RELIGION January 6, 2017 Bangladesh police say leader of cafe attack has been killed Bangladesh police say a militant suspected of being one of the leaders of an attack on a popular cafe in Bangladesh's capital last summer that left 20 people dead has been killed in a shootout with security officials.
GLOBAL ECONOMY January 5, 2017 Egypt says 3 more suspects arrested over Cairo church attack Egypt's interior ministry says three more suspects have been arrested for alleged involvement in a suicide bombing at a Cairo church last month that killed 27 people.
Europe January 4, 2017 Romania's Parliament to vote on left-leaning government Romania's Parliament is preparing to vote on a new left-leaning Cabinet that includes an economist who had been poised to become the country's first female and Muslim prime minister.
RELIGION January 4, 2017 Violence at Pakistan rally in support of blasphemy laws Pakistan police say violence erupted at a rally convened by Islamists in favor of the country's harsh blasphemy laws in the city of Lahore.
Europe January 4, 2017 Israeli president opposes contacts with Europe's far-right Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has told Jewish representatives that he strongly opposes contacts between his country's officials and European parties with a history of anti-Semitism.
Europe January 4, 2017 Pope appeals for humane prisons after Brazil prison riot Pope Francis has prayed for those who were killed in this week's Brazil prison riots, saying penitentiary conditions must be 'worthy of human persons." Francis invited faithful at his weekly Wednesday audience at the Vatican to pray for the 60 who died in gang fights in the Brazil Amazon region prisons and their families, as well as inmates and prison workers worldwide.
RELIGION January 4, 2017 Seeing demand, Morocco approves first Islamic banks Morocco has become the latest Muslim-majority country to authorize Islamic banks, amid growing market demand for Sharia-compliant banking.
Europe January 3, 2017 Turkish media run 'selfie' video of alleged nightclub gunman Turkish media have run a "selfie video" of a man they say is the gunman who killed 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub.
Europe January 3, 2017 The Latest: UAE warns citizens on Turkey travel after attack The Latest on the manhunt for the Istanbul nightclub attacker and the aftermath of the massacre (all times local): 10:50 a.m.