RELIGION March 11, 2018 Macedonia: 75th anniversary of Jewish deportations observed Thousands of people have marched in southern Macedonia to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the deportation and eventual death of almost the country's entire Jewish population.
Africa March 11, 2018 Lightning strike kills 16 people, injures 140 at church in Rwanda At least 16 people were killed in Rwanda and 140 others injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist church in the country's south, said a provincial governor.
RELIGION March 11, 2018 Pope visits Rome charity that works for peace, aids refugees Pope Francis is visiting a Catholic organization that has mediated peace accords in Africa and helps Syrian refugees to reach Italy safely.
RELIGION March 11, 2018 Pakistan's ex-PM Sharif dodges shoe thrown in seminary Pakistani police say they have arrested a man and his accomplice for throwing a shoe at former premier Nawaz Sharif in the eastern city of Lahore.
RELIGION March 11, 2018 Pakistan court ruling against minorities draws criticism Rights activists in Pakistan are expressing concern over a court ruling that would require people to declare their religion on all official documents, saying it could lead to the persecution of minorities, particularly adherents of the Ahmadi faith.
RELIGION March 10, 2018 Egypt court sentences 10 to death on terror-related charges An Egyptian court has sentenced 10 people to death and five others to life in prison for forming a "terrorist cell" to plot attacks on security forces and other institutions.
RELIGION March 10, 2018 Ethiopian-Israelis decry family separation as discriminatory Zemenech Bililin has not seen her sisters in more than a decade, since she immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia with part of her family.
RELIGION March 9, 2018 Brazilian prosecutors sue to shut church over forced labor Brazilian labor prosecutors have filed suit to shut down a church and school with ties to the U.S.-based Word of Faith Fellowship, saying the church and its leaders "reduced people to a condition analogous to slavery."
RELIGION March 9, 2018 Chile cardinal seeks to deflect criticism for pope's trip The retired archbishop of Santiago is trying to deflect criticism for Pope Francis' troubled visit to Chile, blaming everything from the summer weather to an "absentee" spokesman for the lower-than-expected turnout and negative press coverage.
RELIGION March 9, 2018 Philippine police say Arab militant suspect won't be freed A Philippine police official says an alleged former commander of the Islamic State group in Syria who was arrested recently in Manila will not be freed even after a prosecutor dropped criminal complaints of illegal possession of explosives against him.