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This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test fire of newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile by the Academy of Defense Science, at an undisclosed place in North Korea, Thursday, March 25, 2021. 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 language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
N Korea confirms missile tests as Biden warns of response
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday confirmed it had tested a new guided missile, as President Joe Biden warned of consequences if Pyongyang escalates tensions amid stalled nuclear … more
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Residents wearing masks past by a Chinese government propaganda with slogans some of which reads “Forever follow the Party” and “China’s Ethnicities One Family” in the city of Aksu in western China's Xinjiang region on Thursday, March 18, 2021. China on Friday announced sanctions on British individuals and entities following the U.K.’s joining the EU and others in sanctioning Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China sanctions Britons after UK joins EU move on Xinjiang
BEIJING (AP) — China announced sanctions on British individuals and entities Friday following the U.K. joining the EU and others in sanctioning Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses … more
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FILE - In this March 17, 2021 file photo, family members attend the burial service of a relative who died from COVID-19 in the Chalco cemetery just outside Mexico City, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
Mexico tops 200,000 COVID-19 deaths, but real toll is higher
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Mexico surpassed 200,000 test-confirmed deaths from COVID-19 Thursday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador framed ramped-up vaccination efforts as a race … more
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FILE- In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, Sotheby's personnel display « Scene de rue à Montmartre » (Street scene in Montmartre), a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at Sotheby's auction house in Paris. A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh is being put up for auction by Sotheby's Paris on Thursday, and is expected to sell for many millions. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Rare Van Gogh masterpiece sells for $15.4 million in Paris
PARIS (AP) — A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was sold at auction Thursday by Sotheby's Paris for 13.1 million euros ($15.4 million). The sale of "Street Scene in Montmartre" was highly … more
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A worker in protectively overalls and disinfecting equipment walks outside the Wuhan Central Hospital where Li Wenliang, the whistleblower doctor who sounded the alarm and was reprimanded by local police for it in the early days of Wuhan's pandemic, worked in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. Dr. Li Wenliang died in the early hours of Feb. 7 from the virus first detected in this Chinese city. A small stream of people marked the anniversary at the hospital. The 34-year-old became a beloved figure and a potent symbol in China after it was revealed that he was one the whistleblowers who authorities had punished early for “spreading rumors” about a SARS-like virus. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
1 report, 4 theories: Scientists mull clues on virus' origin
GENEVA (AP) — A team of international and Chinese scientists is poised to report on its joint search for the origins of the coronavirus that sparked a pandemic after it was first detected in … more
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TV screens showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missiles with file footage are seen at an electronic shop in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 25, 2021. North Korea on Thursday test-fired its first ballistic missiles since President Joe Biden took office, as it expands its military capabilities and increases pressure on Washington while nuclear negotiations remain stalled. The letters read “Joint Chiefs of Staff, South Korea and U.S. intelligence authorities, analyzing the missiles in detail.” (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles in message to US
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday test-fired its first ballistic missiles since President Joe Biden took office as it expands its military capabilities and increases pressure on … more
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Anti-Syrian government protesters shout slogans and wave the revolutionary flags, as they protest to mark the ten years anniversary of the Syrian uprising, In Idlib city, the last major rebel stronghold, northwest Syria, Monday, March 15, 2021. Thousands of Syrians in the last opposition-held area of the country held a protest Monday, marking 10 years since the start of a popular uprising against President Bashar Assad's rule that turned later turned into an insurgency and civil war..(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Rivals seeking to gain as Biden mulls approach to Syrian war
The Biden administration is mulling over America's role in Syria's ongoing conflict as the U.S. tries to break away from Middle East wars, but Vladimir Putin's top diplomat already has been busy on … more
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Musouma Rahimi shows a photograph of her brother Baqer Rahimi, after he was killed by police, at her home in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2021. Baqer was killed by police during a protest against the central government's recent appointment of new local officials in Wardak province on Jan. 29, 2021. Security forces opened fire on protesters, killing 11 and wounding dozens. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Tensions mount between Afghan government, powerful warlord
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Tensions are mounting between Afghanistan's government and a powerful local warlord, with deadly clashes erupting in a rural province between his fighters and … more
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FILE - In this Friday March 19, 2021 file photo, supporters of opposition presidential candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas cheer during their party's last rally of the presidential campaign in Brazzaville, Congo. Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, the leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo, was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a family member said. The announcement late Saturday March 20, 2021 comes on the eve of the presidential election. (AP Photo/Christ Kimvidi, File)
Republic of Congo polls open; candidate sick with COVID-19
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Republic of Congo pressed ahead Sunday with an election in which President Denis Sassou N'Guesso is widely expected to extend his 36 years in power, while … more
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Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh walks with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as the latter arrives for a Guard of Honor ceremony in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 20, 2021. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Austin are on the first overseas trip by Cabinet-level officials since President Joe Biden took office. They visited Japan and Seoul, after which Austin travelled on to New Delhi for talks with Indian officials. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
US defense chief arrives in Kabul on 1st trip to Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Sunday in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, amid swirling questions about how long American troops … more
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