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Forensic police officers inspect a bar where three people died after a man entered and shot in Rome, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

'I'll kill you all': Man kills 3 in Rome condo board meeting

Authorities and witnesses say a man opened fire during a meeting of a condominium board in northern Rome, killing three people. Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri confirmed three people were killed and … more

12/11/22

Specialist rescue teams at the scene of an explosion and fire at an apartment building, in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. An explosion and fire in an apartment building has killed at least three people and left several missing. The chief officer of the States of Jersey Police said “around a dozen” residents were missing on Saturday following the blast in the town of St Helier. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)

Rescuers find no more survivors at scene of Jersey fire

Rescuers searching the scene of an explosion at an apartment building on the English Channel island of Jersey say they expect to recover more bodies after three people were confirmed dead. Officials … more

12/11/22

Iran’s currency falls further against the dollar amid unrest

Iran’s currency has reached its lowest value against the dollar with anti-government protests now in their third month. A breakdown in negotiations to restore Tehran’s nuclear deal has also hurt … more

12/11/22

FILE - Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif speaks during a news conference after the Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 7, 2022. A son of now Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif returned home Sunday, Dec. 11, after four years in London to face corruption charges that were filed against him in 2020. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan PM's son returns from exile to face graft charges

A son of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has returned home after four years in London to face corruption charges that were filed against him in 2020. Suleman Shahbaz reached Islamabad early … more

12/11/22

FILE - Tamila Pyhyda cries during the exhumation of her husband Serhii Pyhyda who was killed by Russian forces in the recently retaken town of Vysokopillya, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Russian invaders left behind all sorts of trickery as they fled the southern city to jubilation across Ukraine a month ago, and continue to strike it from afar. Life in Kherson is still far from back to normal. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

Free for a month, Kherson still toils to clear Russian traps

Sunday marks exactly one month since Russia’s troops withdrew from Kherson and its vicinity after an eight-month occupation, sparking jubilation across Ukraine. But life in the southern city is … more

By INNA VARENYTSIA and JAMEY KEATEN | 12/11/22

A protester kicks an effigy of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a rally as they commemorate International Human Rights Day, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, in Manila, Philippines. Hundreds of people marched in the Philippine capital on Saturday protesting what they said was a rising number of extrajudicial killings and other injustices under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippines protesters decry alleged injustices under Marcos

Hundreds of people have marched in the Philippine capital protesting what they say is a rising number of extrajudicial killings and other injustices under the administration of President Ferdinand … more

12/10/22

FILE - American soldiers patrol near prison that was attacked on Jan. 20 by the Islamic State militants in Hassakeh, Syria, Feb. 8, 2022. U.S. forces have stopped joint military patrols in northern Syria to counter Islamic State extremists, as Turkish threats of a ground invasion stymie those missions with Kurdish forces. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)

EXPLAINER: What's at stake in Turkey's new Syria escalation

Kurdish forces and international players — after weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria — are trying to gauge whether Ankara’s threats of a ground invasion are serious. The … more

By BASSEM MROUE and SUZAN FRASER | 12/10/22

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at his news conference after the Summit of the Intergovernmental Council of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin says Russia could adopt US preemptive strike concept

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Moscow might think about adopting what he described as a U.S. concept of a preemptive military strike, noting that it has the weapons to do the job. … more

12/9/22

FILE - A Ukrainian supporter shouts slogans as she holds Ukrainian flags in front of Bulgarian Parliament in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 04, 2022. Bulgarian lawmakers on Friday Dec. 9, 2022 approved the country’s first military assistance package to Ukraine involving a classified list of weapons prepared by the government. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Bulgarian parliament approves military aid to Ukraine

Bulgarian lawmakers have approved the country’s first military aid package to Ukraine involving a classified list of weapons prepared by the government. The National Assembly voted 148-46 with one … more

12/9/22

In this image taken from video provided by RU-24 Russian Television on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, Russian citizen Viktor Bout who was exchanged for U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, speaks in a Russian plane after a swap, in the airport of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Russian arms dealer Bout, who was released from U.S. prison in exchange for WNBA star Griner, is widely labeled abroad as the "Merchant of Death" who fueled some of the world's worst conflicts but seen at home as a swashbuckling businessman unjustly imprisoned after an overly aggressive U.S. sting operation. (RU-24 Russian Television via AP)

Russia's Putin says more US prisoner exchanges are possible

Russian President Vladimir Putin says more U.S.-Russian prisoner exchanges are possible.Putin spoke Friday, a day after Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was swapped for WNBA star and two-time Olympian … more

12/9/22

Russian opposition activist and former municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district Ilya Yashin gestures, smiling as he stands inside a glass cubicle in a courtroom, prior to a hearing in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Yashin faces a trial on charges stemming from his criticism of the Kremlin's action in Ukraine. (Yury Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP)

