November 10, 2016 British royal trip comes as Bahrain unrest far from over Britain's Prince Charles has inaugurated part of a new British naval base in Bahrain, its first there since pulling out of the island kingdom in 1971.
November 10, 2016 Japanese journalist denies allegation he is IS sympathizer A Japanese journalist deported from Iraq has denied allegations by Kurdish officials that he is a sympathizer of the Islamic State extremist group.
November 9, 2016 Bosnian court convicts hotel owner for pilgrimage extortion A Bosnian court has sentenced an Italian citizen to one year in prison after he confessed to being part of a group that extorted money from foreigners escorting pilgrims to a Catholic shrine.
November 9, 2016 Pope taps new cardinal for Newark as he remakes US church Pope Francis is pressing his campaign to remake the U.S. church more in his likeness, tapping one of his new cardinals, Joseph Tobin, to replace the Newark archbishop criticized for mishandling sex abuse cases and spending lavishly on his retirement home.
November 9, 2016 German Lutheran church rejects efforts to convert Jews Germany's Lutheran church is rejecting any efforts to convert Jews, a move that is being welcomed by the country's Jewish community.
November 8, 2016 Bolivians carry human skulls asking for favors in festival Hundreds of Bolivians have carried human skulls adorned with flowers to a cemetery in the capital city of La Paz, asking for health, money, love and other favors.
November 8, 2016 Nigerian Shiites say army plans attacks on holy day Nigeria's Shiite movement says the army is planning attacks on processions scheduled Nov. 20, and the London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission is asking Nigeria's president to ensure protection.
November 8, 2016 A twice-divorced Saudi mother of 6 reinterprets Islamic law When Souad al-Shammary posted a series of tweets about the thick beards worn by Saudi clerics, she never imagined she would land in jail.
November 7, 2016 Israeli court punishes American for son's divorce refusal In a first ruling of its kind, Israeli rabbinical authorities have seized the passport of an American businessman and barred him from leaving the country for more than a year — claiming he is responsible for his son's refusal to grant his wife a divorce.
