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October 11, 2016

Finalists named for EU's Sakharov Prize

Two Iraqi women who once were captives of Islamic State, a leader of the Crimean Tatars and a former Turkish newspaper editor have been named finalists for the European Union's Sakharov human rights prize.

October 11, 2016

Saudi Arabia says it intercepts 2 missiles fired from Yemen

Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted two ballistic missiles fired from Yemen amid that country's war.

October 10, 2016

Moroccan king names Benkirane to 2nd term as prime minister

Moroccan King Mohammed VI has named Abdelilah Benkirane to a second term as prime minister after his Islamist Party of Justice and Development beat out a secular party close to the royal palace and 26 others to win legislative elections.

October 10, 2016

Iraq's federal court rules against prime minister's reforms

Iraq's federal court says Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's proposal to abolish the largely ceremonial posts of vice president and deputy prime minister is unconstitutional.

October 10, 2016

Nigeria state orders arrest of banned Shiite group spokesman

Officials have ordered the arrest of the spokesman of a newly outlawed Shiite Muslim group in northern Nigeria.

October 10, 2016

Parents of teen girl who died fasting investigated in India

Indian police say they are investigating the parents of a teenage girl who died after fasting for 68 days in a religious ritual.

October 10, 2016

Major Australian party leaders reaffirm racial tolerance

The leaders of Australia's two major political parties have reaffirmed their commitment to racial tolerance in Australia after several senators called for a ban on Muslims.

October 9, 2016

Bahrain detains man for "defamatory" sectarian Tweet

Officials in Bahrain say a man has been detained for writing a post on Twitter that may have contained "defamatory statements" against one of the country's main Muslim sects.

October 9, 2016

Albania proud Pope Francis named a new cardinal

When Pope Francis visited Albania in 2014, he was brought to tears by a priest's description of the two decades of imprisonment, torture and forced labor he suffered under Albania's brutal communist rulers for refusing to renounce his Catholic faith.

October 9, 2016

Iran cultural official resigns over concert in holy city

Iran's state TV is reporting a cultural official has resigned after protests by religious authorities over a concert in the holy city of Qom.