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Firefighters walk past a building called New Lucky House where a fire started in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Hong Kong building fire kills at least 5 people and injures 11

A fire at a building in Hong Kong has killed at least five people and left another 11 injured. Police said they were still receiving calls from people inside the building asking for help. … more

4/9/24

Supporters of South Korea's ruling People Power Party flash their smartphones' lights during the party's parliamentary election campaign in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea's president faces a crucial referendum in parliamentary election

South Koreans are voting for a new parliament in a hotly contested election that's seen as a referendum on conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. The vote has raised worries about a deepening domestic … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 4/9/24

A traveler pets the dog Kuki while walking with handler through Istanbul Airport in Turkey, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Istanbul Airport has made five new hires to provide stress-free travel experience for anxious passengers: therapy dogs that are ready to offer support with snuggles, belly rubs and sloppy kisses. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Istanbul airport provides anxious travelers with paw-sitive experience by hiring 5 therapy dogs

Istanbul Airport has made five new hires to provide a stress-free travel experience for anxious passengers: therapy dogs that are ready to offer support with snuggles, belly rubs and sloppy kisses. … more

By AYSE WIETING and MEHMET GUZEL | 4/9/24

FILE - Britain's Professor Peter Higgs smiles during a press conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Oct. 11, 2013. The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at 94. Higgs predicted the existence of a new particle — the so-called Higgs boson — in 1964. But it would be almost 50 years before the particle’s existence could be confirmed at the Large Hadron Collider. Higgs won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work, alongside Francois Englert of Belgium. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

Peter Higgs, who proposed existence of Higgs boson particle, has died at 94, university says

The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at 94. Higgs predicted the existence of a new particle — … more

4/9/24

Champions League matches will go ahead despite Islamic State terror threat

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — This week’s Champions League games will go ahead as scheduled despite an Islamic State terror threat, the governing body of European soccer said Tuesday. A media … more

4/9/24

A pro-Palestinian activist works on a protest poster near the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, April 8, 2024, prior to the start of a two days hearing in a case brought by Nicaragua accusing Germany of breaching the genocide convention by providing arms and support to Israel. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Germany rejects allegations that it's facilitating acts of genocide in Gaza at UN court

Germany is strongly rejecting a case brought by Nicaragua at the United Nations’ top court accusing Berlin of facilitating breaches of the Geneva Convention and international humanitarian law by … more

By MIKE CORDER | 4/9/24

FILE - View of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Sept. 27, 2023. Europe’s highest human rights court will rule Tuesday April 9, 2024 on a group of landmark climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

Is action on climate change a human right? A European court will rule for the first time

Europe’s highest human rights court will rule on a group of landmark climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The … more

By MOLLY QUELL | 4/9/24

YouTuber Ium Daro, who started filming Angkor monkeys about three months ago, follows a mother and a baby along a dirt path with his iPhone held on a selfie stick near Bayon temple at Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The 41-year-old said he hadn't seen any monkeys physically abused, and that he didn't see a problem with what he and the others were doing to make a living. Cambodian authorities are investigating the abuse of monkeys at the famous Angkor UNESCO World Heritage Site. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cruelty for clicks: Cambodia is investigating YouTubers' abuse of monkeys at the Angkor UNESCO site

Cambodian authorities are investigating the abuse of monkeys at the famous Angkor UNESCO World Heritage Site. Officials say some YouTubers are physically abusing the macaques to earn cash by … more

By DAVID RISING | 4/9/24

Motorists queue up to board a ferry to cross to Sumatra Island ahead of Eid al-Fitr holiday at Ciwandan Port in Cilegon, Indonesia, Sunday, April 7, 2024. Millions of Indonesians are packing bus and train stations, airports and highways as they head to hometowns to celebrate Thursday's Eid al-Fitr festival with family. (AP Photo/Dziki Oktomauliyadi)

AP PHOTOS: Indonesia expects biggest-ever Eid homecoming, a mass movement of over 190 million people

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Millions of Indonesians are packing bus and train stations, airports and highways as they head to hometowns to celebrate Thursday's Eid al-Fitr festival with family. … more

