RELIGION March 16, 2017 Bangladeshi Muslim hardliners seek removal of Justice statue Thousands of people have marched in Bangladesh's capital demanding a Lady Justice statue be removed from the Supreme Court complex.
RELIGION March 16, 2017 Myanmar nationalist monks protest Thai crackdown on sect A Buddhist nationalist group that has been accused of stirring up religious tensions in Myanmar has demonstrated outside Thailand's embassy in Myanmar to protest the Thai government's siege of the temple headquarters of a controversial Buddhist sect.
RELIGION March 16, 2017 Japanese cult also used VX; survivor recounts how it felt A Japanese religious cult that carried out a deadly nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subways in 1995 also experimented with the VX nerve agent suspected in the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother in Malaysia.
RELIGION March 16, 2017 Indonesia hopes for billions from Saudi king's visit Indonesia is hoping to ring up investment deals worth billions of dollars when Saudi Arabia's King Salman and an entourage of 1,500 officials, princes and businesspeople arrive in the Indonesian capital next week.
RELIGION March 16, 2017 Brazil's sexy Carnival puts Pentecostal mayor in tight spot While campaigning last year to become Rio de Janeiro's mayor, Marcelo Crivella, a retired Pentecostal bishop, insisted his faith would not get in the way of governing the nation's most famous city.
Pacific March 16, 2017 Vatican abuse probe of Guam archbishop heads to mainland US Vatican officials prosecuting Guam's archbishop for alleged sex abuse have shifted their investigation from the Pacific island of Guam to Hawaii and now to the U.S. mainland to interview potential witnesses.
Europe March 16, 2017 2 ex-Vatican bank execs convicted of minor offenses A Rome court has convicted two former top managers of the Vatican's scandal-marred bank for minor violations of anti-money laundering norms.
RELIGION March 16, 2017 Israeli court rejects plea bargain in ex-Chief Rabbi case A Jerusalem court rejected a plea bargain with a former chief rabbi of Israel over corruption charges, adding another year of prison time.
Europe March 16, 2017 Pope buys quake-zone produce to help farmers, donates food Pope Francis's chief alms-giver is on a shopping spree in quake-struck central Italy, buying up prosciutto, cheese and local produce from struggling local businesses and donating the bounty to Roman soup kitchens.
Europe March 16, 2017 Florence's Duomo encourages digital graffiti as deterrent Florence's famed Duomo is cleaning up its act, removing centuries of graffiti from the cathedral dome interior and letting new visitors leave their mark digitally instead.