Europe December 6, 2016 Ransomed: The freeing of 226 Christians from Islamic State Over the course of a year, Assyrian Christians raised millions of dollars in ransom money to free more than 200 members of the ancient community who had been taken hostage in Syria by the Islamic State group, those involved in the campaign say.
US December 6, 2016 Trump son-in-law's family donated to Israeli settler groups President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law co-directs a family foundation that has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Jewish settlement organizations in the West Bank, according to tax records.
isis December 6, 2016 Ransomed: The race to free 226 Christian hostages in Syria Deep inside Syria, a bishop worked secretly to save the lives of 226 members of his flock from the Islamic State group — by amassing millions of dollars from his community around the world to buy their freedom.
Europe December 6, 2016 Muslim-owned London restaurant offers free Christmas meal A Turkish restaurant in London that is owned and managed by Muslims is offering a free Christmas dinner to the elderly and homeless so they don't have to spend the holiday alone.
Europe December 6, 2016 Merkel seeks new term as leader of German conservatives Angela Merkel is seeking a new two-year term as leader of her conservative party, following her announcement last month that she will run for a fourth term as German chancellor.
Europe December 6, 2016 Romania accused of discriminating against Hungarian festival A senior ethnic Hungarian politician says the Romanian culture ministry discriminated against the Hungarian community in failing to win international recognition for a religious festival.
Islam December 6, 2016 Merkel calls for burqa ban in Germany Angela Merkel has called for a burqa ban wherever “legally possible” and says the full Islamic veil is “not appropriate” in Germany.
VIDEO December 6, 2016 American Atheists use Trump slogan to target Christmas Program director fires back
RELIGION December 6, 2016 AP Explains: What's behind persecution of Myanmar's Rohingya Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority face discrimination and violence from the Buddhist majority in the Southeast Asian country.