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FILE - Cardinal Angelo Sodano arrives for a meeting at the Vatican, Friday, March 8, 2013. Sodano, a once-powerful Italian prelate who long served as the Vatican's No. 2 official, has died on Friday, May 27, 2022. He was 94. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, powerful Vatican prelate, dies at 94

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a once-powerful Italian prelate who long served as the Vatican's No. 2 official, has died. He was 94. Pope Francis in a condolence telegram Saturday to the retired prelate's … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 5/28/22

FILE - President of the Republic of the Albania Bujar Nishani waves to journalists during ceremony of welcoming delegation of Brdo Brijuni leaders meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia on Sunday, May 29, 2016. Albania says former President Bujar Nishani has died at 55 following a serious health problem. President Ilir Meta wrote on Facebook that he had learned “with sadness and deep regret that President Bujar Nishani passed away” on Saturday, May 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Amel Emric, File)

Former Albanian President Bujar Nishani dies at 55

Albania says former President Bujar Nishani has died at 55 following a serious health problem. President Ilir Meta wrote on Facebook that he had learned “with sadness and deep regret that President … more

By LLAZAR SEMINI | 5/28/22

A woman is carried from her home in an evacuation by volunteers of Vostok SOS charitable organisation in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. Volunteers have been racing to evacuate as many civilians as possible, particularly the elderly and those with mobility issues, as Russian forces make advances in the region. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Fleeing the Russians: Evacuations are slow, arduous, fraught

To a threatening soundtrack of air raid sirens and booming artillery, civilians are fleeing towns and cities in eastern Ukraine as Russian forces advance. The process can be slow, physically arduous … more

By ELENA BECATOROS and NICOLAE DUMITRACHE | 5/28/22

New head of Italian bishops launches sex abuse query

The new president of the Italian Conference of Bishops says he would launch an independent inquiry on sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Italy. The announcement Friday disappointed victims advocates, … more

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA | 5/27/22

2 killed, 9 injured in ice fall in southern Swiss Alps

Police say two climbers have been killed and nine others injured by falling blocks of ice in the Alps in southern Switzerland. Police in Valais canton (state) were alerted shortly after 6 a.m. Friday … more

5/27/22

A resident leaves from a mass COVID test site, Friday, May 27, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Shanghai lockdown: Residents demand release, and some get it

Residents in China's largest city of Shanghai have become bolder in demanding the lifting or easing of coronavirus restrictions that have left millions locked up in their compounds for almost two … more

By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA | 5/27/22

Spanish LGBTQ groups wary of monkeypox stigma as Pride nears

With one of Europe’s largest gay pride celebrations right around the corner, Spain's LGBTQ community is worried that the outbreaks of monkeypox on the continent could lead to an increase of … more

By ALICIA LEÓN and IAIN SULLIVAN | 5/27/22

FILE - A teacher takes the body temperature of a schoolgirl to help curb the spread of the coronavirus before entering Kim Song Ju Primary School in Central District in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2021. According to North Korea, its fight against COVID-19 has been impressive: About 3.3 million people have been reported sick with fevers, but only 69 have died. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho, File)

Widespread disbelief over N. Korea's tiny COVID death rate

About two weeks after North Korea acknowledged its first domestic COVID-19 outbreak, it says about 3.3 million people have come down with fever but only 69 have died. If they were all virus patients, … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 5/27/22

Peris Conrad of the Dutch police poses for a picture in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, May 26, 2022. Conrad features in a new documentary about discrimination within the ranks of the Netherlands police which has sparked a national conversation about racism, with many officers and others hoping this will finally bring about the change they have long been fighting for. "De Blauwe Familie", or "The Blue Family", discusses a culture of bullying and fear in the national police force. (AP Photo/Jan-Joseph Stok)

Racism in the ranks: Dutch police film spurs conversation

A documentary about discrimination within the ranks of Dutch police has sparked a national conversation in the Netherlands about racism. “The Blue Family,” or “De Blauwe Familie” in Dutch, … more

By MOLLY QUELL | 5/27/22

Relatives sit outside the Abdoul Aziz Sy Dabakh Hospital in Tivaouane, Senegal, a town 90 kms ( 60 miles) east of Dakar Thursday, May 26, 2022. Senegal's president says 11 newborns have died in a fire that broke out in the neonatal unit of a hospital. Authorities in the town of Tivaouane said only three babies could be saved after a short circuit caused the blaze. (AP Photo/Cheik Sy)

