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August 17, 2016

Turkish police raid 44 companies in probe into failed coup

Turkey's state-run news agency says police have launched simultaneous raids on 44 companies suspected of providing financial support to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen's movement.

August 16, 2016

UK radical preacher Anjem Choudary convicted of IS support

One of Britain's best-known radical Muslim preachers, Anjem Choudary, has been convicted of encouraging support for the Islamic State group.

August 16, 2016

Turkey demands 2 life sentences for Pennsylvania-based cleric after failed coup

Prosecutors in western Turkey have demanded a life sentence for U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey accuses of masterminding the failed coup, the state-run news agency reported Tuesday.

August 15, 2016

Islamic State gets know-nothing recruits and rejoices

The jihadi employment form asked the recruits, on a scale of 1 to 3, to rate their knowledge of Islam.

August 15, 2016

Under heavy security, Catholic pilgrims visit Lourdes shrine

Thousands of Catholic pilgrims, many sick or disabled, are gathering at a shrine in the French town of Lourdes under exceptional security after recent extremist attacks.

August 15, 2016

Turkey says failed coup was decades in the making

Turkish investigators call it the ultimate long game.

August 15, 2016

'Islam for Dummies': IS recruits have poor grasp of faith

The jihadi employment form asked the new recruits to rate their knowledge of Islam on a scale of one to three.

August 15, 2016

Jordan writer held over cartoon deemed offensive to Islam

A prosecutor has slapped a gag order on the case of a Jordanian writer who was arrested after posting a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam.

August 15, 2016

Pope decries silence on lasting conflicts not in headlines

Pope Francis is decrying what he calls the "shameful silence" about long-running conflicts in Africa and elsewhere.

August 15, 2016

Pope: may women who suffer violence, slavery find justice

Pope Francis is urging people to think about the plight of women who are "slaves of the arrogance of the powerful" as well as children forced to do "inhumane" work.