In this photo provided by Maciej Komorowski of Hungary Embassy, the world's smallest Rubik's Cube is shown in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the six-sided puzzle in Japan. A tiny but playable Rubik’s Cube, so little it fits on your fingertip, has gone…
In this Monday, July 6, 2020, file photo, a police van is surrounded by press photographers at a court in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's professional journalism association on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, protested new rules restricting who can provide press coverage during demonstrations, saying the g…
In this Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, file photo, in a sign of protest against the police using force against the media, press photographers wear protective gear during a police media conference in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's professional journalism association on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, protested new…
Representatives of Hong Kong media organizations attends a press conference in Hong Kong Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Hong Kong's professional journalism association on Thursday protested new rules restricting who can provide press coverage during demonstrations, saying the government has no ri…
Representatives of Hong Kong media organizations attends a press conference in Hong Kong Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Hong Kong's professional journalism association on Thursday protested new rules restricting who can provide press coverage during demonstrations, saying the government has no ri…
Representatives of Hong Kong media organizations attends a press conference in Hong Kong Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Hong Kong's professional journalism association on Thursday protested new rules restricting who can provide press coverage during demonstrations, saying the government has no ri…
Representatives of Hong Kong media organizations attends a press conference in Hong Kong Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Hong Kong's professional journalism association on Thursday protested new rules restricting who can provide press coverage during demonstrations, saying the government has no ri…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Thursday North Korean troops fatally shot a South Korean government official who may have attempted to defect and set his body on fire, after they found him on a floating object in waters near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary.
CAIRO (AP) — An announcement last month that Egypt’s top prosecutor would investigate an alleged 2014 gang rape of a 17-year-old girl at a luxury Cairo hotel marked a rare moment of triumph for human rights activists.
FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2020, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, right, waits his cabinet members for a photo session after their first cabinet meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Prime Minister Suga's government says it will not look into scandals …
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Thursday that China sent two military surveillance planes toward the island for three straight days and it dispatched patrols in response.
CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International said Thursday that thousands of Europe-bound migrants who were intercepted and returned to Libyan shores this year were forcefully disappeared after being taken out of unofficial detention centers run by militias allied with the U.N.-supported government in…
PENINSULAR, Malaysia (AP) — Jum’s words tumble out over the phone, his voice growing ever more frantic.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — If the United Nations was created from the ashes of World War II, what will be born from the global crisis of COVID-19?
Una mujer, con mascarilla para protegerse del coronavirus pasa por delante de un centro de comercial en un día lluvioso en Beijing, el 23 de septiembre de 2020.
Cadáveres de ballenas a lo largo de la costa cerca de Strahan, Australia, el miércoles 23 de septiembre. Las autoridades australianas actualizaron el jueves 24 de septiembre, de 50 a 70, el número de ballenas piloto rescatadas del peor encallamiento de cetáceos registrado en Australia, mient…
Denis Glennon, left, father of Ciara Glennon, arrives at the Supreme Court of Western Australia in Perth, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. A judge found a man guilty of murdering two women but not guilty of murdering a third in crimes that terrorised the Australian city of Perth in the late 1990s. …
Jenny Rimmer, center, mother of Jane Rimmer, arrives at the Supreme Court of Western Australia in Perth, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. A judge found a man guilty of murdering two women but not guilty of murdering a third in crimes that terrorised the Australian city of Perth in the late 1990s. S…
Don Spiers, left, and Carol Spiers, center, the parents of Sarah Spiers, arrive at the Supreme Court of Western Australia in Perth, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. A judge found a man guilty of murdering two women but not guilty of murdering a third in crimes that terrorised the Australian city of…
BEIJING (AP) — Foreigners holding certain types of visas and residence permits will be permitted to return to China starting next week as the threat of coronavirus continues to recede.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Authorities revised up the number of pilot whales rescued from Australia’s worst mass stranding from 50 to 70 on Thursday, as the focus shifted to removing 380 carcasses from Tasmania state shallows.
BEIJING (AP) — The first event for the CEO of Swedish electric car brand Polestar at this month’s Beijing auto show: A two-week quarantine in a hotel.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro blasted United States sanctions in his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, while avoiding any mention of a report accusing his government of crimes against humanity.
