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Protestors marched from Scotland Yard to Parliament Square in London on Sunday, the day after police forcibly arrested several participants of a vigil honoring Sarah Everard. The 33-year-old London resident's alleged kidnapping and murder have prompted a national reckoning over street harassment and violence against women.

London Police Under Fire For Treatment Of Women At Sarah Everard Vigil

Everard's death — allegedly at the hands of a police officer — has sparked a national reckoning over violence against women. Officials are calling for investigations into police response to the vigil.

Rashema Melson gets a hug and has her photo taken with her cousin Anthony Young after the 2019 Georgetown University graduation ceremony.

Once A Homeless D.C. Teen, Now A Georgetown Graduate

In 2014, Rashema Melson was a homeless high school senior who was awarded a full scholarship to college. Now, she is a graduate of Georgetown University who hopes to return to help her community.

Security forces stand guard on a road as people are arrested, next to dismantled barricades that were set up by protesters demonstrating against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, on Friday.

U.S. Offers Protected Status For People From Myanmar As Coup Leaders Crack Down

The Biden administration will offer temporary protected status to people who fear returning to Myanmar after the military coup and ensuing suppression of protesters that has killed at least 70 people.

President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (top right), Scott Morrison, Australia's prime minister (bottom left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seen on a monitor during the virtual Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad meeting, at Suga's official residence in Tokyo on Friday.

Biden And 'Quad' Leaders Launch Vaccine Push, Deepen Coordination Against China

The president was joined virtually by the leaders of Japan, India and Australia, in his first multilateral leaders' meeting. They launched a plan to boost vaccine production and distribution in Asia.

Biden Administration May Have To Fight To Repair Iran's Nuclear Program Deal

The longer it takes, the tougher it may be to revive the deal putting limits on Iran's nuclear program. Iranians already feel burned from former president Trump backing out of their 2015 agreement.

Aircraft carriers and warships participate in the second phase of Malabar naval exercise, a joint exercise by India, the U.S., Japan and Australia, in the northern Arabian Sea last November. The four countries form the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or the Quad.

'Quad' Summit: Biden Looks To Boost Coordination Against China

The first meeting among leaders of an informal grouping known as the "Quad" — the U.S., India, Australia and Japan — will take place Friday amid growing concerns about China in the Asia-Pacific.

The search for Sarah Everard brought police on March 9 to Mount Pond on Clapham Common, where a poster asks the public for help locating the missing London woman. Authorities said the next day that officers had found what they believe to be human remains in a wooded area in Kent.

Disappearance Of London Woman Walking Home Alone Sparks Grief And Anger Across U.K.

Sarah Everard, 33, was last seen walking home alone from a friend's house last week. Authorities say they have found human remains and arrested a Metropolitan Police officer on suspicion of murder.

Pro-independence supporters celebrate the results of an independence referendum vote in Nouméa, New Caledonia, in October. In a vote that marked a milestone in a three-decade decolonization effort, 46.7% supported independence. Now the Pacific island territory has a government made up mostly of pro-independence politicians and the congress is expected to select a new president this month.

New Caledonia's New Government Seen As 'Significant Turning Point' In The Pacific

After nearly half the Pacific island territory's population voted in favor of independence from France in a referendum in October, a new government is made up mostly of pro-independence politicians.

Katina Johnson celebrates during a meeting with her Goodwill Central Texas guidance staff to discuss higher education options.

Goodwill Helps 43-Year-Old Finally Get Her High School Diploma

Most American adults have finished high school. For those who haven't, wages are rock bottom and the unemployment rate is more than 7 percent. That's why Goodwill opened a charter school for adults.

Dr. Francis Collins, left, and Dr. Anthony Fauci are two of the most public faces of the U.S. fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

In The '24th Mile' Of A Marathon, Fauci And Collins Reflect On Their Pandemic Year

Dr. Francis Collins and Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health discuss their fight against "egregious" distortions of reality and when they think life will start to feel more normal.

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