April 25, 2016 French cardinal admits mistakes in child sex abuse cases A French cardinal said his diocese has made "some mistakes" in the management and nomination of certain priests amid allegations that he had covered up child sex abuse cases.
April 25, 2016 Activists: Car bomb kills 6 in Syrian capital An activist-run monitoring group says a car bomb has exploded in a suburb of Damascus that his home to one of the holiest Shiite shrines in Syria, killing six people.
April 25, 2016 Israel tells Jordan it is acting responsibly at major shrine Jordan has urged Israel to keep Israeli "settlers" from a Muslim-run shrine that also ranks as Judaism's holiest site.
April 25, 2016 Pakistan police say Sikh lawmaker killed by political rival Pakistani police have arrested six suspects in the killing of a Sikh lawmaker and are denying a Taliban claim of responsibility, saying a rival within the Sikh community hired assassins to carry out the shooting.
April 25, 2016 Editor of Bangladesh's first gay rights magazine stabbed to death Unidentified assailants fatally stabbed two men in Bangladesh's capital Monday night, including a gay rights activist who also worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development, police said, in the latest in a series of attacks targeting atheists, moderates and foreigners.
April 25, 2016 Saudi Cabinet approves plan outlining reform priorities Saudi Arabia's Cabinet on Monday approved a plan laying out reform priorities for the next decade and a half, setting in motion what could be a period of significant economic change in the oil-rich kingdom.
April 25, 2016 China's Xi warns against religious infiltration from abroad Chinese President Xi Jinping says that China must be on guard against nefarious religious influences from abroad.
April 24, 2016 Clooney joins Armenians to mark anniversary of massacre American actor George Clooney has joined Armenians marking 101 years since a massacre by Ottoman Turks of some 1.5 million Armenians.
April 24, 2016 Egypt leader urges people to defend state ahead of protests Egypt's president is urging people to defend the state and its institutions from "the forces of evil" a day before planned demonstrations against his policies, including the transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.
April 24, 2016 Pope makes surprise visit to Rome park marking Earth Day Pope Francis has made a surprise visit to one of Rome's main parks to participate in an Earth Day event.
