May 5, 2016 Iraq defeated IS in Ramadi at a high cost: A city destroyed The dust of thousands of wrecked buildings drifts over the Iraqi city of Ramadi.
May 5, 2016 Myanmar anti-Muslim activist arrested for post about Suu Kyi A head of a Buddhist nationalist group says a prominent anti-Muslim activist has been arrested for posting a provocative statement on Facebook about Myanmar's army commander and the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
May 4, 2016 Germany: 3rd suspect arrested over Sikh temple blast Police say they have arrested a third suspect over an explosion last month at a Sikh temple in the German city of Essen.
May 4, 2016 Polish priest tries to give a newspaper an 'exorcism' over its alleged biased coverage A Polish priest tried to give one of the country’s top newspapers an "exorcism" Sunday amid a protest over its alleged biased coverage.
May 4, 2016 Rabbi returns to the boxing ring Jewish boxing star Yuri Foreman will return to the ring on Dec. 5 after two years in retirement during which he completed his studies to become a rabbi, he told The Algemeiner on Wednesday.
May 4, 2016 Israeli police block installation of security cameras at religious site, officials say Muslim religious officials in Jerusalem say Israeli police have blocked them from installing security cameras at the city's most sensitive religious site, despite a new agreement to place the surveillance equipment there.
May 4, 2016 Catholic leaders push new rules to limit effects of climate change Catholic leaders representing five continents have issued a 10-point appeal to climate negotiators in Paris to approve a "transformative" and fair, legally binding agreement that sets global temperature limits and decarbonization goals to save the planet from climate-induced catastrophe.
May 4, 2016 At least 6 dead, hundreds injured as violence spikes in Israel, West Bank Six Palestinians were killed and many Israelis were wounded—including an Israeli teen stabbed with a vegetable peeler-- as several weeks of violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank continued Friday, injuring hundreds and putting police on both sides of the border on high alert.
May 3, 2016 Virginia school district cancels classes Friday as anger mounts over Islamic lesson Schools in a Shenandoah Valley county in Virginia are closed and a weekend activities have been canceled amid an angry backlash about a school lesson involving the Islamic faith.
May 3, 2016 Carter says battle against Islamic State militants is 'not a fight with Muslims or Islam' Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his Indian counterpart are steering clear of directly criticizing Donald Trump's call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States.
