RELIGION May 31, 2019 India's new government signals Hindu and India-first goals India's newly sworn-in Prime Minister Narendra Modi named a Cabinet on Friday, handing the powerful home affairs portfolio to the president of his Hindu nationalist party credited with delivering him a thunderous reelection and appointing a former diplomat to signal the government's focus on foreign policy.
Middle East May 31, 2019 During Ramadan, late-night gyms boom in the Gaza Strip It's past midnight, but a dozen Palestinians are still running and sweating at a gym in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East May 31, 2019 Baghdad's Green Zone, a barometer of war and peace Baghdad's Green Zone has been a barometer for tension and conflict in Iraq for nearly two decades.
Middle East May 31, 2019 Mideast protests in Iran, elsewhere mark 'Jerusalem Day' Iranians have begun rallies across the country to mark Quds, or Jerusalem Day, which will see demonstrations across the Mideast as the Trump administration tries to offer an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
Christianity May 30, 2019 Iraqi Christian survives being burned alive by ISIS 3 times: '[Jesus] spoke to me' An Iraqi Christian who said Jesus appeared to him twice in his dreams recounts being imprisoned by ISIS, tortured and burned three times by the terrorist group.
RELIGION May 30, 2019 Relics of Fatima child saints stolen from Italian church The relics of two Fatima child saints have been stolen from a church in Verona while they were traveling on a pilgrimage tour in Italy.
RELIGION May 30, 2019 Polish advocate for church victims resigns in scandal The founder and head of a Polish organization dedicated to helping victims of pedophile priests has resigned after allegations surfaced that he tried to extort money from a victim and demanded money from the producers of a documentary about clerical abuse.
RELIGION May 29, 2019 Vatican corrects omission in pope's quote about McCarrick The Vatican communications office on Wednesday corrected the Italian transcript of Pope Francis' comments about disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.
RELIGION May 29, 2019 Myanmar issues arrest warrant for nationalist Buddhist monk A court in Myanmar has issued an arrest warrant for a Buddhist monk known for incendiary comments about the country's Muslim minority and for criticism of the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, police said Wednesday.
Middle East May 29, 2019 Family, lawyer say Egypt has rearrested Al-Jazeera reporter Egyptian authorities rearrested an Al-Jazeera journalist who was ordered released last week after more than two years in detention on accusations of spreading false news, his family and lawyer said Wednesday.