August 29, 2016 Released tape rekindles memory of 1988 Iran mass execution The scratchy, echo-filled tape recording carries the voice of a man who once was in line to become Iran's supreme leader, talking about one of the darkest moments of the country's post-revolution history still not recognized by its government.
August 29, 2016 Probe opens into French restaurateur's anti-Muslim tirade A French prosecutor has opened an investigation into suspected racial discrimination after two Muslim women said they were ordered out of a restaurant amid tension over France's burkinis controversy.
August 28, 2016 Germany expects fewer than 300,000 refugees this year Germany's top migration official expects fewer than 300,000 refugees will come to the country this year.
August 28, 2016 Kerry heads to Bangladesh, India amid South Asian tensions U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's stops in Bangladesh and India come amid increasing concerns about terrorism in both South Asian nations.
August 28, 2016 Pew Research poll shows more Americans giving up on God Father Jonathan Morris reacts
August 28, 2016 Burkini backlash: Some French mayors vow to keep bans in place despite court ruling French mayors have promised to ignore a court decision declaring the country’s beach burkini bans illegal.
August 27, 2016 Terrorism charges for Charlie Hebdo attacker's relative French investigators have handed preliminary terrorism charges to the brother-in-law of one of the Islamic extremists who attacked the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo last year.
August 27, 2016 AP PHOTOS: Ganges overflows its banks in India holy town As the mighty Ganges River overflowed its banks this past week following heavy monsoon rains, large parts of the Hindu holy town of Varanasi were submerged by floodwaters, keeping away thousands of Hindu devotees.
August 27, 2016 3 top former Turkish diplomats jailed in failed coup attempt Turkey's state news agency says three former top Turkish diplomats have been jailed for their alleged involvement in the failed coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
August 27, 2016 Mosul fight is already redrawing the map of northern Iraq In the buildup to a long-awaited offensive on the city of Mosul, Kurdish forces are seizing new territory in northern Iraq that they say will become part of their autonomous region.
