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RELIGION February 16, 2017

Myanmar says army ends operation in troubled Rakhine state

Myanmar's national security adviser says the military has ended its four-month counterinsurgency operation in troubled Rakhine state, where it had been accused of rape, torture and other abuses against Muslim Rohingya minority residents.

RELIGION February 16, 2017

Egypt official: Suspected militants kill Christian in Sinai

An Egyptian security chief says suspected Islamic militants have gunned down a Coptic Christian teacher on his way to school in northern Sinai.

Europe February 16, 2017

German authorities investigate possible Turkish spies

German authorities say they have raided the apartments of four Islamic clerics suspected of spying on opponents of the Turkish government.

RELIGION February 16, 2017

Indonesian capital votes in test for moderate values

After months of acrimonious campaigning, the capital of predominantly Muslim Indonesia on Wednesday faced a stark choice: elect an outspoken minority Christian who has made progress in cleaning up the chaotic city or heed the urgings of influential conservative clerics to vote in a Muslim.

VIDEO February 15, 2017

Is liberal ideology overwhelming security for Israel?

Karl Rove weighs in

VIDEO February 15, 2017

Christians forgotten 'revolutionary nature' of the cross?

Spirited Debate

Europe February 15, 2017

Pope weighs in on Dakota pipeline dispute: Native people have rights over their lands

Pope Francis has insisted that indigenous peoples must give prior consent for any economic activity on their ancestral lands — an indirect critique as the Donald Trump administration seeks to advance construction on a $3.8 billion oil pipeline over opposition from American Indians.

Europe February 15, 2017

AP Interview: Pullman reveals 'His Dark Materials' follow-up

Here are words millions of readers have waited many years to hear: Lyra Belacqua, and her daemon, are back.

Europe February 14, 2017

Conservative criticism of pope sparks rally of support

Pope Francis' top advisers are coming to his defense amid an unprecedented wave of conservative criticism that represents the biggest challenge to his mercy-over-morals papacy.

Europe February 14, 2017

Austrian politician documents Turkish surveillance abroad

Turkish diplomatic offices around the world are gathering information in a bid to undermine organizations loyal to a Muslim cleric who Turkey believes was behind last year's coup attempt, an Austrian lawmaker said Tuesday.