Chilling details of France church attack as hostage speaks
By SYLVIE CORBET More horrifying details emerged Wednesday about an attack on a French village church even as the country’s main religious leaders sent a message of unity and solidarity…
Religious strife
Iraqi PM fires head of Baghdad security after shrine attack
By MURTADA FARAJ Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi fired Baghdad’s security chief Friday following a series of attacks, including one at a Shiite shrine that killed 37 people and was claimed…
Additional bombings bring death toll to 88 across Baghdad
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN and SUSANNAH GEORGE he scene after a car bomb explosion at a crowded outdoor market in the Iraqi… Read more BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police and hospital…
American Muslims decry Cruz community surveillance comments
By JEFF KAROUB Some American Muslims feel they are once again on the defensive following presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s suggestion that Muslim-dominated neighborhoods should be subject to increased surveillance in…
Israeli army begins deploying in Jerusalem against attacks
The Israeli military began deploying hundreds of troops in cities across the country on Wednesday to assist police forces in countering a wave of deadly Palestinian shooting and stabbing attacks…
Nobel Peace Prize boosts struggling Tunisian democracy
By PAUL SCHEMM, BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and KARL RITTER It was the fall of 2013 and Tunisia’s newfound democracy was in grave danger. The assassination of a left-wing politician had…
Relative calm returns to contentious Jerusalem holy site
By DANIEL ESTRIN A contentious Jerusalem holy site was calm Wednesday after three days of clashes between Muslims and Israeli forces at the hilltop compound and following a spurt of…
Jordan king warns Israel over Jerusalem holy site violence
By IAN DEITCH A second consecutive day of violence at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site prompted a rare warning Monday from the king of Jordan, the custodian of the ancient…