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FILE - Girls holding hands are led past a burnt car blocking the street as they evacuate the Delmas 22 neighborhood to escape gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 2, 2024. As young Haitians are increasingly exposed to violence, the country is undergoing a wider push to dispel a long-standing taboo on seeking therapy and talking about mental health. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services

Violence is traumatizing Haitian children. Now the country’s breaking its taboo on mental health services. Young Haitians are increasingly exposed to relentless sounds of violence and sidestep … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 5/13/24

People examine the damage at an area badly affected by a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, May 13, 2024. Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered flash floods causing a number of people dead and missing, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Ali Nayaka)

More bodies found in Indonesia after flash floods killed dozens and submerged homes

Rescuers have recovered more bodies after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud. At least 41 people have died and another … more

By KASPARMAN PILIANG | 5/13/24

People stand near damaged homes after heavy flooding in Baghlan province, in northern Afghanistan, Sunday, May 12, 2024. Victims of the devastating floods in northern Afghanistan are burying the dead and looking for the loved ones still missing. (AP Photo)

Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing

Victims of the devastating floods in northern Afghanistan are burying the dead and looking for the loved ones still missing. The U.N. food agency estimates that unusually heavy seasonal rains have … more

By RAHIM FAIEZ | 5/12/24

A man lies on the ground as he watches his burning house destroyed by a Russian airstrike in Vovchansk, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Thousands of civilians evacuated from northeast Ukraine as Russia presses renewed border assault

Thousands more civilians have fled Russia’s renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar fire. The intense battles … more

By SAMYA KULLAB | 5/12/24

People inspect an area affected by the flash flood that killed a number of people in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, May 12, 2024. Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud sliding down a volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra island have triggered flash floods that killed more than a dozen of people and injured others, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Ali Nayaka)

Flash floods and cold lava flow hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 15 people

Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have triggered flash floods that killed at least 15 people and injured several others. … more

5/12/24

Barbara Nabulo cleans clothes at her home in Busamaga-Mutukula village in Mbale, Uganda, Thursday, April 25, 2024. There can be lifelong challenges for people with sickle cell disease in rural Uganda, where it remains poorly understood. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

A rural Ugandan community is a hot spot for sickle cell disease. But one patient gives hope

There can be lifelong challenges for people with sickle cell disease in rural Uganda, where it remains poorly understood. Estimates vary, but some researchers put the number of people with the … more

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA | 5/12/24

Israeli soldiers and family members visit the graves of fallen soldiers ahead of Israel's annual Memorial Day at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 9, 2024. Israel marks its annual Memorial Day in remembrance of soldiers who died in the nation's conflicts, beginning at dusk Sunday, May 12, until Monday evening, May 13. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

With the shock of Oct. 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day

Memorial Day is always a somber occasion in Israel. But in the aftermath of Oct. 7, it has taken on a profound and raw sadness coupled with percolating anger. Families of the fallen, along with broad … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 5/12/24

The wreckage of a bus lies on the side of a road following an accident in Subang, West Java, Indonesia, late Saturday, May 11, 2024. The bus carrying high school students and teachers returning from an outing smashed into cars and motorbikes in Indonesia's West Java province, killing a number of people on board. (AP Photo/Ryan Suherlan)

At least 11 dead, mostly students, in Indonesia bus crash after brakes apparently failed, police say

Indonesian officials say a bus slammed into cars and motorbikes after its brakes apparently malfunctioned in West Java province, killing at least 11 people, mostly students, and injuring dozens of … more

5/12/24

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and socialist candidate, Salvador Illa, left, wave to the crowd during a campaign rally in Villanova i la Gertru, near Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 9, 2024. About 6 million Catalans are casting ballots in a regional election that will test if Catalonia wants pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont back or if the wealthy region has moved on to more pressing worries. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Catalans vote in election to gauge force of separatist movement, degree of reconciliation with Spain

Catalonia is holding a regional election whose outcome will reverberate in Spain’s national politics. The ballot on Sunday will be a test both for the strength of the separatist movement in the … more

By JOSEPH WILSON | 5/12/24

Haitians demand the resignation and arrest of the country's police chief after a new gang attack

A growing number of civilians and police officers are demanding the dismissal and arrest of Haiti’s police chief as heavily armed gangs launched a new attack in the capital of Port-au-Prince. … more

By DÁNICA COTO | 5/11/24

Buddhists wait for a lantern parade as part of festivities celebrating the birthday of Buddha, at Dongguk University in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