JIYYEH, Lebanon (AP) — When Mustafa Kinno felt the ground shake and heard the deafening blast toward the port, he frantically called his brother living nearby.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — He's not recognized as a head of state by the country he'd be visiting. His diplomatic immunity is granted by the United Nations, not an unfriendly American administration that could decide to pick him up on drug-trafficking charges if he sets foot in the United State…
JIYYEH, Lebanon (AP) — When Mustafa Kinno felt the ground shake and heard the deafening blast toward the port, he frantically called his brother living nearby.
La presidenta de Bolivia Jeanine Áñez habla en un discurso pregrabado ante la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas el miércoles 23 de septiembre del 2020.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Westpac, Australia’s second-largest bank, agreed to pay a 1.3 billion Australian dollar ($919 million) fine for breaches of anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing laws, the largest ever civil penalty in Australia, a financial crime regulator said on T…
El jefe del Estado Mayor de Defensa de Canadá, Jonathan Vance (izquierda) y el primer ministro canadiense Justin Trudeau escuchan a la gobernadora general Julie Payette mientras pronuncia el discurso del trono en el pleno del Senado, en Ottawa, Canadá, el miércoles 23 de septiembre de 2020.
El presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro durante el discurso grabado que difundió la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas el 23 de septiembre del 2020.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders gathering remotely Wednesday criticized a haphazard global response to a microscopic virus that has unleashed economic havoc and taken nearly 1 million lives in its march across the globe. In the words of Kazakhstan’s president, it was “a critical collapse…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest from the U.N. General Assembly (all times EDT):
Manifestantes que exigen la renuncia del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ingresan a la principal plaza de la Ciudad de México, el miércoles 23 de septiembre de 2020.
Policía con equipo antidisturbios bloquea el paso a manifestantes que exigen la renuncia del presidente mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador, en la principal plaza de la Ciudad de México, el miércoles 23 de septiembre de 2020.
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette waves as she arrives outside the Senate to deliver the throne speech, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in Ottawa.
Chief Justice Richard Wagner, from left, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette and Sen. Marc Gold watch a livestream of the proceedings before the speech from the throne in the Senate chamber in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette delivers the throne speech in the Senate chamber in Ottawa, Ontario, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen. Julie Payette make their way to the Senate for the throne speech, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in Ottawa.
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance, front left to right, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Senator Marc Gold , and RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki listen as Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, middle, delivers the throne speech in the Senate chamber in Ottawa on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette removes her face mask before delivering the throne speech in the Senate chamber during the coronavirus pandemic in Ottawa, Ontario, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listen to Gov. Gen. Julie Payette deliver the throne speech in the Senate chamber in Ottawa, Ontario, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.
Estudiantes universitarios protestan contra una ola de masacres de civiles en Colombia durante una movilización en Bogotá, el lunes 21 de septiembre de 2020.
Mujeres con velos rojos participan en Bogotá durante una protesta contra la ola de masacres en diversas partes de Colombia, el lunes 21 de septiembre de 2020.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen is unveiling a battery-powered sport-utility vehicle that is headed for global markets including the United States and China, as the company takes a major step forward in its campaign to make electric cars a mass-market choice.
MILAN (AP) — The Italian fashion industry is moving to inject optimism into luxury’s dismal year, staging 23 live runway shows and 37 presentations during a hybrid live-digital Milan Fashion Week that aims to excite consumers and connect with the buying network.
Foto del presidente hondureño Juan Orlando Hernández ofreciendo su discurso grabado ante la Asamblea General de la ONU del 23 de septiembre del 2020.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced plans for a strict, two-week nationwide lockdown in a bid to slow a raging coronavirus outbreak.
Police in riot gear block demonstrators who are demanding the resignation of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, commonly known by his initials AMLO, from entering Mexico City's main square the Zocalo, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.
Demonstrators who are demanding the resignation of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, commonly known by his initials AMLO, break into Mexico City's main square the Zocalo, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. After being blocked from entering the plaza for several days by the police the de…
A demonstrator waves a Mexican flag during a protest to demand the resignation of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, commonly known by his initials AMLO, in Mexico City's main square the Zocalo, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.
Demonstrators wave Mexican flags during a protest to demand the resignation of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, commonly known by his initials AMLO, in Mexico City's main square the Zocalo, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.
