‘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...
On Christmas, pope prays for pandemic’s end, peace dialogues
By Nicole Winfield
The Associated Press
ROME Pope Francis prayed Saturday for an end to the coronavirus pandemic, using his Christmas Day address to urge health...
Thousands line up for ‘jingle jabs’ on Christmas in England
By Danica Kirka
The Associated Press
LONDON Thousands of people across England are spending a few minutes of Christmas Day to line up under leaden winter...
Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy
By Nicole Winfield
The Associated Press
ROME Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, going ahead...
COVID puts a damper on Christmas Eve again around the world
By Jack Jeffery, David Crary and David McHugh
The Associated Press
From Bethlehem and Frankfurt to London and Boston, the surging coronavirus put a damper on...