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November 3, 2016

Albania stops Turkish-owned schools from using its flag

Albania's Education Ministry says it has told Turkish schools funded by U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen to stop using Turkey's flag and other symbols.

November 3, 2016

The Bible adapted as a graphic novel

Spirited Debate

November 3, 2016

Lebanese presidents asks ex-PM Hariri to form new government

Lebanon's newly elected president, Michel Aoun, has asked former Prime Minister Saad Hariri to form a new government.

November 3, 2016

Philippine rebel leader emerges from hiding to meet Duterte

A Muslim rebel leader has come out of three years of hiding in the southern Philippines to meet the president who reached out to him as part of efforts to tame a decadeslong Muslim rebellion.

November 3, 2016

Pope denounces violence in God's name in interfaith meeting

Pope Francis has welcomed a multi-faith delegation at the Vatican, using the occasion to condemn terrorist attacks and other violence committed in the name of religion.

November 3, 2016

Suu Kyi in Japan as Myanmar faces pressure on Rohingya

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received a passionate welcome by hundreds of her countrymen in Japan, where she sought their support to promoting development of their country.

November 3, 2016

Police to lock down Indonesian capital for blasphemy protest

Indonesian police are planning a massive show of force in the capital Jakarta on Friday to contain a much-hyped protest by Muslim hardliners against the city's popular governor that threatens to ignite religious and racial flashpoints.

November 3, 2016

Suu Kyi says Myanmar dealing with Rakhine under rule of law

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ahng sahn soo chee) says her government is dealing with the situation in Rakhine under the principle of rule of law.

November 2, 2016

Despite Israeli PM's plea, liberal Jews protest at holy site

Leaders of liberal Jewish movements in the United States and Israel have rallied for equal prayer rights at a Jewish holy site despite a plea from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to push the matter publicly.

November 2, 2016

Swiss police conduct raid in mosque in northern city

Swiss officials say police are conducting a raid in a mosque in the northern city of Winterthur.