By EDNA TARIGAN | 4/8/24

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour addresses United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters, Monday, March 25, 2024, after a vote that passed a cease-fire resolution in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its first demand to halt fighting. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Security Council revives the Palestinian Authority’s UN hopes. The US says not yet

The U.N. Security Council has revived the Palestinian Authority's hopes of joining the United Nations as a full member. But the United States says relations between Israel and the Palestinians are … more

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN | 4/8/24

President Daniel Noboa arrives for an event with youths in El Quinche, Ecuador, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included

While world leaders have expressed shock over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raid Mexico’s embassy, the unusual move — and Noboa’s relative silence about it — is unlikely … more

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GABRIELA MOLINA | 4/8/24

President Joe Biden, center, arrives on Air Force One at Dane County Regional Airport for an event on student loan debt at Madison College, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden will talk about student debt relief in Wisconsin after primary voting delivered warning signs

President Joe Biden is in Wisconsin to announce details of a new plan to help more than 30 million people with their student loan debt. The Democratic president is visiting Madison on Monday, a week … more

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLIN BINKLEY | 4/8/24

The Supreme Court stands in Panama City, Monday, April 8, 2024 as the trial starts for those charged in connection with the worldwide “Panama Papers” money laundering case. (AP Photo/Agustin Herrera)

'Panama Papers' trial starts. 27 people charged in the worldwide money laundering case

Panama has started the trial of 27 people charged in the worldwide “Panama Papers” money laundering case. Those on trial include the owners of the Mossack-Fonseca law firm that was at the heart … more

4/8/24

In this photo released on the official Telegram page of the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, welcomes Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian before their meeting in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 8, 2024. Iran's foreign minister Monday accused the United States of giving Israel the "green light" to strike its consulate building in Syria that killed seven Iranian military officials including two generals. (Syrian Presidency Telegram page via AP)

Iran's foreign minister accuses U.S. of giving Israel 'green light' to attack consulate in Syria

Iran’s foreign minister has accused the United States of giving Israel the “green light” for a strike on its consulate building in Syria that killed seven Iranian military officials, including … more

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ALBERT AJI | 4/8/24

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service on Monday, April 8, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, walks from the plane upon his arrival in Beijing, China. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting Beijing to display the strength of ties with close diplomatic ally China amid Moscow's grinding war against Ukraine. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Beijing to highlight ties with key diplomatic partner

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting Beijing to display the strength of ties with close diplomatic partner China amid Moscow's grinding war against Ukraine. The two continent-sized … more

Associated Press | 4/8/24

Ethnic guerrillas in Myanmar look set to seize an important town on the Thai border from military

Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority are claiming to be close to seizing control of a major trading town bordering Thailand. Soldiers and civil servants loyal to the military … more

By GRANT PECK | 4/8/24

Pope Francis meets with volunteers of the Italian Red Cross in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Saturday, April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Vatican blasts sex change surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as grave threats to human dignity

The Vatican has declared that sex change operations and surrogacy are grave threats to human dignity. A new document from the doctrine office puts them on par with abortion and euthanasia as … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 4/8/24

FILE - The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir after the dam collapse, in Energodar, Russian-occupied Ukraine, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant said that the site was attacked Sunday April 7, 2024, by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)

Ukraine denies a Russian claim that it launched drone strikes on a major nuclear power plant

A senior Ukrainian official has denied Russian accusations that his country’s army fired drones at a nuclear reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. The Kremlin’s forces have been … more

By ILLIA NOVIKOV | 4/8/24

Footage on Sunday showed the scenes of destruction in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. It comes as Israel's military announced it was drawing back some forces in southern Gaza following a major phase of its offensive, bringing troop presence in the territory to one of the lowest levels since the six-month war began.

Palestinians returning to Khan Younis after Israeli withdrawal find an unrecognizable city

Streams of Palestinians have filed into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis to salvage what they could from the vast destruction left in the wake of Israel’s offensive. Displaced Palestinians … more

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY | 4/8/24

Palestinians walk through the destruction left by the Israeli air and ground offensive after they withdrew from Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, April 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ismael Abu Dayyah)

Top UN court opening hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel's Gaza conflict

The United Nations’ top court is opening hearings in a case that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel. Nicaragua claims that Berlin is enabling acts of genocide and breaches of … more

By MIKE CORDER | 4/8/24