April 12, 2016 Vatican ambassador who invited Kim Davis to meet Pope Francis retires Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of his ambassador to the United States, who was behind Francis' controversial meeting with Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who went to jail rather than comply with a court order to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
April 12, 2016 Balkan leaders meet to try to improve relations The leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia are meeting on the sidelines of a trade fair in Bosnia to try to improve their relations, recently strained by harsh words exchanged over war crimes committed during their conflicts in the 1990s and Croatia's veto on Serbia's EU talks.
April 12, 2016 Israel to release 12-year-old Palestinian girl who plotted stabbing Israel's prison service says it has approved the early release of a 12-year-old Palestinian girl who confessed to planning to carry out a stabbing attack in a West Bank settlement.
April 12, 2016 Puerto Rico church strips teachers of pension amid crisis After 36 years teaching English at a Roman Catholic school near Puerto Rico's capital, Norma Cardoza planned to retire with a modest pension she trusted she would get from the Archdiocese of San Juan.
April 11, 2016 Lawyer for 2 Americans detained in UAE says US can do more A defense attorney for two Libyan-Americans imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates says the U.S. government can do more to ensure they receive greater medical attention and are released.
April 11, 2016 Dubai's Islamic authorities issue fatwa against WiFi theft Dubai's top religious authorities say that stealing WiFi from your neighbor would not be proper Islamic conduct.
April 11, 2016 ISIS killed 21 Christians in recaptured Syrian city, church leader says The Islamic State killed more than 20 Christians when the terror group first captured a Syrian community that the government recently liberated, a church leader revealed Sunday.
April 11, 2016 Norway's state church votes in favor of same-sex marriages In a major ecclesiastical turnaround, a large majority of Norway's church synod have voted in favor of same-sex marriages.
April 11, 2016 Pakistan bans protests in capital after recent unrest Pakistan has announced a ban on demonstrations in the capital after recent rallies by Islamic extremists turned violent and led to the destruction of property.
