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Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea leave more than 35 people dead, police say

A police official says days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left more than 35 people dead
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Dedicated artists are keeping Japan's ancient craft of temari alive

Time seems to stop at Eiko Araki's studio in Japan
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Eiko Araki, a master of the traditional Japanese craft of Sanuki Kagari Temari, talks to The Associated Press at her studio in Kawaramachi, Kagawa prefecture, Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ayaka McGill)
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2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical storm

Chinese state media say two people have died in eastern Jiangsu province as Typhoon Bebinca brought torrential rains and powerful winds before easing into a tropical storm
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, workers remove fallen trees along a street in the aftermath of Typhoon Bebinca in Shanghai, China, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Chen Haoming/Xinhua via AP)
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Large turnout is expected in a crucial vote for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir

In Indian-controlled Kashmir, many people boycotted elections for decades in protest against Indian rule
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Supporters of Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, attend a public rally at Baramulla, some 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan, File)
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At least 15 dead and thousands hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru

Peruvian authorities say that wildfires in Peru have left at least 15 dead and more than 3,000 hectares of cultivated land and natural areas scorched
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September 16

Last Lands: Indonesia

In the Coral Triangle’s Derawan Archipelago, illegal bomb fishing and turtle egg poaching are destroying centuries-old coral reefs and an idyllic tourism destination.
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VIDEO: Last Lands: Indonesia
September 16

Democracy declined for 8th straight year around the globe, institute finds

An organization promoting democracy says last year had the worst decline in credible elections and parliamentary oversight in almost a half-century
September 16
FILE - Election officials start counting the ballots at a polling station in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, for the presidential and legislative elections late Sunday Nov. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Sophie Garcia, File)
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Bolivia's iconic ex-President Morales calls for anti-government march as political fight escalates

Evo Morales, Bolivia’s former president, has called on supporters to protest against current President Luis Arce
September 16
Rocks block a highway towards Lake Titicaca in Vilaque on the outskirts of El Alto, Bolivia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The roadblock was placed by protesters demanding the resignation of Bolivian President Luis Arce for his management of the economy. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
September 16

Brazilian firefighters battle national park wildfire that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke

Firefighters have battled flames spreading through a national park in Brazil in the latest wildfire in the country which is experiencing an historic drought
September 16
Smoke rises from a fire in the environmentally protected area of Brasilia National Park during the dry season in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The head of the agency that manages protected areas, Mauro Pires, told the local press that the fire was man-made and appears to have started near the edge of the presidency's official countryside residence. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
September 16

Former Canadian vice admiral found not guilty of sexually assaulting a sailor on a ship in 1991

A former Canadian vice admiral has been found not guilty of sexual assault and an indecent act over his behavior on a ship during a 1991 deployment
September 16
Former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson embraces a family member after being found not guilty of sexual assault and an indecent act, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in Ottawa. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
September 16

US military completes withdrawal from junta-ruled Niger

A U.S. Defense Department official says the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger is complete
September 16
FILE - U.S. and Niger flags fly at the Niger Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, April 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Carley Petesch, File)
September 16

Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among 6 Booker Prize finalists

American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize
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FILE - U.S. writer Percival Everett holds his trophy after he was awarded with the Literary Award at the 38th American Film Festival Sept. 5, 2012, in Deauville, Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)
September 16

Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro

Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies
September 16
FILE - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro addresses government loyalists gathered at the presidential palace in support of his reelection one month after the presidential vote, in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
September 16

Tanker ablaze for weeks after Yemen rebel attack is successfully towed to a safe area without any oil spill, EU says

Tanker ablaze for weeks after Yemen rebel attack is successfully towed to a safe area without any oil spill, EU says
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Missile fired from Yemen lands in Israel

,An Israeli interceptor hit the missile fired into central Israel from Yemen, causing it to fragment, according to Israeli officials.
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VIDEO: Missile fired from Yemen lands in Israel
September 16

A Belarus government critic appeals to the Serbian president against his extradition

A prominent Belarus filmmaker and a critic of Minsk’s authoritarian government has handed a letter to the Serbian presidency signed by hundreds of artists, appealing against his extradition to his home country where he says he could be tortured and killed
September 16
The prominent critic of the Belarusian government in Minsk, Andrei Hniot, speaks to media in front of the presidency building in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
September 16