President: 11 babies killed in fire at Senegalese hospital

Senegal's president says 11 newborns have died in a fire that broke out in the neonatal unit of a hospital. Authorities in the town of Tivaouane said only three babies could be saved after a short … more

By BABACAR DIONE | 5/26/22

'No future for babies:' 842 US-bound Haitians end up in Cuba

Some of the more than 840 Haitians who tried to reach the United States in a boat but ended up in Cuba say Thursday that they fled violence in their country and were charged thousands of dollars by … more

By MILEXSY DURÁN and ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ | 5/26/22

Dozens of migrants fall in the water while they struggle to cling to the side of an upturning boat off the waters of Tunisia early Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Some 110 people were rescued by the non-governmental organization Open Arms during a mission in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Valeria Ferraro)

IOM: Up to 600 missing at sea in 3 months in Central Med

The International Organization for Migration says up to 600 people attempting to reach Europe by sea from Tunisia and Libya have gone missing during the first three months of 2022. That is the … more

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA | 5/26/22

People walk on the road near Kibumba, north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, as they flee fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels in North Kivu, Tuesday May 24, 2022. Congolese authorities have accused Rwandan forces of supporting armed groups in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where dozens of such groups are active. Rwanda has described allegations of supporting rebels in Congo as baseless. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congo's M23 rebels attack military base in country's east

Congo military officials said that the M23 rebels closed in on a major military camp in the country’s east after days of fighting the army. Clashes continued Thursday at the Rumangabo base in the … more

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE | 5/26/22

Lawyer Kenichi Ido, second left, sitting among other lawyers representing plaintiffs who were children in Fukushima at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster and later developed thyroid cancer, speaks during a news conference after a trial in Tokyo, Thursday, May 26, 2022. A Tokyo court began hearing a case Thursday seeking nearly $5 million in damages for six people who lived as children in Fukushima and developed thyroid cancer after its 2011 nuclear disaster. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)

Cancer patients seek damages from Fukushima nuclear plant

A Tokyo court has begun hearings in a lawsuit seeking nearly $5 million in damages for six people who were children in Fukushima at the time of its 2011 nuclear power plant disaster and later … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 5/26/22

An Aerial view shows Gyanvapi mosque, left, and Kashiviswanath temple on the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi, India, Dec. 12, 2021. A group of Hindus petitioned a local court seeking access to pray inside the mosque compound, saying they believe the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, one of Hinduism’s holiest cities, was built on top of the ruins of a medieval-era temple and that the complex still houses Hindu idols and motifs, a claim that has been contested by the mosque authorities. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India

For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall. But that religious coexistence is under … more

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI | 5/26/22

Pakistan sets up roadblocks to thwart ex-premier's rally

Pakistani authorities have used dozens of shipping containers and trucks to block major roads into the capital Islamabad, after a defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan said he would march with … more

By MUNIR AHMED | 5/26/22

Yellow tape marks bullet holes on a tree and a portrait and flowers create a makeshift memorial at the site where Palestinian-American Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed in the West Bank city of Jenin, Thursday,, May 19, 2022. Almost two weeks after the death of Abu Akleh, a reconstruction by The Associated Press lends support to assertions from both Palestinian authorities and Abu Akleh's colleagues that the bullet that cut her down came from an Israeli gun. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

US has not been asked to help in probe of reporter's killing

The State Department says neither Israel nor the Palestinian Authority has formally requested U.S. assistance in the investigation of the killing of a Palestinian-American reporter in the occupied … more

By JOSEPH KRAUSS | 5/25/22

Germany: Fake doctor gets life in prison for patient deaths

A German court has sentenced a woman who posed as a doctor to life in prison for causing the deaths of several people she treated. Judges at the regional court in Kassel said the evidence showed the … more

5/25/22

Police shootout at Rio de Janeiro favela kills more than 20

Police in Rio de Janeiro have raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight. The state's health secretariat says more than 20 people died Tuesday. Police say the … more

By DAVID BILLER and DIARLEI RODRIGUES | 5/24/22

A Ukrainian mother and her child walk hand in hand inside a refugee camp in the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Mexico City will close the camp that has hosted hundreds of Ukrainian refugees for the past month. Now that a U.S. program vetting refugees and then allowing them to fly to the U.S. is operational, authorities say the camp is no longer needed. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Ukrainian refugee camp in Mexico's capital to close

Organizers of a camp for Ukrainian refugees who had traveled to Mexico say they will soon close it and discouraged Ukrainians still in Europe from traveling to Mexico as they try to enter the United … more

5/24/22