August 26, 2016 Senegal clamps down on Quranic schools that exploit children Twelve-year-old Boubacar was picked up from the streets of Senegal's capital at night by police, along with dozens of other children, in the latest crackdown on begging.
August 25, 2016 Iraqi officials say attacks across Baghdad have killed 13 Iraqi officials say a series of bombings and shooting across the Iraqi capital has killed 13 people and wounded 24.
August 25, 2016 French burqini bans face legal challenges as tension mounts Critics of local French bans on full-body burqini swimsuits have filed legal challenges, forcing the country's highest administrative authority to investigate Thursday whether such bans are actually legal, as photos and video surface showing police forcing Muslim women to disrobe.
August 24, 2016 The Latest: Magnitude 6.1 quake rattles Rome, central Italy The Latest on the earthquake in central Italy (all times local): 5 a.m.
August 24, 2016 Lawyer: Timbuktu residents felt shame after sites destroyed A lawyer for residents of Timbuktu has told International Criminal Court judges that the destruction by Islamic extremists of historic mausoleums in the Malian desert left them feeling shame at the desecration of their saints and ancestors.
August 24, 2016 Myanmar names Kofi Annan to head panel on Rohingya Muslims Myanmar's government has set up an advisory panel headed by former U.N.
August 24, 2016 Attacker is killed after stabbing guard at Egypt church Egypt's state news agency says a knife-wielding attacker has been shot and killed after he stabbed a guard at a Coptic church.
August 24, 2016 India aims to ban surrogacy for foreigners, gay couples The Indian government says it hopes to ban foreigners, single parents and gay couples from using India's surrogacy services in order to protect poor women from exploitation.
August 24, 2016 Turkey targets Gulen-inspired projects around the world In past years, big names in South Africa picked up the annual Gulen Peace Award, a local accolade inspired by a Turkish preacher who has been blamed by Turkey for an attempted coup last month.
August 23, 2016 Iran's capital city renames street near Saudi Embassy for executed cleric A semi-official news agency in Iran is reporting that Tehran's City Council has voted to rename a street near the Saudi Embassy for a Shiite cleric executed by the Sunni-ruled kingdom in January.
