World June 8, 2017 Iran says 5 Tehran attackers had fought for Islamic State Iran's foreign minister is rejecting U.S. statements about the attacks on Iran's parliament and the tomb of its revolutionary leader.
RELIGION June 8, 2017 The Latest: Report: Iran investigating Saudi role in attacks The Latest on attacks in Iran's parliament building and the mausoleum of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Authorities have raised the death toll in a pair of Islamic State-claimed attacks on Iran's parliament and the tomb of its revolutionary leader to 16 people killed.
RELIGION June 8, 2017 Egypt's el-Sissi sees vindication in moves against Qatar The alliance with Gulf countries to isolate Qatar has given a significant boost to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who over the past three years has been trying to find backers in what he calls a "comprehensive" war on militancy.
RELIGION June 8, 2017 Church says Papua riot sparked by military burning Bibles A major church in Indonesia's predominantly Christian Papua province says a riot in the provincial capital last month was sparked by the military burning Bibles, contradicting the police account of events.
TERRORISM June 7, 2017 The Latest: Australia condemns attacks in Iran The Latest on attacks in Iran's parliament building and the shrine of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (all times local): 11:30 a.m.
World June 7, 2017 Islamic State claims stunning attack in heart of Iran Iranian media says a man has opened fire inside the parliament building, wounding a security guard in an attack that is still underway.
RELIGION June 7, 2017 Philippines asks social media to remove militant video Philippine military officials say they've asked social media companies including Facebook to remove a video showing militants smashing icons in a Catholic church in a besieged southern city, saying it may be an attempt to fan hatred and turn the conflict into a religious war.
RELIGION June 6, 2017 AP Exclusive: Video shows militants in Philippine siege plot It was an audacious plot sketched out in chilling detail with blue pens on the back of a paper calendar: Islamic militants in the Philippines, including one of the world's most-wanted militant leaders, would take over a key southern city in their boldest attack to date.
World June 6, 2017 US envoy Haley berates UN rights council, demands reforms The U.N. human rights chief has decried over 2,000 years of Jewish suffering culminating in the "colossal crime" of the Holocaust.
World June 6, 2017 The Latest: Venezuelan envoy tartly answers US critique The Latest on the visit of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley to Geneva and the U.N. Human Rights Council (all times local): 12:40 p.m.