Europe March 17, 2017 Extremism case filed against Russia's Jehovah's Witnesses Russia's Justice Ministry has filed a case with the Supreme Court to declare the administrative center for Russia's Jehovah's Witnesses an extremist organization.
Syria March 17, 2017 Syria airstrike killed Al Qaeda fighters but didn't hit mosque, Pentagon says A U.S. airstrike in Syria killed "dozens" of Al Qaeda fighters -- and may have eliminated some of the terror network's "high value" leaders -- but did not directly strike a mosque, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters Friday.
Europe March 17, 2017 Pope's 2013 stump speech to cardinals a blueprint for papacy The handwriting is tiny, barely legible and written in the author's native Spanish.
GLOBAL ECONOMY March 17, 2017 Myanmar refugees may be hurt most by Trump resettlement cuts Tin, her husband and five children have cleared years of refugee hurdles to come to the U.S.: blood tests, interviews, DNA and fingerprints, background checks.
RELIGION March 17, 2017 Afghan officials: Islamic State kills 3 Shiite elders Afghan officials say Islamic State militants killed three Shiite elders as they were returning home from a graduation ceremony at a local religious school.
RELIGION March 17, 2017 Kofi Annan calls on Myanmar to allow access to troubled area A commission chaired by former U.N.
US March 17, 2017 Trump's planned reduction in refugees may hit Myanmar worst Tin, her husband and five children have cleared years of refugee hurdles to come to the U.S.: blood tests, interviews, DNA and fingerprints, background checks.
RELIGION March 17, 2017 4 suspected militants killed in Bangladesh raid Police say four suspected militants from a banned Islamist group were killed during a police raid on a building in southeastern Bangladesh.
Pacific March 17, 2017 Australian bishop who testified about child sex abuse quits An Anglican bishop who says he was warned by churchgoers that he was not safe in his own Australian diocese over his work to address decades of child sexual abuse has announced his resignation.
Europe March 17, 2017 Polish historian's book on killing of Jews exposes raw nerve A prominent Polish historian presented evidence Wednesday about Polish villagers' widespread killing of Jews fleeing Nazis during World War II, touching a raw nerve in a country still grappling with its role during the Holocaust.