Authoritarian Belarus president pardons 37 political prisoners out of more than 1,300

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 37 people serving prison sentences for what his office described as "extremist” crimes
September 16
FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 8, 2024. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP, File)
September 16

A Sao Paulo mayoral candidate is treated in hospital after a rival attacks him with a chair

A candidate in Sao Paulo’s mayoral race has been treated and released from a hospital after one of his five rivals in a televised debate slammed him with a metal chair following references to allegations of sexual misconduct
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Trial starts for Frenchman accused of unlawfully collecting military information in Russia

The trial of a French citizen arrested in Russia on charges of unlawfully collecting information on military issues started but was quickly adjourned for a month
September 16
French citizen Laurent Vinatier, right, is escorted to a courtroom in the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)
September 16

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September 16
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
September 16

281 inmates escape after floods brought down prison's walls in northeast Nigeria

Nigerian authorities say 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison’s walls in the country’s northeast
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FILE - Houses and buildings are partially submerged following a dam collapse in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Sept 10, 2024. 281 inmates in northeastern Nigeria escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison's walls, authorities said Sunday. The correctional officers found out about the escape as they were about to evacuate the prison in Maiduguri, Borno State, due to the floods, Umar Abubakar, spokesperson for the Nigeria Correctional Services said in a statement. The collapse of a major dam in the state of Borno last week caused some of the state’s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago, and prompted many residents to flee their homes. The state government said the dam was at capacity due to unusually high rains. (AP Photos/ Musa Ajit Borno, File)
September 16

The number of people killed in Haiti after a tanker truck exploded rises to 26

Officials say the number of people killed after a tanker truck carrying gasoline exploded in southern Haiti over the weekend has risen to 26
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Putin orders military to boost troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine fighting continues

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million, as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine drags on for more than 2 ½ years
September 16
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Anna Popova, the Head of the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
September 16

Tropical Storm Gordon weakens to a depression

Tropical Storm Gordon has weakened to a depression as it swirls through open waters in the Atlantic
September 16
This image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows tropical storm conditions along a stretch of the U.S. Southeast seacoast, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (NOAA via AP)
September 16

Columnists resign from the Jewish Chronicle over allegations Gaza articles were fabricated

Prominent columnists have resigned from the Jewish Chronicle newspaper over allegations it published fabricated articles about the Israel-Hamas war
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Deadly floods hit Central Europe

Massive floods in Central Europe have killed at least five people in Poland and one in Czech Republic, officials said Monday.
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VIDEO: Deadly floods hit Central Europe
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Moroccan authorities stop migration attempt into Spanish enclave of Ceuta

Authorities say Moroccan security forces stopped groups of people who sought to force their way across the border into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta
September 16
People thought to be migrants stand on top of hill at the Tarajal border in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Antonio Sempera/Europa Press via AP)
September 16

Yemen's Houthi rebels say they downed another US-made MQ-9 Reaper drone

A Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has been “successfully towed to a safe area without any oil spill.”
September 16
This photo released by the European Union’s Operation Aspides shows warships attached to the mission escorting salvage ships in the Red Sea on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. A new attempt has begun to try to salvage an oil tanker burning in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a European Union naval mission said Saturday. (European Union's Operation Aspides via AP)
September 16

Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says

The U.N. says the Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan
September 16
FILE - Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
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The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says

The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
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Flooding in Central Europe leaves 5 dead in Poland and 1 in Czech Republic

Exceptionally heavy rainfall has been pounding Central Europe and has prompted deadly flooding in the region, with four new deaths reported in Poland, three in Czech Republic and one in Romania
September 16
An aerial view of a flooded neighbourhood in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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Former prominent BBC news anchor gets suspended sentence for indecent images of children on phone

Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards has been given a suspended prison sentence for indecent images of children on his phone
September 16
Huw Edwards an ex-BBC news presenter arrives at Westminster Magistrate's Court for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children in London, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
September 16

