June 16, 2016 Christian militias fighting IS in Iraq hope for US support Clutching his rifle intently, the Iraqi recruit maneuvered between piles of bricks and cement obstacles.
June 16, 2016 ISIS committing genocide against Yazidis, UN panel finds A UN investigative panel on Syria says the Islamic State group is committing genocide, crimes against humanity and other war crimes against the Yazidi community in Iraq and Syria, and wants countries to do more to stop it -- hoping to build a legal case on top of political condemnation from countries like the United States.
June 16, 2016 House holds hearing on global religious freedom crisis Shannon Bream reports from Washington
June 16, 2016 Dead tigers, stashed wealth cast spotlight on Thai monks The contents of the freezer at the Tiger Temple were gruesome: 40 dead tiger babies.
June 16, 2016 UN secretary-general concerned over Bahrain crackdown The United Nation's secretary-general has expressed concern over an intensifying crackdown on opposition groups and activists in the tiny island nation of Bahrain.
June 16, 2016 Former altar boy accuses Guam archbishop of past sex abuse A former altar boy became the third person to publicly accuse Guam's archbishop of sexual abuse four decades ago, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
June 16, 2016 Bangladesh police arrest suspect in attack on publisher Police in Bangladesh's capital say they have arrested a suspected member of a banned Islamist group accused of attacking and killing atheist writers.
June 16, 2016 Police poised to arrest popular monk in dramatic showdown Thai police have entered a sprawling Buddhist temple complex after wading through thousands of devotees camped on the grounds to arrest a popular abbot accused of embezzling $14 million.
June 16, 2016 The Latest: Church rescinds decree for Guam Catholics The Latest on accusations that Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron sexually abused minors when he was a parish priest in the 1970s (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Thursday A Catholic Church official has rescinded a recent decree that was aimed at preventing Catholics from associating with a group that calls for the removal of Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron, amid allegations of sexual abuse.
