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FILE - This Jan. 17, 2020 file photo shows Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter during a meeting in Athens. Libyan rivals on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 restarted military and security talks, aiming to reach a settlement that could help end the county’s years-long conflict, the United Nations said. The face-to-face military talks came amid international pressure on both sides of the war and their foreign backers to avert an attack on the strategic city of Sirte, after a year-long assault on the capital, Tripoli, by forces of military commander Khalifa Hifter collapsed this summer. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
UN says Libyan rivals have restarted military talks in Egypt
CAIRO (AP) — Libyan rivals on Monday restarted military and security talks, aiming to reach a settlement that could help end the county’s years-long conflict, the United Nations said. The U.N. … more
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Wildlife vets take samples from dead elephants found in Hwange National park, Zimbabwe, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. A spokesman for Zimbabwe's national parks said on Wednesday, Sept. 2 the number of elephants dying in the country's west from a suspected bacterial infection, possibly from eating poisonous plants, has risen to 22 and more deaths are expected. (AP Photo)
Zimbabwe elephants died from bacterial disease, say experts
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Parks authorities in Zimbabwe said Monday that the recent deaths of elephants have been caused by a bacterial disease that has previously affected elephants in Asia and … more
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Schoolchildren wait to enter their school in Harare, Zimbabwe, Monday Sept, 28, 2020. Zimbabwe schools have reopened in phases, but with smaller number of pupils, more teachers and other related measures to enable children to resume their education without the risk of a spike in COVID-19 infections. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe begins gradual reopening of schools amid virus
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s schools Monday reopened for pupils in two grades as part of a gradual process that will see all pupils return to class by early November. But many teachers … more
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The paws of a Jaguar named Amanaci, who suffered third-degree burns during the fires in the Pantanal region, are shown in detail at the headquarters of Nex Felinos, an NGO aimed at defending endangered wild cats, in the city of Corumba, Goias state, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. Two Jaguars, a male and a female, were rescued from the great Pantanal fire and are receiving treatment with laser, ozone therapies and cell injections to hasten recovery of burned tissue. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil vets work to heal jaguars burned in Pantanal wildfire
CORUMBA DE GOIAS, Brazil (AP) — In 20 years, veterinarian Daniela Gianni had never seen a jaguar burned as badly as Amanaci, a female injured in the wildfires crackling through Brazil's vast … more
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Iraqi officials: 3 dead, 2 wounded in Baghdad rocket attack
BAGHDAD (AP) — Three Iraqi civilians were killed and two severely wounded Monday after a katyusha rocket hit near Baghdad airport, two Iraqi security officials said. It was the first time in months … more
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Iraqi security officials say 3 civilians killed, 2 seriously wounded in rocket attack outside Baghdad airport
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security officials say 3 civilians killed, 2 seriously wounded in rocket attack outside Baghdad airport. more
Lebanese army soldiers stand guard as anti-government protesters block a main highway during a demonstration against deteriorating economic conditions as politicians are deadlocked over forming a new government, in the town of Jal el-Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib resigned Saturday amid a political impasse over government formation, dealing a blow to French President Emmanuel Macron's efforts to break a dangerous stalemate in the crisis-hit country. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
EU concerned over resignation of Lebanon's PM-designate
BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union expressed “disappointment and concern” Monday about the resignation of Lebanon’s prime minister-designate over the weekend and urged the country’s leaders … more
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A patient is wheeled out of the Accident and Emergency ward after medical workers downed tools over poor pay and allowances at Kenya's largest referral hospital Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. A witness says a man has died outside an emergency ward of Kenya's largest referral hospital after he was not treated for hours because the staff are on strike over pay raises that were approved in 2012 but according to medical workers not received. (AP Photo)
1 person dies as Nairobi hospital workers strike in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A man has died outside an emergency ward of Kenya's largest referral hospital after he was not treated for hours by striking staff, a witness said. Pay raises for Kenyatta … more
