US October 30, 2016 Shiite militias launch operation near Iraq's Mosul State-sanctioned Shiite militias have launched an attack on the Islamic State group west of the Iraqi city of Mosul but reiterated that they would not enter the Sunni majority city.
RELIGION October 29, 2016 South Korean protesters call for president to step down Thousands of South Koreans took to the streets of the capital on Saturday calling for increasingly unpopular President Park Geun-hye to step down over allegations that she let an old friend, the daughter of a religious cult leader, interfere in important state affairs.
GLOBAL ECONOMY October 29, 2016 The Latest: Iraqi forces push into town south of Mosul The Latest on the battle to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group (all times local): 10:30 a.m.
US October 29, 2016 Saudi Arabia says Yemen rebels fire missile toward Mecca Saudi Arabia says rebels in Yemen have fired a ballistic missile toward the holy Muslim city of Mecca, their deepest strike yet into the kingdom.
RELIGION October 29, 2016 Experts uncover hidden layers of Jesus' tomb site In the innermost chamber of the site said to be the tomb of Jesus, a restoration team has peeled away a marble layer for the first time in centuries in an effort to reach what it believes is the original rock surface where Jesus' body was laid.
RELIGION October 29, 2016 South Korean president orders senior secretaries to resign South Korean President Park Geun-hye has ordered 10 of her senior secretaries to resign amid an investigation that she let an old friend and daughter of a religious cult leader to interfere in important state affairs.
Europe October 28, 2016 The Latest: UN prepares for chemical attacks in Iraq's Mosul The Latest on the conflict in Iraq (all times local): 12:30 p.m.
Europe October 28, 2016 EU official: Cyprus accord 'game changer' for bloc, region The European Union's foreign policy chief says a deal reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus would be a "game changer" for the bloc and the Middle East.
Europe October 28, 2016 Pope heads to Sweden, where Catholics thrive after 500 years After the Protestant Reformation five centuries ago, Sweden became a grim place for Roman Catholics: Those who rejected the new Lutheran faith were punished with deportation or death.
Europe October 28, 2016 Dutch populist Geert Wilders to boycott hate speech trial Firebrand Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders says he will not attend court next week to face hate speech charges, calling the case against him "a political trial." Prosecutors have charged Wilders, leader of the populist Dutch Freedom Party, with insulting a group based on their race and inciting hatred and discrimination.