World May 28, 2017 Israeli govt meeting near Jerusalem site angers Palestinians A senior Palestinian official sharply condemned Israel for holding a government meeting near a sensitive Jerusalem site.
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RELIGION May 28, 2017 The Latest: Survivors tell of horror during Egypt bus attack The Latest on events Egypt events (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Video interviews with survivors of a deadly attack by Islamic militants on a bus taking Egyptian Christians to a remote desert monastery are painting a picture of untold horror, with children hiding under their seats to escape gunfire.
RELIGION May 28, 2017 Pope says Egyptian Copts killed by IS were 'martyrs' For the second day in a row, Pope Francis has expressed his solidarity with Egypt's Coptic Christians following an attack on a bus carrying Coptic pilgrims to a remote desert monastery.
World May 27, 2017 Bangladesh reinstalls justice statue that irked Islamists A sculptor says authorities in Bangladesh have reinstalled a Lady Justice statue near the country's Supreme Court, two days after its removal following complaints by Islamist hard-liners.
World May 27, 2017 Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strike A spokeswoman for Israel's prison service says a mass hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners has ended after 40 days Nicole Englander said the prisoners declared an end to the strike Saturday morning.
RELIGION May 27, 2017 Pope visits factory workers, highlights the dignity of work Pope Francis has begun a one-day visit to the northern Italian port city of Genoa to meet with workers, poor and homeless people, refugees and prisoners.
RELIGION May 27, 2017 Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt attack Egyptian authorities say the death toll in the ambush attack on a bus transporting Christians to a monastery south of Cairo has risen to 29.
RELIGION May 27, 2017 Nationalist Buddhist group gathers in Myanmar despite ban Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns and supporters of an ultranationalist Buddhist group gathered at an annual conference on the outskirts of Myanmar's biggest city on Saturday despite being banned by the government.
World May 27, 2017 Pakistan reopens Afghan border on 'humanitarian grounds' Pakistan's military says authorities have reopened the main Chaman border crossing at Afghanistan's request after shutting it down earlier this month when the two sides traded fire there, killing 15 people on both sides.