July 3, 2016 Pope says mind of predecessor Benedict is still 'perfect' Pope Francis says his predecessor as pontiff is having trouble getting around, but remains sharp of mind and memory.
July 3, 2016 Jordan runner says Ramadan fast boosts his mental strength After 16 hours without food or water, Moath al-Khawaldeh laces up pink training shoes and begins working up a sweat sprinting across a track in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
July 3, 2016 Turkish ship carrying aid to Gaza reaches Israeli port Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency says a ship carrying over 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip has reached the Israeli port of Ashdod.
July 3, 2016 Muslim women campaign to end instant divorce in India Just hours after Shagufta Sayyd was married, her new husband told her he was having a relationship with another woman.
July 3, 2016 Commandos storm Dhaka restaurant; 6 attackers dead, 13 safe Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant where heavily armed militants held dozens of people hostage Saturday morning, killing at least six of the attackers and rescuing 13 captives including foreigners at the end of the 10-hour standoff.
July 3, 2016 Recent attacks blamed on radical Islamists in Bangladesh Gunmen have stormed a restaurant in the diplomatic quarter of Dhaka, taking hostages while engaging security forces in a gunbattle that has left two officers dead, authorities say.
July 2, 2016 World reacts to the death of Elie Wiesel Reaction to the death of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, author of "Night," who died Saturday at the age of 87: "The state of Israel and the Jewish people express sorrow over the death of Elie Wiesel.
July 2, 2016 The Latest: French PM: Brexit will benefit Paris businesses The Latest on Britain's vote to leave the 28-nation European Union (all times local): 1:25 p.m.
July 2, 2016 Mob burns down mosque in 2nd such recent attack in Myanmar A mob has burned down a mosque in northern Myanmar in the second such attack in just over a week in the predominantly Buddhist nation.
