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FILE - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a payload including two lunar rovers from Japan and the United Arab Emirates, lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Dec. 11, 2022. But later in April 2023, the spacecraft from a Japanese company apparently crashed while attempting to land on the moon. Japan now hopes to make the world's first "pinpoint landing" on the moon early Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, joining a modern push for lunar contact with roots in the Cold War-era space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Japan's first moon lander is aiming for a very small target
As Japan’s space agency prepares for its first moon landing early Saturday, it’s aiming to hit a very small target. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, a lightweight spacecraft about the … more
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Sri Lankan police officers detain and question a suspected drug offender during a search operation against narcotics in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lanka has arrested tens of thousands in drug raids criticized by UN human rights body
Sri Lankan authorities say they have arrested tens of thousands of people in a monthlong crackdown on drugs and are vowing to continue despite U.N. criticism of possible human rights violations … more
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FILE - This time exposure photo shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a payload including two lunar rovers from Japan and the United Arab Emirates, launching from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Dec. 11, 2022. But later in April 2023, the spacecraft from a Japanese company apparently crashed while attempting to land on the moon. Japan now hopes to make the world's first "pinpoint landing" on the moon early Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, joining a modern push for lunar contact with roots in the Cold War-era space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Japan hopes to join an elite club by landing on the moon: A closer look
Japan hopes to make the world's first “pinpoint landing” on the moon, joining a modern push for lunar contact with roots in the Cold War-era competition between the United States and Soviet … more
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the Supreme People’s Assembly in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
North Korea says it tested underwater nuclear attack drone in response to rivals' naval drills
North Korea says it had tested a purported underwater nuclear attack drone in response to a combined naval exercise between South Korea and the United States and Japan this week, as it continues to … more
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North Korea's military guard post is seen from the unification observatory in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would no longer pursue reconciliation with South Korea and called for rewriting the North’s constitution to eliminate the idea of shared statehood between the war-divided countries, state media said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
South Korea calls on divided UN council 'to break the silence' on North Korea's tests and threats
South Korea is calling on the divided U.N. Security Council “to break the silence” over North Korea’s escalating missile tests and threats. The council has imposed 10 sanctions in total that … more
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A woman walks past burning tires set on fire by protesters to call attention to the country's insecurity and demanding the resignation of the prime minister, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Gangs in Haiti have attacked a community for 4 days and residents fear the violence could spread
Gang members have raided a key community in Haiti’s capital that is home to numerous police officers and has been under siege for four days in an ongoing attack. Residents are fearful that the … more
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Demonstrators hold orange balloons at a rally in solidarity with Kfir Bibas, an Israeli boy who spent his first birthday Thursday in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The plight of Bibas, the youngest hostage held by Hamas, has captured the nation's attention and drawn attention to the government's failure to bring home more than 100 hostages still held by Hamas after more than three months of war. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
As the youngest Israeli hostage turns 1, his family pleads for a deal to release more from Gaza
Hundreds of people gathered in Tel Aviv to mark the first birthday of Kfir Bibas, the youngest Israeli hostage held in Gaza. Relatives called the occasion on Thursday the “saddest birthday in the … more
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Riot police stand on a road in the Coulee district of Moroni, Comoros, on Thursday Jan. 18, 2024. One person has been killed and at least six injured after a second day of violent unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros, a health official said. The protests came after incumbent President Azali Assoumani was declared the winner in an election over the weekend that was denounced by the country's opposition parties as fraudulent. (AP Photo/Nazir Nazi)
1 dead, at least 6 injured in post-election unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros
A health official says one person has been killed and at least six injured after a second day of violent unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros. The protests came after incumbent … more
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People take part in a protest against a government plan to amend the penal code in Bratislava, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Slovakia’s president has voiced her strong opposition to a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to overhaul the country’s penal code. The plan approved by Fico's coalition government includes abolishing the special prosecutors’ office, which handles serious crimes such as graft and organized crime. (Jaroslav Novak/TASR via AP)
Thousands rally across Slovakia to condemn changes to penal code proposed by populist prime minister
Thousands of people have rallied across Slovakia as protests intensify against a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the penal code. The protests in 24 cities … more
Political activist Mongkhon Thirakot flashes the pro-democracy gesture of a three-finger salute ahead of going to a court in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, Thursday Jan. 26, 2023. An appeals court in Thailand has handed a political activist what is believed to be a record-long sentence for the criminal offense of insulting the monarchy, giving him a 50-year prison term after finding him guilty of 25 violations of the law. Mongkhon Thirakot 30, had originally been sentenced last year to 28 years in jail by the provincial court in the northern province of Chiang Rai. (Thai Lawyers for Human Rights via AP)
