Judaism May 5, 2016 Holocaust Remembrance Day 2016: What Americans can (and should) do For over seven decades, on Yom Hashoah- Holocaust Remembrance Day, people pause to reflect on the mass murder of 6,000,000 Jews, a genocide conceived, organized and executed by Hitler’s Third Reich.
UNITED NATIONS May 5, 2016 The UN on Holocaust Remembrance Day: Where's the 'never' in the 'never again'? Thursday, May 5 is Holocaust Remembrance Day or “Yom Hashoah,” an occasion to remember and mourn the unique horror that resulted in the murder of 6 million Jews including one million children – unfathomable numbers that still shock the conscience of humankind.
US May 5, 2016 Iraq defeated IS in Ramadi at a high cost: A city destroyed The dust of thousands of wrecked buildings drifts over the Iraqi city of Ramadi.
RELIGION May 5, 2016 Myanmar anti-Muslim activist arrested for post about Suu Kyi A head of a Buddhist nationalist group says a prominent anti-Muslim activist has been arrested for posting a provocative statement on Facebook about Myanmar's army commander and the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Europe May 4, 2016 Germany: 3rd suspect arrested over Sikh temple blast Police say they have arrested a third suspect over an explosion last month at a Sikh temple in the German city of Essen.
Europe May 4, 2016 Polish priest tries to give a newspaper an 'exorcism' over its alleged biased coverage A Polish priest tried to give one of the country’s top newspapers an "exorcism" Sunday amid a protest over its alleged biased coverage.
Judaism May 4, 2016 Rabbi returns to the boxing ring Jewish boxing star Yuri Foreman will return to the ring on Dec. 5 after two years in retirement during which he completed his studies to become a rabbi, he told The Algemeiner on Wednesday.
Judaism May 4, 2016 Israeli police block installation of security cameras at religious site, officials say Muslim religious officials in Jerusalem say Israeli police have blocked them from installing security cameras at the city's most sensitive religious site, despite a new agreement to place the surveillance equipment there.
Climate Change May 4, 2016 Catholic leaders push new rules to limit effects of climate change Catholic leaders representing five continents have issued a 10-point appeal to climate negotiators in Paris to approve a "transformative" and fair, legally binding agreement that sets global temperature limits and decarbonization goals to save the planet from climate-induced catastrophe.
CONFLICTS May 4, 2016 At least 6 dead, hundreds injured as violence spikes in Israel, West Bank Six Palestinians were killed and many Israelis were wounded—including an Israeli teen stabbed with a vegetable peeler-- as several weeks of violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank continued Friday, injuring hundreds and putting police on both sides of the border on high alert.