AP PHOTOS: Lotus Lantern Festival draws thousands in Seoul to celebrate upcoming Buddha's birthday

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Holding umbrellas and pink paper lotus flowers, thousands of South Koreans joyously filled the wet streets of Seoul in an annual festival anticipating Buddha’s birthday … more

By AHN YOUNG-JOON | 5/11/24

Residents watch as excavators and bulldozers bring down their homes in the Mathare area of Nairobi, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The Kenyan government ordered the evacuation of people from flood-prone areas, resulting in the demolition of houses and the loss of at least one life in the melee caused by the forced evictions. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Poor Kenyans feel devastated by floods and brutalized by the government's response

Winnie Makinda says she is facing the worst crisis and lowest moment of her life because of the Kenyan government’s response to floods that devastated her poor community in the capital of Nairobi. … more

By TOM ODULA | 5/11/24

The state of Rio Grande do Sul was once again experiencing storms on Friday and the rainfall in the river basins could further aggravate the flooding that has already left many dead. More than 240,000 people have been displaced, and much of the region has been isolated by the floodwaters. (AP Video: Lucas Dumphreys)

Flooding forecast to worsen in Brazil's south, where often only the poor remain

More heavy rain is forecast for Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, where many of those remaining are poor people with limited ability to move to less dangerous areas. Nearly 6 inches … more

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and ELÉONORE HUGHES | 5/11/24

Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed at least 50 people on Friday, a Taliban official said.

Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people

A Taliban official says that flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan have killed at least 50 people. The provincial official also said that the floods on Friday … more

5/10/24

FILE - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Thousands of protesters gathered Thursday, May 9, 2024, in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his government's decision to hand over control of border villages to Armenia's long-time rival Azerbaijan. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Thousands of protesters in Armenia demand the prime minister's resignation over Azerbaijan dispute

Thousands of protesters angered by the government’s decision to hand over control of some border villages to Azerbaijan have demonstrated in the center of the Armenian capital for a second day to … more

5/10/24

Emergency responders work to recover victims of a bus crash in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, May 10, 2024. Authorities in St. Petersburg say that at least one person died and five others were hospitalized with injuries when a bus fell off a bridge in St. Petersburg. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A bus plunges off a bridge in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, killing 3 and injuring 6 others

Authorities in Russia say that at least three people have been killed and six others injured when a bus veered off a bridge in the country's second-largest city St. Petersburg. The Emergencies … more

5/10/24

FILE - members of the media film four of the original surviving Magna Carta manuscripts that have been brought together by the British Library for the first time, during a media preview in London, Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. Two environmental activists have attacked a glass case containing an original copy of the Magna Carta at the British Library, causing minor damage to the re-enforced box but leaving the historic document unscathed on Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed

Two environmental activists have attacked a glass case containing an original copy of the Magna Carta at the British Library. Minor damage was caused to the reinforced box but the historic document … more

5/10/24

FILE - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier JS Izumo, foreground, and other warships join an international fleet review in Sagami Bay, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2022. Japan’s defense chief has called for the bolstering of its anti-drone capability after a drone footage posted on a Chinese social media site showed a Japanese aircraft carrier docked at a restricted navy port west of Tokyo. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Japan defense chief urges higher security after drone video of warship posted on China social media

Japan’s defense chief has called for the bolstering of its anti-drone capability after a drone footage posted on a Chinese social media site showed a Japanese aircraft carrier docked at a … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 5/10/24

FILE - A police officer examines fragments of a guided bomb after the Russian air raid in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Russia pounded a town in Ukraine’s northeast with artillery, rockets and guided aerial bombs Friday May 10, 2024 before attempting an infantry breach of local defenses, authorities said, in a tactical switch that Kyiv officials have been expecting for weeks as the war stretches into its third year. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko, File)

Ukraine says Russia is trying to break through its defenses in the northeastern Kharkiv region

Ukraine has rushed reinforcements to its northeastern Kharkiv region to hold off a Russian attempt to breach local defenses. It's a tactical switch that Kyiv officials have been expecting for weeks … more

By ILLIA NOVIKOV | 5/10/24

A woman takes a photo of a dog evacuated from an area flooded by heavy rains, at a shelter in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Makeshift shelter saves hundreds of dogs amid floods in southern Brazil

Hundreds of volunteers have set up a makeshift dog shelter in an abandoned, roofless warehouse in the Brazilian city of Canoas, one of the hardest hit by floods since last week. They treat and feed … more

By MAURICIO SAVARESE | 5/10/24