A court of appeals in Thailand hands an activist a 50-year prison term for insulting the monarchy
A court of appeals in Thailand has handed a political activist what is believed to be a record sentence for the criminal offense of insulting the monarchy. A lawyers' group said Thursday that the … more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gestures while speaking at his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russia's foreign minister rejects a US proposal to resume talks on nuclear arms control
Russia’s top diplomat has dismissed a U.S. proposal to resume dialogue on nuclear arms control. Speaking at his annual news conference on Thursday, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said it’s … more
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FILE - Jordanian soldiers patrol near the eastern Jordan-Syria border, in al-Washash, Mafraq governorate, Jordan, on Feb. 17, 2022, during media tour organised by the Jordanian army. An airstrike on southern Syria early Thursday Jan. 18, 2024 killed at least nine people and was probably carried out by Jordan's air force, Syrian opposition activists said, the latest in a series of strikes in an area where cross-border drug smugglers have been active. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh, File)
An airstrike on southern Syria, likely carried out by Jordan's air force, kills 9
Syrian opposition activists say an airstrike that was likely carried out by Jordan’s air force on southern Syria has killed at least nine people in the latest of strikes in recent months. There was … more
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FILE - A Pakistani flag flies on a lookout in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 27, 2022. Pakistan's air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, on Iran allegedly targeting militant positions, an attack that killed at least seven people and further raised tensions between the neighboring nations. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran after Tehran attack, killing at least 7 people
Pakistan’s air force has launched retaliatory airstrikes on Iran allegedly targeting militant positions. The attack early Thursday killed at least seven people and further raised tensions between … more
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FILE - South Africa's Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola, center, and Palestinian assistant Minister of Multilateral Affairs Ammar Hijazi, right, address the media outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Fighting “human animals.” “No uninvolved civilians in Gaza.” Making Gaza a “slaughterhouse.” These are just some of the comments made by Israeli leaders, soldiers and entertainers about Palestinians in Gaza since Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7 sparked a war with Israel. Such inflammatory rhetoric is a key component of South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide at the U.N. world court, a charge Israel denies. South Africa says the language is proof of Israel’s intent to commit genocide. (AP Photo/Patrick Post, File)
Harsh Israeli rhetoric against Palestinians becomes central to South Africa's genocide case
Inflammatory comments about fighting human animals, making Gaza a slaughterhouse, and erasing the Gaza Strip completely are a key component of South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide at the … more
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A Palestinian child wounded during the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip receives treatment at the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)
UN: Palestinians are dying in hospitals as estimated 60,000 wounded overwhelm remaining doctors
Palestinians are dying every day in Gaza’s overwhelmed remaining hospitals which can’t deal with the estimated 60,000 injured people and daily arrival of hundreds more hurt in Israeli’s … more
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Outgoing Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei arrives to give his annual report at the National Palace in Guatemala City, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Giammattei ends his four year term on Sunday. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
US bars ex-Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei from entry 3 days after he left office
The U.S. State Department has barred former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei from entering the United States, accusing him “significant corruption” just- three days after he left office. … more
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Soldiers enter the prison in Cotopaxi, Ecuador, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. Soldiers and police intervened on Sunday in several prisons in Ecuador in search of weapons, ammunition and explosives and to restore order. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Prosecutor probing TV studio attack in Ecuador is shot dead in Guayaquil
A prosecutor in Ecuador who was investigating an attack on the set of a public television channel by a group of armed men last week has been slain. The attorney general says prosecutor César Suárez … more
FILE - Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras attends her annual report meeting in Guatemala City, May 17, 2023. As chief law enforcement officer, Porras heads Guatemala's Public Ministry. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
Why is the Guatemala attorney general going after the new president?
Despite having the support of millions of Guatemalans, newly installed President Bernardo Arévalo has a clear obstacle — the attorney general’s office and its leader, Consuelo Porras. Arévalo … more
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A temple constructed by the Indigenous Toda tribe in the Nilgiris Hills of southern India, on Aug. 31, 2023. This temple is located in the heart of a sacred grassland and Toda settlement known as Muttunad Mund near Kotagiri, India. (AP Photo/Deepa Bharath)
What are sacred forests?
Sacred forests may be large woodlands, smaller groves or even grasslands that are revered by different faith traditions. Most forests have a deity or several deities associated with them. Rituals or … more
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A Jaintia tribal man stands by a sprawling sacred forest in Jaintia Hills, a sparsely populated mountainous region of Meghalaya, a state in northeastern India, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Meghalaya is home to more than 125 sacred forests. These are tracts of virgin woodlands, which the Indigenous people believe are the abodes of their gods. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Indigenous faith, reverence for land lead effort to conserve sacred forests in northeastern India
The northeast Indian state of Meghalaya is home to more than 125 sacred forests. These are tracts of virgin woodlands, which the Indigenous people believe are the abodes of their gods. Many of these … more
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