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The head of Cyprus' Orthodox Church Archbishop Georgios, left, looks on during his enthronement ceremony at Saint Barnabas Cathedral in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Archbishop Georgios formally assumed his new duties following an enthronement ceremony evoking the splendor of centuries of Byzantine tradition before an audience of Orthodox clergy from around the world with the notable exception of the Russian church. The Cyprus Church has recognized the independence of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Cyprus' new archbishop enthroned, no Russian clerics attend
The head of Cyprus’ Orthodox Church Archbishop Georgios formally has assumed his new duties following an enthronement ceremony. The event evoked the splendor of centuries of Byzantine tradition … more
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Iranian demonstrators set fire to French flags during their gathering to protest against the publication of offensive caricatures of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in front of the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Amid unrest, Iran's hardliners turn their anger to France
Iranian hardliners have burnt France’s flag outside of its embassy in Tehran where they were protesting cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that lampoon Iran’s … more
Map locates Gniby village in the Kaffrine region.
40 people killed, dozens injured in bus crash in Senegal
Senegal's president says two buses have collided head-on in the center of the country and that at least 40 people were killed and dozens of others were injured. President Macky Sall tweeted that the … more
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Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC, Jan Egeland, listens to a question during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. The Taliban's "internal debates and extreme decrees" are paralyzing humanitarian work in Afghanistan, the head of a major aid agency told The Associated Press on Sunday, after he arrived on a week-long trip to talk to Taliban leaders about reversing a ban on women working for national and international nongovernmental groups. Jan Egeland, who is the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, is the first NGO chief to have visited Afghanistan to talk to the Taliban since the ban came into effect more than two weeks. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Aid chief: Taliban decrees against women paralyzing NGO work
An aid agency chief has told The Associated Press that the Taliban's “internal debates and extreme decrees” are paralyzing humanitarian work in Afghanistan. The head of the Norwegian Refugee … more
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In this image taken from video Hoda Muthana talks during an interview in Roj detention camp in Syria where she is being held by U.S.-allied Kurdish forces, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Muthana, who ran away from home in Alabama at the age of 20, joined the Islamic State group and had a child with one of its fighters says she still hopes to return to the United States, serve prison time if necessary, and advocate against the extremists. (AP Photo/The News Movement)
Alabama woman who joined IS hopes to return from Syria camp
A woman who ran away from home in Alabama at the age of 20 to join the Islamic State group in Syria says she is a victim of the militant organization and hopes to return to the U.S. even if it means … more
Ethnic Rohingya people sit on a beach after they landed in Aceh Besar, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. A group of Rohingya Muslims who sailed on a wooden boat landed in Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday. (AP Photo/Irwandi)
Over 150 Rohingya refugees reach ashore in Indonesia
More than 100 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslim refugees are among the latest group to reach ashore in Indonesia after a long and dangerous journey aboard a wooden boat. The group of 184 people, … more
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African National Congress (ANC) Party President, President Cyril Ramaphosa, centre right, greets supporters as he arrives at the Dr Molemela stadium, to deliver a statement, in Mangaung, South Africa, Sunday, Jan 8 2023. South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party on Sunday marked its 111th anniversary with celebratory events in Mangaung, Free State province, where the organization was founded in 1912. (AP Photo)
South Africa's ruling ANC party fetes 111th anniversary
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party on Sunday marks its 111th anniversary with celebratory events in Mangaung, Free State province, where the organization was founded in 1912. … more
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Iraqi security forces stand guard as they check motorists entering the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraq reopens Baghdad's Green Zone to ease traffic jams
Iraqi authorities have reopened Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone in an attempt to ease traffic jams in the capital. The heavily fortified area was closed and opened several times over the … more
Faithful visit the tomb of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI inside the grottos of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement, his days mainly devoted to prayer and reflection. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Public now can see Benedict's tomb at St. Peter's Basilica
The Vatican is allowing the public to visit the new tomb of Pope Benedict XVI under St. Peter's Basilica. The pontiff was buried on Jan. 5 immediately after a funeral in St. Peter's Square. … more
Substances found during the search are examined on the premises of the fire department in Castrop-Rauxel, Sunday, Jan.8, 2023. In Castrop-Rauxel, there was a large-scale operation by the police and fire department on Saturday evening. A special task force (SEK) was also on the scene, a police spokeswoman told the German Press Agency on Saturday evening. (Christoph Reichwein/dpa via AP)
Germany: Iranian arrested, suspected of chemical attack plot
German officials said Sunday that a 32-year-old Iranian man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning an attack with deadly chemicals. Police and prosecutors said the man and another … more
