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China eases some virus controls, searches pedestrians

More Chinese cities are easing some anti-virus restrictions as police patrol their streets to head off protests. Meanwhile, the ruling Communist Party is preparing for the funeral of late leader … more

12/1/22

Professor Sean Turnell and his wife Dr. Ha Vu attend Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. Turnell, an Australian economist who spent almost two years imprisoned in Myanmar, received a hero’s welcome Thursday at Australia’s Parliament House where lawmakers rose in a standing ovation and the prime minister praised his courage, optimism and resilience. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australian jailed in Myanmar applauded in Parliament

An Australian economist who spent almost two years imprisoned in Myanmar has received a hero’s welcome at Australia’s Parliament House. Lawmakers rose in a standing ovation and the prime minister … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 12/1/22

Witalij Miskow, 45, speaks about his mental trauma at a clinic which treats veterans for PTSD, post-combat stress and post-concussion trauma, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. When peace returns to Ukraine, many thousands of its combatants will likely return with psychological scars from the battlefields. A mental health rehabilitation center for soldiers on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, treats post-traumatic disorders with acupuncture, soothing sounds and other therapies. (AP Photo/John Leicester)

'Do something:' Ukraine works to heal soldiers' mental scars

When peace returns to Ukraine, many thousands of its combatants will likely return from the battlefields bearing psychological scars. Psychologists, veterans affairs officers and former soldiers are … more

By JOHN LEICESTER | 12/1/22

South Korean actor Oh Young-soo speaks during a press conference at the Welcome Daehakro Festival 2022 in Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 21, 2022. Award-winning “Squid Game” actor Oh will stand trial on charges of indecent assault after a woman accused him of inappropriately touching her in 2017, a South Korean court said. (Park Jin-hee/Newsis via AP)

'Squid Game' actor indicted over indecent assault charges

Award-winning “Squid Game” actor Oh Young-soo will stand trial on charges of indecent assault after a woman accused him of inappropriately touching her in 2017. The district court in Seongnam … more

By JUWON PARK | 12/1/22

Palestinians say 2 killed in Israeli West Bank raid

The Palestinian Health Ministry says two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid in a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank. Reports by Israeli media said the two men killed … more

12/1/22

Protesters hold up blank papers and chant slogans as they march in protest in Beijing, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China's powerful leader to resign, an unprecedented rebuke as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese users play cat-and-mouse with censors amid protests

Word of anti-lockdown protests in China spread on domestic social media for a short period last weekend, thanks to a rare pause in the cat-and-mouse game that goes on between millions of Chinese … more

By ZEN SOO | 12/1/22

A woman shows her inked finger after casting her vote during the first phase of Gujarat state legislature elections in Limbadi, India, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. The voting in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state’s local elections is seen as a barometer of his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s popularity ahead of a general election in 2024. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

India PM Modi's home state Gujarat votes in key local polls

Voters in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat are casting ballots in crucial local elections. The vote is seen as a barometer of his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s popularity … more

Associated Press | 12/1/22

FILE - The sun sets behind a windmill farm in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India, Sept 14, 2022. India officially takes up its role as chair of the Group of 20 leading economies for the coming year Thursday, Dec. 1 and it's putting climate at the top of the group's priorities. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

In new role as G-20 chair, India set to focus on climate

India officially takes up its role as chair of the Group of 20 leading economies for the coming year Thursday and it’s putting climate at the top of the group’s priorities. Programs to encourage … more

By SIBI ARASU | 12/1/22

FILE - Democracy advocate Jimmy Lai leaves Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal where the government is arguing against allowing him bail in Hong Kong, Feb. 1, 2021. Lai broke into the media industry about 30 years ago armed with the belief that delivering information equates with delivering freedom. Lai now is accused of endangering national security with his now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Hong Kong publisher's national security trial postponed

A Hong Kong court postponed the trial of a pro-democracy newspaper publisher on Thursday after the territory’s leader asked China to effectively block him from hiring a British defense lawyer. … more

By KANIS LEUNG | 11/30/22

El Salvador journalists sue spyware maker in US court

Journalists from an investigative news outlet in El Salvador have sued NSO Group in U.S. federal court after the Israeli firm’s powerful Pegasus spyware was detected on their iPhones. In January, … more

11/30/22

This photo provided on Dec. 1, 2022, by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, on Nov. 30, 2022. 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea's Kim calls for meeting to review state affairs

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for a major political conference before the end of the year to talk about key state affairs, where he’s expected to address his increasingly tense … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 11/30/22

