China has arrested Yang Hengjun, an author and former Chinese diplomat who is now an Australian citizen. He's seen here in a 2014 photo on social media that was taken during a visit to Tibet. Reuters hide caption
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Forensic personnel load the corpse of a man into a van, after he was executed at a shopping mall in Acapulco, Mexico, on April 24, 2018. A new report recorded more than 33,000 homicides in 2018, making it the country's deadliest on record. Francisco Robles/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A family member of Kelvin Tinashe Choto reacts, during his funeral in Chitungwiza, about 30 kilometres south east of the capital, Harare, Zimbabwe on Saturday. The 22-year-old was shot in the head, one of at least a dozen people killed in a violent crackdown by security after protests over high fuel prices. Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP hide caption
Verlon Jose, vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says President Trump's proposed wall would devastate his community. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Mayan indigenous people protest against the government of Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales on the day he gives an address to Congress in Guatemala City, Monday. Santiago Billy/AP hide caption
Killings Of Guatemala's Indigenous Activists Raise Specter Of Human Rights Crisis
Jason Rezaian speaks during the inauguration of the Washington Post headquarters on Jan. 28, 2016. Mandel Ngan /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Journalist Recounts The Absurdity And Torture Of 544 Days In Iran's Evin Prison
The United Nations headquarters in New York City. The agency has released the results of a survey on sexual harassment experienced by employees, consultants and volunteers. Joseph Sohm/Getty Images hide caption
People slurp soup and pluck noodles at a soba and udon restaurant in Tokyo in February 2016. Shuji Kajiyama/AP hide caption
Paul Whelan, the American who has been detained by Russia on suspicion of espionage, stands in a glass cage for a hearing in Moscow on Tuesday. Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Chris Brown performs during Fashion Week last fall in Milan, Italy. The Paris prosecutor says the singer and two other individuals were arrested. Brown has been accused of rape and narcotics possession. Luca Bruno/AP hide caption
The U.S. faces a Jan. 30 deadline to request extradition from Canada for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou (center) seen here leaving her home while out on bail in Vancouver. Ben Nelms/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
In this Dec. 12, 2012, file photo released by Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launch pad in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. In 2018, North Korea's government said it would destroy the facility. KCNA via AP hide caption
Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian speaks at an opening ceremony for the new headquarters of the Washington Post on Jan. 28, 2016. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
Suicide bombers orchestrated an early morning attack on Afghan's primary intelligence agency in Wardak province on Monday. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street on Monday to attend parliament. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption
Carlos Fernando Chamorro, editor of Confidencial, walks through the publication's ransacked offices in Managua, Nicaragua, in December, 2018. Chamorro has fled the country, citing "threats" from the government. Alfredo Zuniga/AP hide caption
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's new president, is among a wave of far-right leaders who have risen on the world stage. On Tuesday, Bolsonaro will headline the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Moscow's Fyodor Dostoevsky Library was renovated in 2013 and now sees some 500 visitors a day, up from just a dozen or so per day in earlier years. The library hosts language clubs, readings, lectures and concerts. Lucian Kim/NPR hide caption
Once Centers Of Soviet Propaganda, Moscow's Libraries Are Having A 'Loud' Revival
A group of 47 migrants is transferred from a rescued inflatable boat onto a Sea Watch 3 RHIB during a rescue operation by the Dutch-flagged vessel Sea Watch 3 off Libya's coasts on Saturday. FEDERICO SCOPPA/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Pope Francis points at a tablet as he unveils Click To Pray, the official app of the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network on Sunday. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption