Pope Francis, patriarch demand end to IS attacks
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SUZAN FRASER Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians demanded an end to the persecution of religious minorities in Syria and Iraq…
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IRAQ PRESIDENT NAMES DEPUTY SPEAKER NEW PM
By SAMEER N. YACOUB and VIVIAN SALAMA Iraqis chant pro-government slogans and display placards bearing a picture of embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday,…
Young Iraqis volunteer to fight surging militants
By HAMZA HENDAWI and SAMEER N. YACOUB Iraqi men board military trucks to join the Iraqi army at the main recruiting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June. 14, 2014, after…
Al-Qaida breakaway pursuing an Islamic state
By RYAN LUCAS Militias of the al-Qaida breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) deploy in an area in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad,…
Israel chooses veteran hard-liner as president
By TIA GOLDENBERG Newly elected Israeli president Reuven Rivlin, right, raises a toast with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, June, 10, 2014.…
UN COMMITTEE BLASTS VATICAN ON SEX AB– USE, ABORTION
By NICOLE WINFIELD Kirsten Sandberg, center, chairperson of the U.N. human rights committee on the rights of the child, talks to committee members Maria Herczog, right, and Benyam Mezmur during…
JORDANIANS WORRY ABOUT FALLOUT FROM MIDEAST PEACE
By JAMAL HALABY Jordanian lawmakers attend the second day of a heated debate on the U.S. push for a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, under the domed parliament chamber…
EGYPT REFERS BROTHERHOOD LEADER TO A NEW TRIAL
By MARIAM RIZK FILE – In this Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 file photo, Leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood opposition group, Mohammed Badie attends a press conference at the group’s parliamentary…