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FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 file photo, a worker stands in front of ongoing excavations at the Templo Mayor archeological site, directing people into the adjoining museum in downtown Mexico City, once the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. In light of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, it remains unclear how much humanity has learned from one of the greatest mass die-offs due to the smallpox epidemic, which gave rise to the first successful vaccine in 1796. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
500 years ago, another epidemic swept Mexico: smallpox
MEXICO CITY (AP) — There were mass cremations of bodies; entire families died and the inhabitants of the city, afraid to pull their bodies out, simply collapsed their homes on top of them to bury … more
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In this photo provided by the United Nations, Bob Loughman, prime minister of Vanuatu, speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at U.N. headquarters. (Manuel Elias/UN Photo via AP)
At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimes
PARIS (AP) — Leaders of countries once subjugated to Western powers sent a pointed message at this year’s U.N. General Assembly: For those who think the word “colonialism” evokes a long-ago, … more
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Iraqis concerned after US signals it could close embassy
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Trump administration has signaled it could close its diplomatic mission in Baghdad if measures are not taken to control rogue armed elements responsible for a recent spate of … more
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Staff Sergeant Ryan Graves talks about the death of his fellow solider, Staff Sergeant Jason Lowe, during an interview on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Days before taking his own life, Lowe graduated second in his class in the Army's Advanced Leader Course. Graves told The Associated Press Lowe "Wanted to be the best. He probably was one of the best." (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)
As suicides rise, Army brass reassessing outreach
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — If there were any signs that Staff Sgt. Jason Lowe was struggling, the soldiers he served alongside didn’t see them. The 27-year-old paratrooper was a top performer. He … more
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Fabio Rodolfo Vasquez and his wife, Maria Moreno, dance at a promotional event outside a coffee shop on the outskirts of Guatemala City, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. The couple met in a Guatemala City club more than 30 years ago when they won a dance contest. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Mourning daughter, a Guatemalan couple find healing in dance
Jenifer Vásquez was 32 when she died of renal insufficiency in June, leaving behind grief-stricken parents already struggling with the isolation of the coronavirus lockdown in Guatemala. Then … more
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People with old Belarusian national flags march during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians have been protesting daily since the Aug. 9 presidential election. (AP Photo/TUT.by)
Belarus detains 500 at weekend anti-government protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus have detained about 500 people during weekend protests against the country's authoritarian president, who has claimed a sixth term in office in an … more
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Norway's aging king leaves Oslo hospital
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s 83-year-old King Harald V left the main hospital in Oslo on Monday, four days after he was admitted with breathing difficulties, the Norwegian palace … more
Chinese contemporary artist and activist Ai Weiwei stands with protesters outside the Old Bailey in support of Julian Assange's bid for freedom during his extradition hearing, in London, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Dissident Ai Weiwei protests possible extradition of Assange
LONDON (AP) — The dissident Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei staged a silent protest outside London's Old Bailey court on Monday against the possible extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian … more
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Catalan regional President Quim Torra gestures as he leaves the Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. Spain's Supreme Court is hearing closing arguments over whether to uphold or overturn the barring from public office of Catalonia's separatist-minded regional leader. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Spain's top court rules to remove Catalan chief from office
Spain's Supreme Court has barred Catalonia’s regional president from his office for refusing to remove a banner calling to release separatist leaders from prison that was displayed ahead of the … more
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Greek police accuse 33 people of helping migrant smuggling
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police are accusing 35 people — all foreign nationals and all but two of them members of non-governmental organizations — of a variety of serious crimes for … more
Romanian villagers re-elect mayor despite his COVID-19 death
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — After handing Ion Aliman victory in the election for their local mayor, residents of a small village in southern Romania went to his grave to light candles for … more
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China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — U.S.-China friction flared again Monday, with Beijing firing back at accusations by Washington that it is a leading cause of global environmental damage and has reneged on its … more
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