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RELIGION June 16, 2016

Dead tigers, stashed wealth cast spotlight on Thai monks

The contents of the freezer at the Tiger Temple were gruesome: 40 dead tiger babies.

RELIGION June 16, 2016

UN secretary-general concerned over Bahrain crackdown

The United Nation's secretary-general has expressed concern over an intensifying crackdown on opposition groups and activists in the tiny island nation of Bahrain.

VIDEO June 16, 2016

What majority of Muslims really believe

Pew study: What Muslims believe

RELIGION June 16, 2016

Former altar boy accuses Guam archbishop of past sex abuse

A former altar boy became the third person to publicly accuse Guam's archbishop of sexual abuse four decades ago, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

GLOBAL ECONOMY June 16, 2016

Bangladesh police arrest suspect in attack on publisher

Police in Bangladesh's capital say they have arrested a suspected member of a banned Islamist group accused of attacking and killing atheist writers.

RELIGION June 16, 2016

Police poised to arrest popular monk in dramatic showdown

Thai police have entered a sprawling Buddhist temple complex after wading through thousands of devotees camped on the grounds to arrest a popular abbot accused of embezzling $14 million.

RELIGION June 16, 2016

The Latest: Church rescinds decree for Guam Catholics

The Latest on accusations that Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron sexually abused minors when he was a parish priest in the 1970s (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Thursday A Catholic Church official has rescinded a recent decree that was aimed at preventing Catholics from associating with a group that calls for the removal of Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron, amid allegations of sexual abuse.

VIDEO June 15, 2016

Dalai Lama: Tibet is not seeking independence

Tibetan spiritual leader speaks out

Europe June 15, 2016

Orthodox Synod to take place despite new pullout, by Russia

The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians says a historic meeting of church leaders — the first in more than a millennium — is to take place despite a pullout by Russia, the fourth Orthodox church to say it won't attend the June gathering in Crete.

GLOBAL ECONOMY June 15, 2016

Jerusalem OKs new building for Jews in Arab neighborhood

Jerusalem's municipality has approved construction of a new building for Jews in the heart of an Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem.