Europe August 26, 2016 Brits, Romanians among the foreigners killed in Italy quake Most of the victims of this week's earthquake were Italians, but among the dead were also one Spaniard, eight Romanians as well as three British citizens who were killed in the devastated hamlet Sommati near hard-hit Amatrice.
Europe August 26, 2016 AP EXPLAINS: Why burkini swimsuits are causing controversy French mayors are drawing international anger for banning the burkini, an all-encompassing swimsuit worn by a small minority of Muslim women.
Islam August 26, 2016 Don't be fooled, the burkini has nothing to do with Islam or faith As a Muslim woman I was disappointed on Friday to see the France’s highest court overturn the burkini ban.
RELIGION August 26, 2016 1 killed, dozens injured in new Kashmir anti-India protests A young man was killed and dozens of other civilians were wounded Friday when Indian government forces fired bullets and shotguns to quell new protests against Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
Europe August 26, 2016 Anti-Islam lawmaker Wilders calls for ban on Muslim migrants Anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, whose Freedom Party has led opinion polls in the Netherlands for months, has published a one-page election manifesto calling for a ban on all asylum seekers and migrants from Islamic nations, and for the country to leave the European Union.
RELIGION August 26, 2016 Official: Striking miners kill deputy minister in Bolivia Striking informal miners in Bolivia kidnapped and beat to death the country's deputy government minister after he traveled to the area to mediate in the bitter conflict over mining laws, officials said late Thursday.
RELIGION August 26, 2016 In El Salvador, 'gang pastor' alleged to be crime financier Walking out of prison three years ago, Marvin Ramos Quintanilla seemed to turn over a new leaf after a life of crime and gangland violence.
RELIGION August 26, 2016 Senegal clamps down on Quranic schools that exploit children Twelve-year-old Boubacar was picked up from the streets of Senegal's capital at night by police, along with dozens of other children, in the latest crackdown on begging.
RELIGION August 25, 2016 Iraqi officials say attacks across Baghdad have killed 13 Iraqi officials say a series of bombings and shooting across the Iraqi capital has killed 13 people and wounded 24.
Islam August 25, 2016 French burqini bans face legal challenges as tension mounts Critics of local French bans on full-body burqini swimsuits have filed legal challenges, forcing the country's highest administrative authority to investigate Thursday whether such bans are actually legal, as photos and video surface showing police forcing Muslim women to disrobe.