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A destroyed Israeli kibbutz on the Lebanese border starts to pick up the pieces. Who will return?

A destroyed Israeli kibbutz on the Lebanese border starts to pick up the pieces. Who will return?

KIBBUTZ MANARA, Israel (AP) — Kibbutz Manara in northern Israel is so close to the Lebanese border that patrons of a local pub joke, with gallows humor, that the militant group Hezbollah could see if they were eating sunflower seeds or potato chips w
Paraguay's disappeared: A dictator's shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight

Paraguay's disappeared: A dictator's shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Despite being ousted in 1989 after a 35-year reign of terror , during which 20,000 people were tortured, executed or disappeared, some Paraguayans feel as if Gen. Alfredo Stroessner never truly left.
Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace

Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace

CALI, Colombia (AP) — From time to time, Gustavo Arbeláez faces relatives whose losses were caused by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the powerful guerrilla group he was part of during Colombia’s five-decade armed conflict.
Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears

Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — At the end of his Sunday service, the pastor of the First Haitian Evangelical Church of Springfield, Ohio , asked ushers and musicians to form a circle around him as he knelt in prayer, flanked by the flags of Haiti and the U
Peru's disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helps

Peru's disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helps

AYACUCHO, Perú (AP) — The easiest thing might have been to let go. To refresh the flowers at her husband’s grave and find comfort in retrieving his bones, a milestone in a country where 20,000 people disappeared between 1980 and 2000.
Takeaways from AP's reporting on the thousands disappeared in Colombia, Peru and Paraguay

Takeaways from AP's reporting on the thousands disappeared in Colombia, Peru and Paraguay

Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decadeslong conflicts. Many have never been found, presumed to be the victims of dictatorships, insurgencies or organized crime.
Israel begins allowing Palestinians to return to northern Gaza for the first time in over a year

Israel begins allowing Palestinians to return to northern Gaza for the first time in over a year

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has begun allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas , in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.
Anti-extremism center opens in former house of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss

Anti-extremism center opens in former house of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — A U.S.
Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Here's why the idea is rejected

Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Here's why the idea is rejected

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump's suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip was met with a hard “no" Sunday from the two U.S.
Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears

Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — At the end of his Sunday service, the pastor of the First Haitian Evangelical Church of Springfield, Ohio , asked ushers and musicians to form a circle around him as he knelt in prayer, flanked by the flags of Haiti and the U
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