FILE - The Rolling Stones, from left, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts attend the opening night party for "Exhibitionism" in New York on Nov. 15, 2016. The Royal Mint is issuing a collectable coin to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Rolling Stones. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Rolling Stones' 60th year honored with UK collectible coin

They want money — that’s what they want, that’s what they want. Well, now the Rolling Stones can say they’re also ON money, the face of a new collectible coin issued by Britain’s Royal Mint … more

By The Associated Press | 11/30/22

FILE - A fighter from the Christian Syriac militia that battles the Islamic State group under the banner of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, burns an IS flag on the front line on the western side of Raqqa, northeast Syria, July 17, 2017. The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in a battle recently, the group’s spokesman said in audio released Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, without giving further details. No one claimed responsibility for the killing. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

IS says leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battle

The spokesman for the Islamic State group says its leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed in battle recently. The spokesman did not give further details in the audio released … more

By BASSEM MROUE | 11/30/22

Police officers stand guard as they cordon off the area next to the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Spain's Interior Ministry says police are investigating reports of a blast at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid. The ministry says police were told an employee at the embassy was slightly injured handling a letter in what it described as "a deflagration." (AP Photo/Paul White)

1 injured by small blast at Ukrainian embassy in Madrid

Spain’s Interior Ministry says police are investigating reports of a small blast at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid. The ministry says police were told an employee at the embassy was slightly … more

By CIARÁN GILES | 11/30/22

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Authorities in Germany say police have searched homes and questioned suspects as part of an annual nationwide crackdown against online hate speech. Top security official, Nancy Faeser, said in a statement that crimes committed on social media, messaging apps and Internet forums provide 'fertile ground for extremist violence.' (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

German police raid, question online hate speech suspects

Authorities in Germany say police have searched homes and questioned suspects as part of an annual nationwide crackdown against online hate speech. Police carried out 91 operations in 14 German … more

11/30/22

A wooden memorial cross stands at the spot where two police officers were killed in the line of duty at the end of January 2022 near the town Kusel, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022 . A court convicted a 39-year-old man of murder on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in the killing of two police officers who had stopped him and an accomplice on suspicion of poaching. A regional court in Kaiserslautern sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment. (Harald Tittelp/dpa via AP)

Life sentence for poacher who killed German police officers

A court in western Germany convicted a 39-year-old man of murder Wednesday in the shooting deaths of two police officers who had stopped him and an accomplice on suspicion of poaching. Fatal attacks … more

11/30/22

In this photo released by Spain's Maritime Safety and Rescue Society on Tuesday Nov. 29, 2022, three men are photographed on an oil tanker anchored in the port of the Canary Islands, Spain. Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service says it has rescued three stowaways traveling on a ship’s rudder in the Canary Islands after the vessel sailed there from Nigeria. The men were found on the Alithini II oil tanker at the Las Palmas port. (Salvamento Maritimo via AP)

NGO asks Spain to halt possible return of Nigerian stowaways

A human rights organization is asking the Spanish government to halt the potential return to Nigeria of three men found traveling on an oil tanker’s rudder after an 11-day ocean voyage from Lagos, … more

By RENATA BRITO | 11/30/22

Taliban: 10 killed in bombing of Afghan religious school

A Taliban official says that at least 10 students were killed when a bomb blast hit a religious school in northern Afghanistan. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor says several others were … more

11/30/22

In this handout photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, a view of a Tu-95 strategic bomber of the Russian air force taxiing before takeoff for a joint air patrol with Chinese bombers at an airbase in an unspecified location in Russia. Russian and Chinese strategic bombers on Wednesday flew a joint patrol over the western Pacific in a show of increasingly close defense ties between the two countries. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russian, Chinese bombers fly joint patrols over Pacific

Russian and Chinese strategic bombers have flown a joint patrol over the western Pacific in a show of increasingly close defense ties between the two countries. The Russian Defense Ministry said … more

11/30/22

FILE - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 15, 2021.Germany's parliament is expected to approve on Wednesday a resolution labeling as genocide Ukraine's "Holodomor" of the 1930s, a famine believed to have killed more than 3 million Ukrainians under the repressive rule of Soviet leader Josef Stalin. The resolution is being brought to the lower house, or Bundestag, by the three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition and the main opposition bloc. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

German parliament set to label 1930s Ukraine famine genocide

Germany’s parliament is expected to approve a resolution labeling as genocide Ukraine’s 1930s “Holodomor” — a famine believed to have killed more than 3 million Ukrainians under the … more

11/30/22