September 14, 2016 Somalia hosts heads of state summit for 1st time in 30 years Somalia on Tuesday was hosting its first regional summit of African heads of state in 30 years, a source of pride in this Horn of Africa country after years of chaos and deadly attacks by al-Shabab extremists.
September 13, 2016 Christians pray new Egyptian measures will pave way for more churches While scores of Churches across the Middle East are being burned, bombed and razed, at least one nation has overturned draconian laws with the goal of allowing more Christian houses of worship to be rebuilt.
September 13, 2016 Spokeswoman: Israel's Peres hospitalized after stroke A spokeswoman for Shimon Peres says the former Israeli president has suffered a stroke and been rushed to a hospital.
September 13, 2016 Greek foreign ministry condemns vandalism at synagogue Greece's foreign ministry and main political parties have strongly condemned the daubing of Nazi symbols on the walls of a Jewish synagogue in northern Greece.
September 13, 2016 Amen! Catholics do what NFL refuses to do: Stand up for America The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey has a message for high school football players: either respect the National Anthem or be prepared to ride the bench.
September 13, 2016 Dalai Lama urges talks with Islamic State, help for refugees The Dalai Lama says there should be dialogue with Islamic State extremists to end bloodshed in Syria and Iraq, and argues that religion is never a justification for bloodshed.
September 13, 2016 Qatari emir makes outreach effort to Iran's president Qatar's emir has spoken with the Iranian president in an outreach effort that could help ease tensions between Sunni Gulf Arab states and Shiite-majority Iran.
September 13, 2016 The Latest: Turkey uses truce to send aid to Syria's Aleppo The Latest on developments in the civil war in Syria where a cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia is due to start at sundown (all times local): 12:10 p.m.
September 13, 2016 Russia-US-brokered Syria cease-fire to start at sunset A cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia is set to begin at sunset in Syria amid mixed messages of commitment from various rebel factions but with verbal backing by President Bashar Assad's government.
September 13, 2016 El Salvador judge orders former attorney general freed A judge in El Salvador has ordered a former attorney general freed, saying there is not sufficient evidence to detain him on charges that he divulged intercepted telephone conversations while prosecuting a Roman Catholic priest from Spain in 2014.
