May 8, 2016 London's new Muslim mayor joins Holocaust memorial London's newly elected Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, has joined an annual memorial to the millions of Jews slain in the Holocaust as his first official act in office.
May 7, 2016 Egypt court recommends death for 2 Al-Jazeera employees An Egyptian court has recommended the death sentence against six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based TV network during the rule of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi.
May 7, 2016 Bosnia's Muslims reopen mosque Serbs blew up during the war Over 10,000 people have gathered for the re-opening of a mosque in Bosnia that was destroyed by Christian Orthodox Serbs during the 1992-1995 war.
May 7, 2016 Kazakhstan calls for nuclear free world by 2045 Kazakhstan is seeking to encourage a wide ranging discussion of the role of religion in fighting extremism and terrorism and it is calling for a nuclear free world by 2045, the 100th anniversary of the United Nations, as the Central Asian nation makes its first bid for a seat on the Security Council.
May 6, 2016 Vote-counting taking place across Britain Votes are being counted throughout Britain to determine London's new mayor, control of many city councils, and national assemblies in Northern Ireland and Wales.
May 6, 2016 Catholic, Protestant blocs seek gains in N. Ireland election Ballots are being counted to determine the balance of power in the Northern Ireland Assembly, the foundation for a Protestant-Catholic administration that has governed the British territory in relative harmony for the past nine years.
May 6, 2016 Netanyahu offers history lesson to UN staff over resolution Israel's prime minister is offering to personally host a lecture on Jewish history for local U.N.
