RELIGION September 27, 2017 Aga Khan marks 60 years as leader of Ismaili Shiites The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili branch of Shiite Islam, is opening a yearlong jubilee to mark his 60th anniversary leading the community with a call Tuesday for greater respect for pluralism in the Islamic world and action to reduce poverty.
World September 27, 2017 How ISIS uses human shields in fighting coalition forces It’s the stuff of horror movies.
World September 27, 2017 US inks anti-terror deal with Qatar in press to end dispute U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has departed for Qatar as he tries to mediate a dispute between the energy-rich country and a quartet of Arab nations.
World September 27, 2017 The Latest: Trump says US committed to total defeat of IS The Latest on the developments in Iraq after the prime minister declared "total victory" over the Islamic State group in Mosul (all times local): 11:20 a.m.
RELIGION September 27, 2017 India's Supreme Court stays government ban on cow slaughter India's top court has stayed for three months a ban introduced by the Hindu nationalist government on the sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter.
RELIGION September 27, 2017 Pope Francis adds new pathway to sainthood Pope Francis has added a fourth pathway to possible sainthood.
RELIGION September 27, 2017 Saudi crown prince's policies come with wins and missteps Saudi Arabia's 32-year-old heir to the throne, Mohammed bin Salman, has swept into de facto power in less than three years, bringing a dynamism rarely seen in a kingdom that has mostly been ruled by monarchs in their 70s or 80s.
RELIGION September 27, 2017 Buddhist monk convicted of abusing children in Germany A Bavarian court has convicted a Buddhist monk of more than 25 counts of sexually abusing children and sentenced him to seven years and nine months in prison.
World September 27, 2017 Egypt says suspected militant killed in shootout Egypt says a member of a violent group suspected of links to the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood was killed in a shootout with security forces, the latest in what appears to be a stepped-up crackdown on militants.