October 26, 2016 Top Vatican cardinal interviewed about sexual assault allegations Australian police flew to Rome to interview a top Vatican cardinal about allegations of sexual assault dating back decades, officials said Wednesday.
October 25, 2016 Venezuela's embattled president to meet Pope at Vatican Venezuela's government says Pope Francis will meet with President Nicolas Maduro at the Vatican on Monday.
October 25, 2016 Police: Gunmen kill intel officer in northwestern Pakistan Pakistani police say gunmen have shot and killed an intelligence officer in the country's northwest.
October 25, 2016 Christian shrine vandalized, robbed in northern Israel An immensely important Christian shrine, thought to be on the site where Jesus Christ spoke to the prophets Elijah and Moses, was robbed and vandalized in a brazen attack, officials announced Tuesday.
October 25, 2016 AP EXPLAINS: Why Pakistan still sees huge militant attacks Pakistan is reeling from yet another deadly assault, after militants wearing suicide vests rampaged through a police academy in the southwestern city of Quetta, battling for four hours before blowing themselves up and leaving more than 60 dead.
October 25, 2016 Turkey, US to discuss Muslim cleric wanted by Ankara Turkey's justice minister says the country has provided "more than sufficient" evidence to the United States for the extradition of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of orchestrating the July 15 failed coup attempt.
October 25, 2016 Baha'i minority says Iran is trying to crush the religion The Baha'i International Community said Tuesday that Iran's effort to crush the religious minority has continued unabated and intensified on some fronts despite President Hassan Rouhani's promises to end religious discrimination.
October 25, 2016 Egypt's security chief warns of scheme to incite chaos Egypt's interior minister warned in comments published Monday that the country faced "unprecedented challenges" that required a "decisive" response by security forces, accusing the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood of scheming to incite chaos.
October 24, 2016 The Latest: Iraqi forces shell IS positions near Mosul The Latest on developments in Iraq as the battle for Mosul enters its second week (all times local): 9:10 a.m.
October 24, 2016 Turkey-Iraq relations remain tense on Mosul Tensions between Turkey and Iraq showed no sign of subsiding on Monday with Turkish leaders saying the country was engaged in the offensive to retake Mosul from the Islamic State groups while Iraq denied the claim.