People wearing bear fur costumes prepare to take part in a parade showcasing regional winter traditions in Comanesti, northeastern Romania, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. Centuries ago, people in what is now northeast Romania would don bear fur and dance to fend off evil spirits. Nowadays, the custom lives on as a popular festival that has been drawing crowds of tourists. The so-called 'dancing bears festival' takes place every December, starting in the days before Christmas and ending with the New Year's Eve.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
AP PHOTOS: Bear costumes, dance at popular Romanian festival
COMANESTI, Romania (AP) — Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania would don bear fur and dance to fend off evil spirits. Nowadays, the custom lives on as a popular festival that … more
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FILE - Attorney Alan Dershowitz arrives for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 29, 2020. Prominent U.S. lawyer Dershowitz, long a staunch defender of Israel's policies on the international stage, said Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, he cannot defend sweeping judicial reforms planned by Israel's new government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Famed US lawyer, defender of Israel, opposes legal overhaul
A Prominent U.S. lawyer says he cannot defend sweeping judicial reforms planned by Israel’s new government. Alan Dershowitz, long a staunch defender of Israel’s policies on the international … more
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A subway passenger, injured when two subway trains collided, is taken on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance, in Mexico City, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Authorities announced at least one person was killed and dozens were injured in the Saturday accident on Line 3 of the capital's subway. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Subway train collision in Mexico City kills 1, injures 57
Authorities in Mexico City say two subway trains have collided  between stations, killing at least one person and injuring 57. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum says on her Twitter account that … more
A protester holds a Palestinian flag in Tel Aviv, Israel, at a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Thousands of Israelis protested plans by Netanyahu's government that opponents say threaten democracy and freedoms. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov)
Thousands of Israelis protest new government's policies
Thousands of Israelis are protesting plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that opponents say threaten democracy and freedoms. The protesters gathered in the central city of Tel … more
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This photo provided by Taliban Higher Education Ministry, UN officials meet with Taliban Higher Education Minister in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. The U.N. envoy met with the Taliban-led Afghan government’s higher education minister to discuss the ban on women attending universities. (Taliban Higher Education Ministry via AP)
UN envoy meets with Afghan higher-ed chief over ban on women
The U.N. says one of its top officials has met with the Taliban-led government's higher education minister, who ordered a ban on women in Afghan universities last month. The minister says the ban is … more
A motorist navigates his way through a crack on a road in Joshimath, India, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Authorities have stopped all construction activity and started shifting hundreds of people panicking after seeing a temple collapse and cracks in over 600 houses due to subsidence of land in a northern Indian hilly town, officials said on Saturday. (AP Photo)
Sinking land forces hundreds to leave Indian temple town
Authorities in an Indian Himalayan town have stopped construction activities and started moving hundreds of people to temporary shelters after a temple collapsed and cracks appeared in over 600 … more
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FILE - Ambulances wait outside the Royal London Hospital in east London, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gathered government ministers, medics and health service managers in 10 Downing St. on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023 for talks aimed at fixing a health care crisis that has seen thousands of patients stranded outside overflowing hospitals. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
UK leader calls crisis meeting over struggling health system
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is gathering government ministers, medics and health service managers in 10 Downing St. for talks aimed at fixing a health care crisis that has seen thousands of … more
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Kurdish activists hold a banner reading: We want justice, of three Kurdish activists killed 10 years ago, Fidan Dogan, Sakine Cansiz, and Leyla Soylemez, during a protest in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Kurdish groups from around France and Europe are marching in Paris to show their anger over the unresolved killing of three Kurdish women activists in the French capital 10 years ago and also mourning three people killed outside a Kurdish cultural center in Paris two weeks ago in what prosecutors called a racist attack. ( AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
Kurds from around Europe demonstrate over killings in Paris
Thousands of Kurds from around France and Europe are marching in Paris to show their anger over the unresolved killing of three Kurdish women activists in the French capital 10 years ago. The … more
FILE - People ski on a cross country slope in Ramsau, Austria, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
AP PHOTOS: Snow is a no-show as Europe feels the winter heat
Mild weather has left many regions of Europe that would normally be blanketed in snow at this time of year bare, and winter sports resorts are fearing for the future. Many are using snow machines to … more
FILE - Women protest the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini who was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. in this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran. Iran said it executed two men Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration, the latest executions aimed at halting the nationwide protests now challenging the country's theocracy. (AP Photo/Middle East Images, File)
Iran executes 2 more men detained amid nationwide protests
Iran says it has executed two men convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer, the latest executions aimed at halting the nationwide protests now challenging the country’s theocracy. … more
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