AP Week in Pictures, Middle East

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan Region between March 26 – April 1, 2020.

Stocks are subdued early on after dismal report on layoffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are wavering between small gains and losses early Thursday after a report showed a record number of Americans lost their jobs last week due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Virus spreads through South Dakota family's close ties

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — After South Dakota lawmaker Bob Glanzer became one of the first people in the state to be sickened by the coronavirus from an unknown source, his hometown of Huron acted quickly to try to b…

Russia's Putin orders month of non-work to curb coronavirus

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered most Russians to stay off work until the end of the month as part of a partial industrial shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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As business vaporizes, Europe focuses on avoiding layoffs

BRUSSELS (AP) — As the new coronavirus spreads across Europe, ravaging economies and killing thousands, governments and the European Union are focusing much of their economic rescue efforts on containing a boom in …

Economic fallout mounts along with competition for gear

NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two weeks, the swiftest, most stunning collapse the U.S. job market has ever witnessed, and economists warn unemployment …

Police: Double murder-suicide suspected in 3 Oklahoma deaths

BETHANY, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma have identified the three people who were

Georgia man accused of White House attack plot pleads guilty

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man accused of plotting to attack the White House with an antitank rocket and explosives has pleaded guilty to a federal charge.

Stocks shake off an early stumble and turn slightly higher

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening modestly higher on Wall Street Thursday, a day after dropping 4.4%. Stocks had been headed for an even higher open until the Labor Department reported that more than 6.6 million p…

The Latest: UK's Johnson still has symptoms of coronavirus

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Ill-fated cruise ships awaiting approval to dock in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Cruise ships carrying dozens of passengers and crew displaying symptoms of the coronavirus awaited final word Thursday on when they would be able to dock at a Florida port after officia…

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

The coronavirus outbreak has triggered a stunning collapse in the U.S. workforce, with 10 million people losing their jobs in the past two weeks. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed infections worldwide has hit 1 mi…

Rabbi who spied on women taking ritual baths released

WASHINGTON (AP) — A once-prominent Orthodox rabbi

Africa faces an 'existential threat' as virus cases spread

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Some African countries will have more than 10,000 coronavirus cases by the end of April, health officials projected Thursday, as the continent least equipped to treat serious infections has an “…