RELIGION June 6, 2017 AP Analysis: Qatar crisis exposes a long Gulf family fight Gulf Arab nations often get considered one giant family, as many ruling tribes intermarried and have long ties stretching back to the days before oil turned dusty fishing villages into skyscraper-studded metropolises.
Europe June 6, 2017 Italy church thief swipes parts of saint's brain It would take someone with "profound moral misery" to do what was done on Friday, says the archbishop of Turin: A person posing as a pilgrim entered a basilica east of that city and stole a glass case that contained fragments of St. John Bosco's brain.
RELIGION June 6, 2017 London mayor tells AP he doesn't care about Trump tweets The mayor of London says he doesn't care about the repeated insults he has received from the president of the United States, asserting Tuesday that he "really couldn't be bothered about what Donald Trump tweets."
RELIGION June 5, 2017 Yemen rebels reject UN envoy as mediator in conflict Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies have rejected the U.N. special envoy to the country as a peace negotiator, calling him biased.
World June 5, 2017 Arab nations cut ties with Qatar in new Mideast crisis Bahrain says it is cutting diplomatic ties to Qatar amid a deepening rift between Gulf Arab nations.
RELIGION June 5, 2017 Thousands rally in Slovakia against alleged gov't corruption Thousands are rallying in Slovakia to protest alleged corruption in Prime Minister Robert Fico's government.
RELIGION June 5, 2017 US-based cleric risks losing Turkish citizenship Turkish authorities say U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed for last year's coup, will lose his Turkish citizenship if he fails to return to Turkey within three months.
World June 4, 2017 Saudi, Egyptian foreign ministers meet to strengthen ties Saudi Arabia's foreign minister is expected to meet with his Egyptian counterpart amid efforts to resolve differences on the Syrian conflict and other regional flashpoints.