September 6, 2016 Algerian court convicts convert of insulting prophet An appeals court in the Algerian city of Setif has convicted a convert to Christianity for insulting Islam's prophet and sentenced him to three years in prison.
September 6, 2016 Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of killing injured pilgrims Iran's top leader is accusing Saudi Arabia of causing the death of injured pilgrims in last year's hajj stampede.
September 6, 2016 Myanmar leader says Rakhine commission will help heal wounds Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says former U.N.
September 6, 2016 Saudi Arabia's top cleric says Iranians are 'not Muslims' Saudi Arabia's top cleric heightened the Kingdom's rhetoric against Iranians, saying they are "not Muslims," a day after Iran's supreme leader said Saudi authorities had "murdered" Muslim pilgrims who were injured during last year's crush at the hajj pilgrimage.
September 6, 2016 Lawyer: Release detained Shiite leader to save his eyesight A human rights lawyer is demanding the release of Nigeria's detained Shiite leader for medical treatment abroad to save his eyesight.
September 6, 2016 1,000 in Myanmar protest Annan examining religious conflict More than 1,000 Buddhists in a Myanmar state wracked by religious and ethnic strife protested Tuesday's arrival of former U.N.
September 6, 2016 Norway state church sees exodus after allowing online exit Norway's state church has seen a record fall in membership after making it possible to join and leave the church electronically.
September 5, 2016 Mother Teresa honored as saint and model of mercy Thousands of pilgrims are thronging to St. Peter's Square for the canonization of Mother Teresa, the tiny nun who cared for the world's most unwanted and became the icon of a Catholic Church that goes to the peripheries to find lost, wounded souls.
September 4, 2016 Religion and politics collide, grounding Israeli train line Israeli commuters began their work week with massive traffic jams and a cancellation of train service along one of the country's busiest routes following a political scuffle that could shake the governing coalition.
