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April 27, 2016

Pakistani Sikhs open temple after 73 years, risking attacks

An armed policeman stood guard outside the 300-year-old Sikh temple, known as a gurdwara, in northwest Pakistan.

April 27, 2016

Archbishop of Havana, key figure in US detente, steps down

The Vatican says Cardinal Jaime Ortega, who oversaw a warming of relations with the Communist government and played a role in the secret negotiations that led to U.S.-Cuba detente, has stepped down.

April 26, 2016

Are the World's Largest Megachurches in North America?

Many North American megachurches are dwarfed when compared to the weekly attendance of some megachurches around the globe.

April 26, 2016

Followers of Iraqi Shiite cleric rally in central Baghdad

Followers of an influential Shiite cleric have flocked to central Baghdad ahead of a scheduled parliament session to press for a vote on a new government.

April 26, 2016

Swedish Greens jolted by claims of Islamist infiltration

One refused to shake hands with a female journalist.

April 26, 2016

Turkey's ruling party denies plans to scrap secularism

Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party has denied it has plans to change the nation's secular constitution into a religious one.

April 26, 2016

Thousands celebrate Orthodox Palm Sunday in Romania

Holding palm fronds and flowers, thousands of Romanians took part in processions and services as they celebrated Orthodox Palm Sunday.

April 26, 2016

2 men including USAID employee killed in Bangladesh

Police in Bangladesh say unidentified assailants have stabbed two men to death, including a gay rights activist who also worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

April 26, 2016

Indians take to Buddhist chanting to alleviate urban stress

The bank executive, the book publisher and the social worker had one thing in common: Their hectic lives in the crowded Indian capital had become so chaotic and stressful, they've turned to chanting Buddhist mantras in search of calm.

April 25, 2016

Islamic extremists behead Western hostage in Philippines

Islamic extremists in the Philippines beheaded one of three Western hostages taken captive months ago, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Monday.