Russian man jailed 8 1/2 years for Ukraine action criticism

A prominent Russian opposition figure has been sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after being convicted on charges stemming from his criticism of the Kremlin’s action in Ukraine. Friday's … more

12/9/22

FILE - Signs and pictures of those killed, including journalist Brent Renaud, are displayed on a fence during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Lafayette Park near the White House, Sunday, March 13, 2022, in Washington. The International Federation of Journalists says 67 journalists and media staff have been killed around the world so far in 2022, up from 47 last year. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

67 journalists, media workers killed on the job this year

A new report says the war in Ukraine, chaos in Haiti and criminal groups in Mexico contributed to a 30% spike in the number of journalists killed in 2022 over the previous year. The International … more

12/9/22

In this photo made available by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, is greeted by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, after his arrival at Al Yamama Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia for Chinese leader Xi's visit

Gulf Arab leaders and others in the Mideast are meeting in Saudi Arabia as part of a state visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping. They want to firm up their relations with Beijing as decades of U.S. … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 12/9/22

Nigeria police officers and Civil Defence provides security during an election campaign of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Nigeria's ruling party, ahead of 2023 Presidential elections in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. A surge of violence targeting Nigeria's election commission offices and extremist attacks in remote communities are already raising concerns about the upcoming February elections in Africa's most populous nation. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Violent attacks threaten Nigeria's upcoming 2023 elections

Violent attacks targeting Nigeria’s election commission offices are raising concerns about the security of the West African country's upcoming February elections. In the latest attack, assailants … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 12/9/22

Relatives and other protesters from the Roma community chant slogans outside the courthouse in Greece's second largest city of Thessaloniki, holding up photos of an injured 16-year-old and calling for justice, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. A Greek police officer is appearing in court in northern Greece over the shooting and serious injury of a Roma teenager during a police chase over an allegedly unpaid gas station bill, with protesters gathering outside the courthouse. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

Greek police officer in court over shooting of Roma teen

A Greek police officer is appearing in court in northern Greece over the shooting and serious injury of a Roma teenager during a police chase over an allegedly unpaid gas station bill. Monday’s … more

By COSTAS KANTOURIS | 12/9/22

The illuminated city center with the Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. An unprecedented crisis of confidence is shaking the Archdiocese of Cologne. Catholic believers have protested their deeply divisive bishop and are leaving in droves over allegations that he may have covered up clergy sexual abuse reports. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Crisis of confidence over cardinal shakes Cologne Catholics

An unprecedented crisis of confidence is shaking a historic center of Catholicism in Germany. Catholic believers have protested the deeply divisive archbishop of Cologne and are leaving the … more

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 12/9/22

FILE - Award-winning journalist Jose Ruben Zamora, who was arrested the day before, stands inside a cell after a court hearing, in Guatemala City, Saturday, July 30, 2022. The prominent Guatemalan investigative newspaper “El Periodico” announced on Nov. 30, 2022 that it is stopping its print edition, after the government arrested Zamora, the paper’s president. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

Judge orders Guatemalan newspaper chief to stand trial

A judge has ruled that the director of a Guatemalan investigative newspaper will stand trial on charges of money laundering, influence peddling and blackmail. José Rubén Zamora of El Periodico has … more

12/8/22

FILE - Residents who were displaced from their homes due to clashes between armed gangs in La Plaine, are examined at a mobile medical clinic in the Tabare neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 13, 2022. Close to 60% of Haiti’s capital is dominated by gangs whose violence and sexual attacks have caused thousands to flee their homes, the U.N. humanitarian chief in the Caribbean nation said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

UN aid chief: Gangs control about 60% of Haiti's capital

The U.N. humanitarian chief in Haiti says close to 60% of the capital is dominated by gangs whose violence and sexual attacks have forced thousands to flee their homes. She adds that has left nearly … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 12/8/22

FILE - Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis holds his cellphone during a parliament session in Athens, Greece, Friday Aug. 26, 2022. Lawmakers in Greece on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 were debating draft legislation to outlaw commercial spyware following weeks of allegations that senior government officials may have been targeted. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

Greece to ban spyware as wiretap scandal grows

Lawmakers in Greece are set to approve plans to outlaw commercial spyware following weeks of allegations that senior government officials may have been targeted. The use, sale or distribution of … more

By DEREK GATOPOULOS | 12/8/22

A spectator looks at a tiny piece of moon rock encased in a plastic globe, on display at the an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the last of the U.S. manned missions to the moon and the Artemis spacecraft now orbiting the moon, in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. A half century after U.S. astronauts brought it back from the moon's surface, this tiny piece of cosmic rock has finally reached its intended destination, the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Rare Apollo mission moon rock back in Cyprus after 50 years

Half a century after U.S. astronauts brought it back from the moon’s surface, a minute piece of extraterrestrial rock has finally reached its intended destination, the east Mediterranean island … more

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS | 12/8/22