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In a swanky Nairobi suburb, there's a new dining experience that's pulling in the crowds. Robots are assisting the staff at the Robot Cafe - the first of its kind in East Africa. (AP Video shot by: Desmond Tiro)
Robot waiters in Kenya create a buzz. But there are concerns about what it means for human labor
The Robot Cafe in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is creating a buzz by using preprogrammed robots to deliver food to customers. The restaurant owner sees the venture as entertainment and one that draws … more
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City workers dismantled an abandoned makeshift camp that was known as "Little Haiti" in the Tláhuac borough of Mexico City, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Migrants build makeshift life in Mexico City while waiting for US asylum
U.S. immigration policy has shifted the migrant landscape in Mexico City, far from the shared border. The teeming capital that was merely a transit point for some migrants has now become a temporary … more
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FILE-- Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the background
Pope Francis is making the longest, farthest and most challenging trip of his pontificate when he goes to Asia and Oceania this week. He will clock 32,814 kilometers (20,390 miles) by air during his … more
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Chinese girls dressed in Qing Dynasty attire take pictures outside the Drum Tower at Gulou East Street in Beijing, China, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
AP PHOTOS: Beijing's imperial palace bustles with throngs of visitors in Qing dynasty costumes
BEIJING, China (AP) — In Beijing’s Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China’s Ming and Qing emperors and their legions of guards and servants, steady streams of visitors wearing … more
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FILE - Jon Polin, left, and Rachel Goldberg, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, pictured on screen speak during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Family confirms death of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin
The family of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin says he has been killed in the Gaza Strip. The family issued a statement early Sunday, hours after the Israeli army said it had located … more
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FILE - Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for a court hearing, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts about navigating other social media … more
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A convoy of Israeli military vehicles was seen on a street in the West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday. The Israeli military struck the city on Friday, the third day of heavy fighting in the Palestinian territory.
Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause
Gaza’s Health Ministry says it has begun a multi-day campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, Israel’s military in a terse announcement … more
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7 US troops hurt in a raid with Iraqi forces that left 15 suspected militants dead
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States military and Iraq launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country's western desert that killed at least … more
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A volunteer for an air-defense unit prepares a machine gun near Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
With men at the front lines, women watch over Ukraine's night sky for Russian drones
Women are joining the ranks of Ukrainian mobile air-defense units to shoot down drones as more men are drawn to the battles on the eastern front line. In Kyiv's suburb of Bucha, 70 new female … more
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Mapule Radebe holds her baby Minehle at Nkosi's Haven, a home that assists women with HIV, in Johannesburg, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
In South Africa's richest area, mother-to-baby HIV transmission is a concern despite free prevention
It’s a worrying question for health officials in one of the richest and most developed areas of the African continent: Why are babies being born with HIV when free medication is available to … more
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Displaced kids sort through trash at a street in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
3 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses. The plan to vaccinate Gaza's young against polio
The U.N. is about to launch an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio, a disease that doctors fear has spread in the territory due to the massive humanitarian … more
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Photos of Veronica Rosas and her son Diego decorate Veronica's shirt and necklaces, as she poses for a portrait at her home in Ecatepec, Mexico, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. Rosas' son went missing when he was 16 years old on Sept. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
Takeaways from the AP's report on Mexican mothers searching for their disappeared children
According to official data, at least 115,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since 1952. In the last two decades, specific causes and perpetrators have blurred as officials have fought drug cartels … more
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Catholic nun Paola Clericó, holding a poster of missing person Fernando Ivan Ornelas, and Veronica Rosas with a photo of her missing son Diego, ask a resident if he recognizes either man and invite him to join a Mass with members of their search collective "Uniendo Esperanzas" or Uniting Hope, in Mexico City, Sunday, July 21, 2024. The collective of people with missing family members held a Mass on the birthday of Ornelas who disappeared five years prior. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
One day, their children didn't make it back home. Faith helps these Mexican mothers' search for them
According to official data, at least 115,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since 1952. In the last two decades, specific causes and perpetrators have blurred as officials have fought drug cartels … more
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Panda Yuanyuan eats her birthday cake for her 20 years old at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Yuanyuan was a gift from China to mark warming ties with Taiwan in 2008. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Taipei zoo's giant panda Yuanyuan celebrates her 20th birthday
With politics set aside, well-wishers have gathered to wish Taipei zoo’s oldest giant panda a happy 20th birthday. Yuanyuan was born in China and gifted by Beijing as a sign of goodwill toward the … more
Workers collect dead fish from a river near the port city of Volos, central Greece, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, following a mass die-off linked to extreme climate fluctuations. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras)
A climate-related mass die-off leaves over 100 tons of dead fish collecting at a Greek port
Authorities say more than 100 tons of dead fish have been collected in and around the port of Volos, in central Greece, following a mass die-off linked to extreme climate fluctuations. The dead … more
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FILE - Waorani Indigenous women take part in a demonstration in Quito, Ecuador, Aug. 20, 2024, demanding authorities comply with the decision to halt oil drilling in a national park in the heart of the country's share of the Amazon where they live. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)
Ecuador starts dismantling Yasuni National Park oil block two days before court deadline
Ecuador’s Ministry for Energy and Mines says it has begun to dismantle infrastructure on a controversial oil drilling block in Yasuni National Park, home to the Waorani Indigenous people. After a … more
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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, reviews the honor guard along with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic during a welcoming ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron starts a two-day state visit to Serbia with the focus on a possible sale of 12 Rafale multi-purpose fighter jets to a country that has maintained close ties to Russia despite its aggression on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Serbia announces $3 billion deal to buy 12 French warplanes, in a shift away from Russia
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday announced a $3 billion deal to buy 12 French warplanes, shifting his country away from its dependence on Russian arms.The announcement was made during a … more
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A 4-year-old broke a 3,500-year-old jar at an Israeli museum. Forgiven, he's invited back
A 4-year-old boy who accidentally broke a rare 3,500-year-old jar at a museum in Israel has been forgiven and even invited back.  Alex Geller, the boy’s father, said his son is exceptionally … more
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FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says
The U.N. nuclear watchdog says that Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands. That's according to a confidential … more
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FILE - A woman smokes on a street, in London, on April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
UK's Starmer confirms that his government is mulling crackdown on smoking, potentially outside pubs
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed that his government is looking at introducing tougher anti-smoking measures, which could potentially see a ban on smoking in outdoor spaces, … more
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