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At least 50 women have been abducted by Islamic extremists in Burkina Faso’s northern Sahel region.

Official: Jihadis abduct at least 50 women in Burkina Faso

An official in Burkina Faso says at least 50 women were abducted by Islamic extremists in the northern Sahel region last week. The region's governor said Monday that the kidnappings occurred on … more

By SAM MEDNICK | 1/16/23

FILE - A man is seen inside the "PMC Wagner Centre" ahead of its opening in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Oct. 31, 2022. A Russian man who reportedly is a former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group, has sought asylum in Norway, authorities said Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo, File)

High-ranking Wagner Group member seeks asylum in Norway

A Russian man who reportedly is a former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group, has sought asylum in Norway. The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration confirmed … more

1/16/23

Winter sunlight fills the Armenian Museum in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. A hundred years after taking in scores of children orphaned in the Armenian Genocide, a 19th century orphanage in Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter has reopened its doors as a museum documenting the community's rich, if pained, history. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

Armenian museum reopens in Jerusalem's Old City

A 19th-century orphanage in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter has reopened its doors as a museum, a hundred years after taking in scores of children whose parents were killed in the Armenian genocide. … more

By ILAN BEN ZION | 1/16/23

This is an undated handout photo issued by Hertfordshire Police of serving Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick. A London police officer on Monday, Jan, 16, 2023 admitted multiple counts of rape and sexual assaults on a dozen women over almost two decades. David Carrick, 48, pleaded guilty to 49 offenses, including some 20 counts of rape as well as assault, attempted rape and false imprisonment. (Hertfordshire Police via AP)

London police officer admits multiple counts of rape

A London police officer has admitted sexually assaulting a dozen women over a 17-year period. Prosecutors described the case as one of the most shocking involving a serving police officer. David … more

1/16/23

A suspected extremist attack at a church in eastern Congo killed at least 10 people and wounded more than three dozen, according to the country’s army.

Islamic State claims church bombing in east Congo; 14 dead

Islamic extremists have claimed responsibility for a weekend bombing of a church in eastern Congo. Authorities say the attack killed at least 14 people. The Islamic State group and its news outlet … more

1/16/23

A destroyed car lies between two pillars of the Brandenburg Gate landmark in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. The car crashed into a pillar of the famous Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. In the car, firefighters found a dead man, said a police spokesman early Monday morning. (Annette Riedl/dpa via AP)

Man dies after crashing limousine into Brandenburg Gate

German police say that a man has died after crashing a limousine into Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate. Images from the scene show the mangled wreck of the vehicle between two pillars of the … more

1/16/23

In this photo provided by the Free Burma Rangers, a wounded woman rests in Lay Wah, one of the villages in Karen state’s Mutraw district, Myanmar, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. The Free Burma Rangers said their volunteers watched from a distance as Myanmar’s military made two bombing runs on Thursday. A report released Monday, Jan, 16, by the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar details how international companies have helped Myanmar build up its capacity to produce weapons that are being used to commit atrocities. (Free Burma Rangers via AP)

Report: Myanmar arms industry growing after army takeover

A report says companies from at least 13 countries have helped Myanmar build up its capacity to produce weapons that are being used to commit atrocities. The report by the Special Advisory Council … more

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | 1/16/23

FILE - A pair of sneakers sit trampled in the stands of Kanjuruhan Stadium following a deadly soccer match stampede in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. An Indonesian court began trial Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, against five men on charges of negligence leading to deaths of 135 people after police fired tear gas inside the stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits in which many were crushed. (AP Photo/Hendra Permana, File)

Indonesia soccer disaster trial begins for 5 charged

Five men are being tried on charges of negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people at a soccer match in Indonesia. The deadly crowd surge Oct. 1 in East Java’s Malang city was among the … more

By TRISNADI and NINIEK KARMINI | 1/16/23

Congo's army says church bomb kills 10, extremists suspected

Congo's army says a suspected extremist attack at a church in the country's east killed at least 10 people and wounded more than three dozen. A military spokesperson told The Associated Press on … more

By JUSTIN KABUMBA and AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO | 1/15/23

