Europe January 24, 2017 Pope on fake news, 'alternative facts': Tell positive truth At a time of fake news and "alternative facts," Pope Francis is asking the media to not only tell the truth, but to report good news.
RELIGION January 24, 2017 Egypt's el-Sissi says he is alarmed by high divorce rates Egypt's president says he is alarmed by his country's high divorce rates and is suggesting ground-breaking legislation to ban Muslim husbands from verbally declaring their spouses divorced.
Europe January 24, 2017 Former German President Herzog commemorated in state funeral Former German President Roman Herzog has been commemorated in a state funeral in Berlin for his services to the country during his tenure in the 1990s.
RELIGION January 24, 2017 Vietnam War-era tear gas bombs found in Cambodian village Demining experts say a village in eastern Cambodia will have to be largely evacuated next month when two large bombs left over from the Vietnam War containing a powerful tear gas are excavated from the grounds of a Buddhist temple.
Europe January 24, 2017 Turkish president lands in Mozambique for talks Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Mozambique on an Africa tour in which he is promoting trade and asking governments to crack down on institutions linked to Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric accused of organizing a coup attempt last year.
RELIGION January 24, 2017 Banned from boats in Myanmar, Rohingya fish on rafts of junk Every day before sunrise, dozens of fishermen, shivering against the cold, shove out onto the Bay of Bengal on makeshift rafts made out of plastic jugs, bamboo and twine, just steps away from the sturdy and much safer wooden boats they had used for years.
RELIGION January 24, 2017 Pet pigeons take flight in Iraq's Mosul as militants retreat For the first time in over two years, flocks of white and grey pigeons can be seen circling Mosul's rooftops.
Europe January 23, 2017 Turkey's Erdogan holds meeting with Tanzanian leaders Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is meeting with Tanzania's leaders on the first leg of his tour of Africa during which he is expected to push for the closure or takeover of schools linked to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen.
US January 23, 2017 As Trump takes office, Israel pushes ahead with settlements The Jerusalem municipality is pushing forward with 566 new housing units for Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem.
RELIGION January 23, 2017 Aleppo's landmark mosque bears scars of Syria's war The Great Mosque of Aleppo, a centuries-old treasure at the heart of one of the world's oldest cities, is today a grim monument to the ravages of Syria's war.