Kat Lonsdorf

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, left, with composer John Williams, right. The pair recently released a collaborative recording, <em>A Gathering of Friends</em>, with the New York Philharmonic.

Composer John Williams and cellist Yo-Yo Ma bring together 'A Gathering of Friends'

Mary Louise Kelly

On a new album, the classical stars revisit the concerto Williams composed specifically for Ma, as well as some of Williams' most affecting film scores.

Following the arrival in New York City of the U.S. Naval hospital ship Comfort, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is seen during a press conference on March 30 at the field hospital site at the Javits Center.

New York Gov. Cuomo Reports A Drop In Number Of Deaths, But Warns It May Be A 'Blip'

Kat Lonsdorf

In a press conference on Sunday, the governor stressed the importance of working together, both in-state and nationally. "Nobody can do this alone," he said. "Nobody."

Ambulances line the street outside Elmhurst Hospital Center on Saturday in the Queens borough of New York.

Confirmed Cases In The U.S. Top 300,000 As New Hot Spots Emerge

Kat Lonsdorf

White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said Saturday that New York, Louisiana and Detroit remain the main hot spots but emerging are Colorado, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

Takayuki Ueno was set to be a runner in the now postponed Olympic torch relay in Fukushima, Japan. Here he stands in the field where he is growing a flower maze for children to play in Minamisoma, Japan. The field was flooded by the 2011 tsunami and killed Ueno's family members.

Now Postponed, The Olympic Torch Relay Was To Bring Hope To Ravaged Fukushima

Kat Lonsdorf

The torch relay was supposed to start on Thursday in the Japanese prefecture hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. A torch runner recalls the disaster that took his family.

Volunteer medics clear the ruins of a medical tent near Tahrir Square in Baghdad on Saturday after security forces stormed the area. They said security forces set the tent on fire, burning everything in it, including medical supplies.

Iraqi Security Forces Storm Tahrir Square, Clash With Protesters

Jane Arraf

The security forces fired live bullets and tear gas and set ablaze tents where demonstrators have been living. At least one protester was killed and dozens wounded.

A gun is prepared for use in a bullet trap as part of a demonstration during a firearm buy-back collection event on July 4 in Wellington, New Zealand.

New Zealanders Hand In More Than 50,000 Weapons As The Country's Buyback Program Ends

Kat Lonsdorf

The Pacific nation's months-long program ended this week with questionable success. A ban on most semi-automatic and military-style rifles also took effect across the country.

Rural Fire Service officers protect property from the Green Wattle Creek Fire along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor in New South Wales.

'Catastrophic' Wildfires Continue To Rage Across Australia

Kat Lonsdorf

Extreme heat and drought conditions have caused hundreds of fires to spark throughout the country, many of which have been burning for weeks.

Sri Lanka's former Defense Secretary and presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves a polling station after casting his vote in Embuldeniya, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Wins Sri Lankan Presidential Elections

Kat Lonsdorf

The former defense secretary, who has been accused of human rights abuses during the country's civil war, campaigned on a platform of stability and national security.

Police answered gasoline bombs hurled at them with rounds of tear gas.

Hong Kong Protests Intensify With Molotov Cocktails And Arrows

Julie McCarthy

A weekend that began with relative calm devolved into some of the most dramatic scenes of violence since the protests began nearly six months ago.

A video of an unidentified woman singing a famous Puccini aria on the platform of a Los Angeles Metro stop has gone viral. Above, passengers board a Metro train at the Culver City station in Culver City, Calif., on April 26, 2016.

Mystery Woman Sings Opera In Los Angeles Metro — And Goes Viral

Kat Lonsdorf

A video posted on Twitter by the LAPD shows the woman, her hair pulled up in pigtails and arms loaded with bags, singing a famous Puccini aria — and hitting every note.