Europe May 23, 2017 Czech minister resigns over scandal that hit football The Czech education minister says she is resigning over a scandal that involves the head of the country's football federation.
Europe May 23, 2017 Poland faces questions at UN human rights forum The United States and other countries have criticized Poland at the U.N.'s Human Rights Council for controversial new laws seen as limiting the independence of the judiciary and public media.
RELIGION May 23, 2017 Cambodian UN peacekeeper killed in Central African Republic Cambodia's prime minister says a Cambodian soldier attached to the U.N.
RELIGION May 23, 2017 The Latest: Jakarta gov to appeal blasphemy prison sentence The Latest on the blasphemy trial of the Indonesian capital's minority Christian governor (all times local): ___ 11:20 a.m.
Islam May 23, 2017 Indonesia sees protests after Christian governor jailed for blaspheming the Koran An Indonesian court has sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison for blaspheming the Quran following a trial that undermined the country's reputation for practicing a moderate form of Islam.
GLOBAL ECONOMY May 23, 2017 Egypt says kills 8 Brotherhood members before terrorist acts Egypt's Interior Ministry says its forces have killed eight members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group "before carrying out terrorist acts." Is says in a Monday statement that the Brotherhood members fired on security forces when they were approached at an undisclosed date or location in the desert near the country's southern border, drawing return fire that killed the men.
Europe May 23, 2017 Vatican celebrates big bang to dispel faith-science conflict The Vatican is celebrating the big-bang theory.
Europe May 23, 2017 Hungary's president urges civility in political discourse Hungary's president says rapidly deteriorating public discourse risks demolishing the country's achievements since the 1990 return to democracy.
RELIGION May 23, 2017 Iran warns Saudi prince for bringing 'battle' to Iran remark Iran's defense minister has lashed back at Saudi Arabia, slamming the kingdom's deputy crown prince over comments last week underscoring the deep rivalries between the Sunni and Shiite power.
GLOBAL ECONOMY May 23, 2017 Prime minister says IS fighter's son can return to Australia Australia's prime minister says a 6-year-old Australian boy photographed making an Islamic State movement salute in front of a human body hanging from a cross somewhere in the Middle East is entitled to return to Australia with his siblings.