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Pro-democracy protesters hold torches and flags during a flash mob rally to protest against Myanmar's military-government in Yangon, Myanmar on Sept.19, 2024. (Anti-Junta Alliance Yangon via AP)
New arrests revive concern that nonviolent political protesters in Myanmar may be tortured
BANGKOK (AP) — Concern was rising on Friday that two nonviolent activists opposed to military rule in Myanmar are at high risk of torture after being arrested in raids this week in Yangon, the … more
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A worker of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper hands out copies of an extra version to passersby in Tokyo, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, after Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, won the Nobel Peace Prize. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Nobel prize for A-bomb survivors' group boosts hope for Japanese seeking a nuke-free world
TOKYO (AP) — For many Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their relatives, Friday’s awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Japanese organization against … more
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In this photo provided by National Geographic on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, a view of a sock embroidered with "A.C. Irvine", along with a boot, discovered on the Central Rongbuk Glacier below the North Face of Mount Everest by a team led by Jimmy Chin. (Jimmy Chin/National Geographic via AP)
Partial remains of British climber believed found 100 years after Everest ascent
LONDON (AP) — The partial remains of a British mountaineer who might — or might not — have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest are believed to have been found a century … more
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People, mostly Turkish nationals, disembark from Turkish TCG Sancaktar military ship after being evacuated from Lebanon's capital Beirut to Turkey, in Mersin port, southern Turkey, early Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Turkish citizens fleeing Lebanon mourn the homes and family left behind
ON BOARD THE TCG SANCAKTAR (AP) — Eyup Sabri Kirgiz gathered up his loved ones — both family and pets — and with a heavy heart left his beloved city of Beirut behind, after two weeks of deadly … more
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South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
North Korea accuses South Korea of flying drones to its capital and threatens to attack next time
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has accused rival South Korea of flying drones to its capital to drop anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets and threatened to respond with force if such … more
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, arrives for a private audience with Pope Francis at The Vatican, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Vatican Media via AP)
Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets Pope Francis as he continues his European tour to push his 'victory plan'
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican on Friday, the latest step on the Ukrainian president's European tour to win support for his proposed “victory plan” … more
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The air raid in the capital apparently targeted two residential buildings in separate neighborhoods simultaneously, according to an Associated Press photographer at the scene. (AP video by Ali Sharafeddine)
Israel's deadliest strike in central Beirut leaves Lebanese stunned as they dig through the rubble
Lebanese rescue workers are searching through the rubble of a collapsed building after two Israeli strikes hit central Beirut, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens. The air raid was the … more
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose for photographers after the press conference, at Villa Pamphilj, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Russia launches 4th aerial attack in a week against Ukraine's grain-exporting Odesa region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A nighttime Russian missile strike on Odesa killed at least four people including a 16-year-old girl, regional authorities said Friday, in the latest in a series of attacks … more
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the International Forum "The Interconnection of Times and Civilizations – the basis of peace and development" dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russia's Putin begins a visit to Turkmenistan for forum with regional leaders, including Iran
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — President Vladimir Putin began a visit to Turkmenistan Friday, speaking at an international forum with Central Asian leaders and the president of Iran. The Kremlin … more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the 12th ASEAN-U.S. Summit in Vientiane Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Tang Chhin Sothy/Pool Photo via AP)
Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China's 'dangerous' actions in disputed sea
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders Friday that the U.S. is concerned about China's “increasingly dangerous and unlawful” activities in … more
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In this photo provided by New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand's Defense Minister Judith Collins speaks at Auckland's Whenuapai Air Force Base, Sept. 10, 2024. (LAC Jalesa Noman/New Zealand Defence Force via AP)
An 'appalled' New Zealand official says a navy ship didn't sink because its captain was a woman
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's defense minister issued stinging rebukes of what she said were “vile” and “misogynistic” online remarks by “armchair admirals” about the … more
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Gustavo Alarcon is sworn-in as mayor of Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, days after former Mayor Alejandro Arcos was killed less than a week after taking office. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez)
A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded
CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) — A new mayor was sworn in Thursday in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded less than a week after taking office. The new mayor, … more
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