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Mark, the last brown bear in captivity in Albania, looks out of his cage, before it will be transferred, in Tirana, Albania, on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Mark, a 24-year-old bear was kept in a cage for 20 years at a restaurant in the capital Tirana. Albania's last brown bear in captivity has been rescued by an international animal welfare organisation and taken to a sanctuary in Austria. (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda)

Albania's last captive bear rescued to Austrian sanctuary

Albania’s last brown bear in captivity has been rescued by an international animal welfare organization and taken to a sanctuary in Austria. Four Paws on Wednesday began the long journey with the … more

By LLAZAR SEMINI | 12/7/22

FILE - Janusz Walus, Polish immigrant and convicted killer of South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani, is sworn in during a Truth and Reconcilliation Commission hearing in Pretoria, South Africa, on Nov. 24, 1997. Walus has been released from prison in the capital Pretoria after serving more than 28 years for the 1993 murder. (AP Photo/Cobus Bodenstein, File)

South Africa paroles convicted killer of anti-apartheid icon

The convicted killer of South African anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani has been released from prison in the capital Pretoria after serving more than 28 years for the 1993 murder. Janusz Walus, 69, … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 12/7/22

File - Indonesian Muslim militant Umar Patek is escorted by prosecutors and plain-clothed police officers as he leaves the courtroom after his hearing at West Jakarta district court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, May 21, 2012. A bombmaker in the 2002 Bali attack that killed 202 people has walked free from an Indonesian prison Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022 after serving half of a 20-year sentence, despite upsetting Australia’s leader who described him as “abhorrent.” Umar Patek, 55, whose real name is Hisyam bin Alizein, was a leading member of the al Qaida-linked network Jemaah Islamiyah. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

Indonesia releases bombmaker in Bali attacks on parole

A bombmaker in the 2002 Bali attacks that killed 202 people has been released from an Indonesian prison after serving half his 20-year sentence. Australia’s prime minister has opposed his early … more

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FILE - Local residents gather near a generator to charge their mobile devices in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Friday, April 22, 2022. When Russian forces two months ago launched a military campaign against infrastructure in Ukraine, it opened an urgent second front far from the contact line: Along power lines, water mains, and heating systems, and in places like homes, schools, offices and churches. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov, File)

Donors race to get generators, other aid to hard-hit Ukraine

When Russian forces launched a military campaign against infrastructure in Ukraine, they opened a front that carried the war along power lines and water mains to homes, schools, hospitals and … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 12/7/22

Passengers and railway staff are seen at the scene of a train collision in Montcada i Reixac, Spain, Wednesday Dec. 7, 2022. Spanish officials say two trains have collided near Barcelona and 155 people have been hurt. Emergency services for Catalonia said no passengers were seriously injured. The collision occurred on a train line in Montcada i Reixac, a town just north of Barcelona. (Josep Jorge via AP)

Train collision in Spain hurts 155, no serious injuries

Spanish officials say two trains have collided near Barcelona and 155 people have been hurt. Emergency services for Catalonia said no passengers were seriously injured although 14 were taken to … more

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The mother and father of a four-month-old baby that urgently needs a heart operation leave the High Court in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The court on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, ruled against the family who had refused blood transfusions for their baby son unless the blood came from donors who hadn't been vaccinated against COVID-19. (Michael Craig/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand court rules against anti-vax parents of ill baby

A New Zealand court has temporarily taken away medical custody of a baby from his parents after they refused blood transfusions for him unless the blood comes from donors who are unvaccinated against … more

By NICK PERRY | 12/7/22

Police officers stand by a searched property in Frankfurt during a raid against so-called 'Reich citizens' in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Thousands of police carried out a series of raids across much of Germany on Wednesday against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the state by force. Federal prosecutors said some 3,000 officers conducted searches at 130 sites in 11 of Germany's 16 states against adherents of the so-called Reich Citizens movement. Some members of the grouping reject Germany's postwar constitution and have called for the overthrow of the government. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)

Germany: 25 arrested on suspicion of planning armed coup

Officials say thousands of police have carried out a series of raids across much of Germany against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the state in an armed coup. … more

By FRANK JORDANS | 12/7/22

Police officers stand guard near a police station where an explosion went off in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. An unidentified attacker blew himself up outside a police station in Indonesia’s main island of Java on Wednesday in a latest of suicide attacks in the world’s most populous Muslim nation, police said. (AP Photo/Ahmad Fauzan)

Bombing at Indonesian police station injures 3 officers

A man blew himself up Wednesday outside a police station on Indonesia’s main island of Java in what appeared to be the latest in a string of suicide attacks in the world’s most populous Muslim … more

By ADI MARSIELA | 12/6/22

FILE - The closed Basilica of Lourdes is pictured May 8, 2020, in Lourdes, southwestern France. The Vatican came under pressure Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, to explain why it didn’t prosecute a famous Jesuit artist and merely let his order restrict the priest's ministry following allegations that he abused his authority over adult women. Mosiacs by Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik decorate several churches and chapels, including the Lourdes basilica. (AP Photo/Bob Edme, File)

Jesuit artist has ministry cut; Vatican doesn't prosecute

The Vatican is under pressure to explain why it didn’t prosecute a famous Jesuit artist and merely let his order restrict the priest's ministry following allegations that he abused his authority … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 12/6/22

Liz Barham, senior conservator of the Museum of London Archaeology, displays an early medieval gold and gemstone necklace during a photo call, in London, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Archaeologists say a 1,300-year-old gold and gemstone necklace found during construction of a housing development marks the grave of a powerful woman who may have been an Anglo-Saxon aristocrat or early Christian religious leader in Britain. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Dig at UK housing site yields major 7th century treasures

