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NKorea warns US of 'very grave situation' over Biden speech
North Korea on Sunday warned the United States will face "a very grave situation" because President Joe Biden "made a big blunder" in his recent speech by calling the North a security threat and revealing his intent to maintain a hostile policy toward it.
India launches effort to inoculate all adults against COVID
In hopes of taming a monstrous spike in COVID-19 infections, India opened vaccinations to all adults Saturday, launching a huge inoculation effort that was sure to tax the limits of the federal government, the country's vaccine factories and the patience of its 1.4 billion people.
Somali lawmakers reverse president's extended stay in power
The controversial two-year term extension for Somalia's president evaporated Saturday after intense public pressure, as the lower house of parliament approved his request to instead support efforts to organize the country's long-delayed national election.
Indian leader's party takes electoral hit amid virus surge
Preliminary voting trends released by India's electoral body on Sunday indicate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party failed to make gains in four recent state elections, a sign his political strength may be slipping as the country struggles to contain an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases.
US Air Force flight in Mideast uses call sign 'Pickle Rick'
Someone in the U.S. Air Force apparently watches the cartoon "Rick and Morty."
New stage in Rome's Colosseum will restore majestic view
A project to build a high-tech, lightweight stage inside the Roman Colosseum will allow visitors a central viewpoint from within the ancient structure "to see the majesty of the monument," Italy's culture minister said Sunday.
Budget carrier flydubai posts $194M loss due to pandemic
Dubai's budget carrier flydubai reported Sunday a loss of $194 million in 2020 as revenue fell by more than 50% in what it described as one of the toughest years in the aviation industry.
Turkish police say top Islamic State group figure captured
A close aide of killed Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been caught in Istanbul, police said Sunday.
AP PHOTOS: Muslim miners in Bosnia break fast underground
Groups of men are preparing for long hours of hard labor deep underground in a trouble-plagued coal mine in Bosnia's central city of Zenica.
Officials scrutinized as Israel mourns 45 killed at festival
Officials came under growing scrutiny Sunday for ignoring warnings about safety lapses at one of Israel's most visited holy sites, as the country mourned 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a stampede at a festival there.
Over 50 police injured, 250 detained in Berlin May Day riots
More than 50 police officers were injured and over 250 protesters were detained after traditional May Day rallies in Berlin turned violent, the German Police Union said Sunday.
Iranian foreign minister apologizes for leaked comments
Iran's foreign minister apologized Sunday for recorded comments that were leaked to the public last week, creating a firestorm in Iran less than two months before presidential elections.
Belgian police detain 132 in virus restrictions protest
Police have detained 132 people who took part in an illegal party in a Brussels park to protest COVID-19 restrictions, authorities said Sunday.
China's carrier group conducts exercises in South China Sea
China's Shandong aircraft carrier group has recently conducted routine annual exercises in the South China Sea, the People's Liberation Army said Sunday, after Beijing criticized the U.S. for sending Navy ships into the strategic area.
Roaring tanker fire kills 7, injures 14 in Afghan capital
A searing blaze that roared through dozens of fuel tankers on the northern edge of the Afghan capital of Kabul killed seven people and injured 14 others, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.
Chinese university plan causes security concerns in Hungary
Piles of garbage, discarded debris and abandoned buildings are scattered across a post-industrial area on the left bank of the Danube River, just south of the grandiose downtown of Hungary's capital, Budapest.
Iran chemical factory catches fire near holy city of Qom
A chemical factory near the central city of Qom caught fire Sunday, Iranian media reported, a blaze that injured at least two firefighters.
Black candidate challenges political status quo in Spain
Two young Senegalese men met on a Europe-bound migrant boat in 2006, a year that saw a record influx of Africans to Spain's Canary Islands.
Vaccine campaign begins amid virus surge in rebel-held Syria
A COVID-19 vaccine campaign kicked off in Syria's last rebel-held enclave on Saturday, with a 45-year-old front-line nurse becoming the first to receive a U.N.-secured jab.
Indian court urges government action as hospitals cry help
With Indian hospitals struggling to secure a steady supply of oxygen, and more COVID-19 patients dying amid the shortages, a court in New Delhi said it would start punishing government officials for failing to deliver the life-saving items.