BEN ZION | 3/29/23

Greece: 2 held in alleged plot to attack Jewish restaurant

Police in Greece say two men accused of planning an extremist attack on a Jewish restaurant in Athens and possibly other targets that would produce mass civilian casualties have been arrested. The … more

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and COSTAS KANTOURIS | 3/28/23

FILE - Homeless people sleep in the shade of an overpass to beat the heat wave in New Delhi, May 20, 2022. Indian authorities need more resources and better preparation to deal with searing heat particularly for the most vulnerable communities around the country, a New Delhi-based think tank said. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

India's warm weather plans can't take the heat, report says

With temperatures set to soar next month, Indian authorities need more resources and better preparation to deal with searing heat particularly for the most vulnerable communities around the country, … more

By SIBI ARASU | 3/28/23

Police officers stand at the entrance of an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Portuguese police have shot a man suspected of stabbing two people to death at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon. Authorities said police were called to the center late Tuesday morning where they encountered a suspect armed with a large knife. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal: 2 dead, several injured in Muslim center stabbing

Portuguese police have shot a man suspected of stabbing two women to death at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon. Ismaili community leader Narzim Ahmad told Portuguese TV channel S.I.C. that the … more

3/28/23

In this handout photo released by Roscosmos State Space Corporation, The uncrewed Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft undocks from the International Space Station before heading back to Earth on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (Roscosmos State Space Corporation via AP)

Uncrewed Russian spacecraft that leaked coolant lands safely

A Russian spacecraft has safely returned to Earth without a crew months after suffering a coolant leak in orbit. The Soyuz MS-22 crew capsule leaked coolant in December while attached to the … more

3/28/23

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)

Freed 'Hotel Rwanda' hero in Qatar, heading to family in US

The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence has arrived in Qatar on his way to reuniting with family in the United States. A U.S. … more

By CARA ANNA | 3/28/23

A man walks through a solar plant, an Adani Group project, in Ramanapeta, in the Indian southern state of Telangana, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Gautam Adani and his companies lost tens of billions of dollars and the stock for his green energy companies have plummeted. Despite Adani's renewable energy targets accounting for 10% of India's clean energy goals, some analysts say Adani's woes won't likely hurt India's energy transition. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Do Adani's woes matter for India's clean energy transition?

Gautam Adani and his companies lost tens of billions of dollars and their stock plummeted after the businesses were accused of fraud and stock price manipulation. Despite Adani’s renewable energy … more

By SIBI ARASU and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL | 3/27/23

A soldier checks the identification of youths on the main street of La Campanera neighborhood in Soyapango, El Salvador, Sunday, March 5, 2023. Here in La Campanera, once one of the most bloody neighborhoods of the country, police and soldiers demand men strip off their shirts to examine their bodies for tattoos, and flip through deeds or energy bills for any evidence to show they weren’t part of Barrio 18, the gang that once dominated the zone. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

El Salvador marks its first year under anti-gang crackdown

The Central American nation of El Salvador has finished a full year under anti-gang emergency measures that were originally supposed to last only a month. Monday was the the first anniversary of … more

3/27/23

Homes are destroyed after a deadly landslide that buried dozens of homes in Alausi, Ecuador, Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Landslide in Ecuador kills at least 16, with dozens missing

A massive landslide has swept over an Andean community in central Ecuador, burying dozens of homes, killing at least 16 people and sending rescuers on a frantic search for survivors. Ecuador’s Risk … more

By PATRICIA OLEAS and CESAR OLMOS | 3/27/23

The result of the vote on the approval of the admission of Finland to NATO is seen on a screen at the parliament in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, March 27, 2023. Hungary’s parliament has approved Finland’s bid to join NATO, ending months of delays and bringing the Nordic country one step closer to becoming a full member of the Western military alliance. Hungarian lawmakers on Monday voted 182 for and only six against with no abstentions. (Attila Kovacs/MTI via AP)

Hungarian parliament approves Finland’s bid to join NATO

Hungary’s parliament has approved Finland’s bid to join NATO, ending months of delays and bringing the Nordic country one step closer to becoming a full member of the Western military alliance. … more

By JUSTIN SPIKE | 3/27/23

European Council President Charles Michel, left, arrives with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis for joint statements at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

EU Council chief vows support, ammunition for Ukraine

European Council President Charles Michel has pledged to continue supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression “for as long as necessary,” adding that EU leaders will “massively ramp up” … more

Associated Press | 3/27/23

Chaloka Beyani, member of the Fact-Finding Mission, speaks to the media ahead of presenting the findings of the final report, at the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council during a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 27, 2023. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

UN-backed probe cites crimes against humanity in Libya

U.N.-backed human rights experts say there is evidence that crimes against humanity — including women being forced into sexual slavery — have been committed against Libyans and migrants in the … more

By JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY | 3/27/23