Europe March 17, 2017 Pope warns of 'very grave sin' when jobs are cut unjustly Pope Francis says employers who fire workers for unclear reasons are committing a "very grave sin" and should ensure dignified work for all their employees.
Europe March 17, 2017 The Latest: Turkey denounces Dutch 'rotten character' The Latest on the tensions between Turkey and Western Europe (all times local): 2:15 p.m.
Europe March 17, 2017 In Russia, some long for the return of monarchy Russia's czarist era, which ended a century ago, was marked by cruelty and oppression, and finished in a chaotic spasm of blood, anger and confusion.
RELIGION March 17, 2017 Sufi leader shot, hacked to death in Bangladesh Police say assailants have shot and hacked to death a Sufi spiritual leader and his adopted daughter in northern Bangladesh.
Europe March 17, 2017 AP PHOTOS: Romania's small Jewish community celebrates Purim Romanian children put on costumes to join aging members of the country's small Jewish community for a Purim holiday service to celebrate the biblical account of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia.
Europe March 17, 2017 High EU court: workplace headscarf ban not discriminatory The EU's Court of Justice says that banning Muslim headscarves in the workplace does not constitute "direct discrimination." The decision on Tuesday applies to private businesses, but clarifies a long-standing question about whether partial bans by some countries on religious symbols can include the workplace.
Europe March 17, 2017 Anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker fans flames from security bubble With his flamboyant shock of blonde-dyed hair and fiery anti-Islam rhetoric, Dutch politician Geert Wilders comes across a man who doesn't mind the limelight.
Europe March 17, 2017 Ex-member corrects, challenges Vatican over sex abuse board The clash between a former member of Pope Francis' sex abuse advisory board and the Vatican is heating up, as prominent Irish abuse survivor Marie Collins challenged a top Vatican cardinal over his claims that his office had cooperated with the commission.
RELIGION March 17, 2017 China says rebuilding major western Buddhist learning center China says it is rebuilding a major center of Buddhist learning in the country's west, following reports last year that the complex was being demolished and its residents evicted.
Europe March 17, 2017 France, Christian groups to bring refugees in new aid push The French government and Christian charities are launching an effort to bring 500 Syrian and Iraqi refugees to France so that they don't turn to traffickers for dangerous, illegal sea crossings.