Turkmenistan’s leader wants ‘Gates of Hell’ fire put out
The Associated Press
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country’s most notable but infernal sights —...
U.K. gov’t advisers recommend against 4th vaccine dose
By Danica Kirka
The Associated Press
LONDON U.K. government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people...
Pope on new year: Pandemic is hard, but focus on the good
By Frances D'Emilio
The Associated Press
VATICAN CITY In his New Year's wishes to the world, Pope Francis encouraged people Saturday to focus on the good...
Omicron’s New Years cocktail: Sorrow, fear but hope for 2022
By John Leicester and Nick Perry
The Associated Press
PARIS Sorrow for the dead and dying, fear of more infections to come and hopes for an...
‘A moral giant’: South Africans pay their respects to Tutu
By Andrew Meldrum
The Associated Press
CAPE TOWN, South Africa South Africans from all corners of retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu's “rainbow nation” filed past his plain...
Photos of aftermath of massacre in Myanmar fuel outrage
By Tassanee Vejpongsa
The Associated Press
BANGKOK Photos of the aftermath of a Christmas Eve massacre in eastern Myanmar that reportedly left more than 30 people,...
COVID variant disrupts holiday travel but not shopping
By Bryan Gallion and Paul Wiseman
The Associated Press
The latest COVID-19 variant is upending holiday plans for tens of thousands of travelers — but it...
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace winner, dies at 90
By Andrew Meldrum
The Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of the country's past racist policy of apartheid...
COVID Christmas in French ICU: Fear, fatigue and loving care
By Daniel Cole
The Associated Press
MARSEILLE, France From the intensive care ward in France where he is spending the holidays, COVID-19 patient David Daniel Sebbagh...
Another COVID Christmas brings anxiety, but also optimism
By Nicole Winfield, Michael Tarm and Peter Smith
The Associated Press
Christmas arrived around the world Saturday amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that kept many...