FILE - A police officer stands guard while a health worker gives a polio vaccine to a child in Peshawar, Pakistan, Dec. 5, 2022. Pakistan is launching its first anti-polio campaign of the year, targeting more than 44 million children under the age of five. It is one of two countries in the world where polio continues to threaten the health and well-being of children. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif launched the nationwide drive Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023 by administering polio drops to children in the capital, Islamabad. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad, file)

Pakistan launches anti-polio drive targeting 44M children

Pakistan is launching its first anti-polio campaign of the year, targeting more than 44 million children under the age of five. It is one of two countries in the world where polio continues to … more

1/15/23

Police: Ex-Afghan female lawmaker, guard shot dead at home

Police say a former Afghan female lawmaker and her bodyguard were shot dead by unknown assailants at her home in the capital, Kabul. She was among the few female parliamentarians who stayed in Kabul … more

1/15/23

Israeli demonstrators hold torches during a protest against the government's plans to overhaul the country's legal system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered in central Tel Aviv to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the country's legal system and weaken the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Netanyahu moving ahead on legal overhaul despite outcry

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government plans to charge ahead with an overhaul of the country’s judicial system. That's despite fierce criticism from top legal officials and … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 1/15/23

Emergency workers clear the rubble after a Russian rocket hit a multistory building leaving many people under debris in the southeastern city of Dnipro, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine races to rescue people from Russian strike on Dnipro

Rescue workers in Ukraine are scrambling to pull survivors from the rubble of an apartment building hit a day earlier by a Russian missile in the southeastern city of Dnipro. The city government … more

By VASILISA STEPANENKO and ANDREW MELDRUM | 1/15/23

Residents and officials lead a demonstration supporting the government at Banadir stadium, Mogadishu, Thursday Jan. 12, 2023. The government rally encouraged an uprising against the al-Shabab group amid a month long military offensive. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

'They are on the run': Somalia leads fight against al-Shabab

Somalia has launched what is being called the most significant military offensive against the al-Shabab extremist group in more than a decade. And this time, Somali fighters are in the lead. Citizens … more

By OMAR FARUK | 1/15/23

Serhii Shumei, 64, talks to his son Vitalii, 34, a Ukrainian officer heavily wounded in a battle with Russian forces, in a city hospital in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Vitalii, a long-range anti-aircraft missile commander, was wounded in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine that has become synonymous with horrific losses in ongoing fighting for both Ukraine and Russia. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A loving dad and his injured son pay war's costs in Ukraine

In a Ukrainian hospital ward for wounded soldiers, where daylight barely penetrates, a father talks to his injured son for hours. Serhii Shumei feels that caring for his son, Vitalii, is his … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 1/15/23

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center left, and Emirati leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan walk past an honor guard at Qasar Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Yoon received an honor guard welcome Sunday on a trip to the United Arab Emirates, where Seoul hopes to expand its military sales while finishing its construction of the Arabian Peninsula's first nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

South Korean president travels to UAE, seeks arms sales

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has received an honor guard welcome on a trip to the United Arab Emirates. The UAE is where Seoul hopes to expand its military sales while finishing its … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 1/15/23

Family members of the deceased wait for the cremation procedures at a funeral home in Shanghai, China on Jan. 4, 2023. China on Saturday, Jan. 14, reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints the government was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic. (Chinatopix Via AP)

WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information

The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections. That comes after the government announced nearly 60,000 virus-related deaths … more

1/15/23

Israelis protest against the government's plans to overhaul the country's legal system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. The new government unveiled its plan this month proposing changes that critics say will weaken the country's judiciary and imperil its democratic system of checks and balances. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu government

Thousands of Israelis have gathered in central Tel Aviv for a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the country’s legal system and weaken the … more

1/14/23

Copies of the new book by Prince Harry called "Spare" are displayed at a book store in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" went on sale in bookstores on Tuesday, providing a varied portrait of the Duke of Sussex and the royal family. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Prince Harry: Memoir is about saving royals from themselves

Prince Harry has said he had enough material for two memoirs. But Harry said in an interview published in British newspaper The Telegraph on Saturday that he held back because he didn't think his … more

1/14/23

Commuters wearing face masks walk along a street in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths

China has reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints the government was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic. The death … more

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