GLOBAL ECONOMY July 15, 2016 Suicide car bomber in southern Yemen targets 2 top officials Yemeni officials say a suicide car bomber has targeted the convoy with the governor and police chief of the southern port city of Aden but the two survived the assassination attempt unharmed.
Europe July 15, 2016 World leaders express horror at attack; sympathy for France World leaders are expressing dismay, sadness and solidarity with France over the attack carried out by a man who drove truck into crowds of people celebrating France's national day in Nice, killing at least 84 people: UNITED STATES President Barack Obama condemned what "appears to be a horrific terrorist attack" in Nice.
RELIGION July 15, 2016 Egypt standardize Muslim sermons, tightening grip on mosques Egypt has launched a program of having Muslim clerics read a standardized government-written sermon at Friday prayers, a move by the state to tighten control over religious discourse.
RELIGION July 15, 2016 Indian troops, protesters clash in Kashmir despite lockdown Police say protests have erupted at several places in Indian-controlled Kashmir, even as authorities prevented tens of thousands of people from offering Friday prayers in big mosques with a lockdown in place for a seventh straight day.
RELIGION July 15, 2016 Myanmar government criticizes Buddhist nationalist group Myanmar's government has denounced an influential Buddhist nationalist group after failing to speaking against it strongly while others were accusing it of using hate speech and inspiring violence against Muslims.
Europe July 14, 2016 Polish official criticized over Jewish massacre remarks Poland's education minister in the conservative government has sparked criticism for remarks she made about Polish responsibility for two massacres of Jews in the 1940s.
VIDEO July 14, 2016 Billboards cause controversy in Chicago's Muslim community Calls on Muslims to be vigilant
Europe July 14, 2016 Vatican sets Nov. 5 Albania's beatification of 38 martyrs The Catholic Church in Albania says that Vatican has set Nov. 5 as the day of beatification of 38 Albanian religious martyrs killed by the former communist regime.
VIDEO July 13, 2016 Pastor issues challenge to Americans after Dallas ambush Pastor Miles McPherson explains
RELIGION July 12, 2016 Israeli military appoints rabbi who appeared to permit rape The Israeli military has been criticized for appointing a rabbi who has disparaged female soldiers and once appeared to justify the rape of non-Jewish enemies.