French EU commissioner resigns after attacking the leadership of top official

An influential French member of the European Union’s powerful executive branch has resigned
September 16
FILE - European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign and defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, on Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
September 16

Germany begins conducting checks at all its land borders

Germany has begun random checks at its borders with five Western European nations, expanding a system of controls already in place at its four other borders
September 16
A coach coming from Austria is checked at the border checkpoint on the A93 highway near Kiefersfelden on the German side Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Peter Kneffel/dpa via AP)
September 16

Papua New Guinea violence leaves between 20 and 50 people dead, UN official says

A United Nations official says between 20 and 50 people have been killed in violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea
September 16
September 16

UN official says 20-to-50 people have been killed in Papua New Guinea violence

UN official says 20-to-50 people have been killed in Papua New Guinea violence
September 16
September 16

A union leader freed from prison vows to continue a strike against Cambodia's's biggest casino

A Cambodian union leader freed from prison after serving time for her part in a strike against the country’s biggest casino has vowed to continue the labor action until justice is done
September 16
Chhim Sithar, right, a union leader being freed from prison after serving time for her part in a strike against the country’s biggest casino, speaks to her supporters at a club on the outskirts of Phnom Penh Cambodia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
September 16

Islamic State claims responsibility for weekend bombing that killed 2 police officers in Pakistan

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the weekend bombing that killed two police officials in restive southwestern Pakistan
September 16
This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)
September 16

Autoworkers demonstrate in Brussels to protest layoff threats across the EU industrial base

Trade unions and thousands of disgruntled workers are demonstrating in the Belgian capital to protest the threat of massive layoffs in a state-of-the-art Brussels car factory and other key industries
September 16
Workers of the German automaker Audi protest the threat of massive layoffs in downtown Brussels, Belgium, Monday Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Plazy)
September 16

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes kill 16 in Gaza, including 4 children, Palestinians say

Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed 16 people in the Gaza Strip, including five women and four children
September 16
A police officer inspects the area around a fire after the military said it fired interceptors at a missile launched from Yemen that landed in central Israel on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
September 16

Argentina's President Milei presents 2025 budget, vowing austerity and setting up a showdown

Libertarian President Javier Milei of Argentina has presented the 2025 budget to Congress, outlining policy priorities that reflected his key pledge to kill the country’s chronic fiscal deficit and signaled a new phase of confrontation with lawmakers
September 16
Police guard Congress during protests against President Javier Milei's veto of a pension raise in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
September 16

UK leader Starmer seeks to learn from Meloni's tough migration policies at meeting in Rome

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome
September 16
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)
September 15

Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes

The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since 1949 has flooded roads with water and broken tree branches and knocked out power to some homes
September 15
Policemen closed a road as fallen trees along a street in the aftermath of Typhoon Bebinca in Shanghai, China, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Chinatopix Via AP)
September 15

Tensions between Israel and Houthis escalate

The Iran-backed Yemen militia group fired a hypersonic missile that Israeli military officials say was intercepted over central Israel. No one was hurt.
September 15
VIDEO: Tensions between Israel and Houthis escalate
September 15

2 earthquakes strike off the coast of British Columbia, but no damage reported

Two earthquakes have struck off the northern coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage
September 15
September 15

Hundreds march in Brazil to support religious freedom as cases of intolerance rise

Practitioners of various religions have marched down Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach
September 15
A youth wears a mask during the Defense of Religious Freedom march at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. The march seeks to bring attention to religious intolerance in the country. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
September 15

Shy penguin wins New Zealand's bird election after campaign filled with memes

The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote.
September 15
A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and controversies that have upset the country's avian elections before. (Hayden Parsons via AP)
September 15

3 US citizens detained in Venezuela

The three United States citizens were detained on suspicion of plotting to destabilize Venezuela, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said.
September 15
VIDEO: 3 US citizens detained in Venezuela
September 15

Jordan's king appoints Harvard-educated aide to serve as prime minister

Jordan’s King Abdullah II has tapped a longtime aide to serve as the kingdom’s new prime minister
September 15
September 15

A boat capsizes in Nigeria drowning at least 40 people, president says

A boat has capsized in northwest Nigeria drowning at least 40 people
September 15