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RELIGION March 16, 2017

Israel names conservative judges to Supreme Court

Israel's justice minister says new conservative judges named to the supreme court will make right-wing Israelis trust the court, which has long been accused of liberal bias.

Europe March 16, 2017

Turkey military allows Islamic headscarves for officers

Turkish defense officials say Turkey's military has changed its regulations to allow women officers to wear Islamic-style headscarf on duty.

RELIGION March 16, 2017

Son of dissident cleric begins prison term

Iran's semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that the son of late dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri has begun serving a six-year prison term.

Europe March 16, 2017

Serbs warn Bosnian Muslim bid at UN court revives old wounds

Top Serbian and Bosnian Serb leaders have warned that a decision by Bosnia's Muslim leader to revive a wartime genocide lawsuit against Serbia at the United Nations' top court has rekindled divisions.

Europe March 16, 2017

Pope demands access for food aid to famine-struck S. Sudan

Pope Francis is demanding concrete action to get food aid to famine victims in South Sudan, saying words aren't enough to prevent millions from being condemned to death by hunger.

RELIGION March 16, 2017

Militants kill 2 Christians in Egypt's Sinai

Egyptian security officials say suspected militants have killed two Christians in the restive north of the Sinai Peninsula, days after an Islamic State affiliate vowed to step up a wave of attacks on the embattled minority.

RELIGION March 16, 2017

Egypt activist out of prison but still only half free

It's that time of day — just before 6 p.m. to be exact — when Ahmed Maher must leave his family and spend the night in a tiny room in the local police station.

RELIGION March 16, 2017

Mass funeral held for 20 Haitians who died in dismal prison

Haitian prosecutors are holding a mass funeral for 20 inmates who have died in Haiti's largest prison.

Faith March 15, 2017

The German cardinal who spoke out against the Nazis

You probably weren't taught this story in your high school world history class -- or any class.

Asia March 15, 2017

Christian pastors accused of smuggling North Korean defectors out of China

China arrested two South Korean Christian pastors for allegedly helping to smuggle North Korean defectors out of China, the latest in a string of detentions and expulsions aimed at South Korean Christians in the past several months.