GLOBAL ECONOMY March 17, 2017 Iraq welcomes removal from revised US travel ban Iraq welcomed its removal from a revised U.S. travel ban on Monday, calling it a "positive message" at a time when American and Iraqi forces are battling the Islamic State group.
US March 17, 2017 Revised US travel ban leaves Syrians confused, yet hopeful It's been an emotional roller coaster for Mahmoud Mansour and his family, Syrian refugees tapped for possible resettlement to the United States, since President Donald Trump issued his first travel ban six weeks ago.
RELIGION March 17, 2017 Top Israeli rabbi tells PM to act against US anti-Semitism An Israeli chief rabbi is imploring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak up about a recent wave of anti-Semitism and Jewish cemetery vandalism in the United States.
RELIGION March 17, 2017 Thai king strips monastic title from wanted Buddhist abbot A Buddhist abbot whom police are seeking to arrest for accepting donations of embezzled money has been stripped of a royally bestowed religious title.
Europe March 17, 2017 Austrian SWAT units detain 5 in Islamic extremist probe Austrian law-enforcement officials say police have detained five people suspected of radical Islamic sentiments or activities.
GLOBAL ECONOMY March 17, 2017 Minister says terror coming from tribal regions not Punjab Police say about 1,300 suspected militants have been arrested in a sweep of hideouts in Pakistan's largest province of Punjab.
RELIGION March 17, 2017 Egypt's Mukhabarat hires Washington lobbyists to boost image Egyptian intelligence has hired two U.S. public relations firms in Washington to lobby on the country's behalf and boost its image, the first such engagements by the country's powerful security apparatus to be made public.
Europe March 17, 2017 Austrian govt criticizes headscarf advice for Muslim women Austrian government officials are criticizing a recommendation by the country's Islamic leaders that Muslim women wear a headscarf with the onset of puberty.
RELIGION March 17, 2017 El Salvador: Vatican mulls possible miracle by slain cleric Roman Catholic authorities in El Salvador say the Vatican is studying a possible miracle attributed to slain Archbishop Oscar Romero that could lead to the once-controversial cleric's canonization.
Europe March 17, 2017 Czar bust in Crimea reportedly appears to shed tears Russian news reports say curious and pious people are visiting a bust of the last czar in the Crimean capital after reports spread that the sculpture appeared to be weeping.