A 1,300-year-old gold and gemstone necklace uncovered near Northampton in central England is being hailed as a find of major significance. The necklace was found with other items on the site of a new … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 12/6/22

FILE - A caterpillar removes mud and debris after heavy rainfall triggered landslides that collapsed buildings and left as many as 12 people missing, in Casamicciola, on the southern Italian island of Ischia, Nov. 27, 2022. After 11 days of digging, search teams on Tuesday, Dec. 6 recovered the final victim from the debris of an enormous landslide on the Italian resort island of Ischia, bringing the final death toll to 12. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta, file)

Italian firefighters find 12th victim of Nov. 26 landslide

After 11 days of digging, search teams recovered the final victim from the debris of an enormous landslide on the Italian resort island of Ischia, bringing the final death toll to 12. The Naples … more

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, center, leaves an African National Congress (ANC) national executive committee meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday Dec. 5, 2022. Ramaphosa might lose his job, and his reputation as a corruption fighter, as he faces possible impeachment over claims that he tried to cover up the theft of millions of dollars stashed inside a couch on his farm. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

South Africa's lawmakers delay debate on president's future

South Africa’s lawmakers have postponed until next week a debate on the damning report that has resulted in calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step down. The session was scheduled to take place … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 12/6/22

FILE - Palm oil trees at Pangkalan Kerinci in Riau, Central Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 1, 2008. European Union lawmakers and governments reached a deal Tuesday that would ban the import of products which contribute to deforestation around the world.The preliminary agreement, which still needs to be formally adopted by the EU parliament, requires companies to verify that the goods they sell in the EU have not led to deforestation and forest degradation anywhere in the world since 2021. Forests around the world are increasingly under threat from clearance for timber and agriculture, including soybean and palm oil. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

EU agrees deal to ban products which fuel deforestation

European Union lawmakers and governments reached a deal Tuesday that would ban the import of products which contribute to deforestation around the world. more

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Protesters hold a banner which reads in Greek "they shot them because they were Roma" as they protest the shooting in the head of a 16-year-old youth, in central Athens Monday Dec 5, 2022. A police officer has been arrested in northern Greece after a 16-year-old boy was shot in the head and seriously injured during a car chase after he allegedly failed to pay the bill at a gas station(AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

Greece: Police officer appears in court over teen shooting

A police officer has appeared in court in northern Greece over the shooting of a teenager who allegedly failed to pay a gas station bill, as protesters gathered outside. The 16-year-old, a member of … more

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FILE - Honduras' President Xiomara Castro waves during the swearing-in ceremony for Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Honduras became the second country in Central America to impose a state of exception suspending some constitutional rights to help fight street gangs when a decree took effect Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Honduras suspends rights in 2 big cities amid gang crackdown

Honduras has become the second country in Central America to impose a state of exception suspending some constitutional rights to deal with street gangs. A decree took effect Monday that targets the … more

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FILE - In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Oct. 1, 2022. In a report published by The Iranian student news agency, Nezamoddin Mousavi, an Iranian lawmaker said Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, that Iran’s government was ‘‘paying attention to the people’s real demands,’’ a day after another key official announced that the country’s religious police force had been closed following months of deadly anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Middle East Images, File)

Confusion over Iran's religious police as women drop hijab

Confusion over the status of Iran’s religious police is growing as state media cast doubt on reports the force had been shut down. The mixed messages have raised speculation that Iran’s clerical … more

By JACK JEFFERY | 12/5/22

Passengers disembark from a train at the train station in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Train service in Nigeria's capital city resumed on Monday, eight months after assailants attacked a train with explosives and gunfire, killing seven people and abducting dozens of passengers. (AP Photo/Chinedu Asadu)

Train service in Nigeria capital resumes after deadly attack

Rail service has resumed between Nigeria's capital and neighboring Kaduna state eight months after a deadly attack. Back in March, assailants ambushed the train with gunfire and explosives, killing … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 12/5/22

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during a Labour Party press conference to launch a report on constitutional change and political reform, at Nexus, University of Leeds, in Leeds, England, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Monday pledged to replace Parliament’s unelected upper house with an elected chamber if it wins government — one of a raft if policies intended to stake out Labour's ground for the next election. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Eyeing power, UK Labour Party vows to abolish House of Lords

Britain’s opposition Labour Party says it will replace Parliament’s unelected upper house with an elected chamber if it wins government. It's one of a raft if policies intended to stake out … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 12/5/22

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa leaves an African National Congress (ANC) national executive committee in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday Dec. 5, 2022. Ramaphosa might lose his job, and his reputation as a corruption fighter, as he faces possible impeachment over claims that he tried to cover up the theft of millions of dollars stashed inside a couch on his farm. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

South African president's future considered by ruling party

A crucial meeting of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party to discuss the future of President Cyril Ramaphosa got underway in Johannesburg on Monday. The meeting is expected to … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 12/5/22

Officers stand by a police van as they leave the grounds of the courthouse complex after the trial of David Hunter in the southwest coastal city of Paphos, Cyprus, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. A British man facing a premeditated murder charge over the death of his ill wife in Cyprus’ coastal resort town of Paphos is expected to plead guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter on Dec. 13, with the court to pass sentence at a later date, a state prosecutor said Monday. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

UK man to plead guilty to manslaughter in wife's death

Defense lawyers for a British man on trial for causing the death of his sick wife in Cyprus’ coastal resort town of Paphos say they’re hopeful the court will suspend any sentence it hands down to … more

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