Tag: Religious issues
Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion
KASHGAR, China — Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he's fasting for Ramadan but his daughters, ages 8 and...
On the ground and afar, diaspora boosts India’s virus fight
India's large diaspora — long a boon to India's economy — is tapping its wealth, political clout and expertise to help its home country...
Egyptian, Turkish officials end talks with no clear progress
CAIRO — With no clear progress, Egyptian and Turkish officials concluded Thursday two days of talks in Cairo aimed at resetting ties between the...
Ex-priest accused of sexually abusing a minor 4 decades ago
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A former Virginia priest has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor four decades ago.
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Israel’s Netanyahu faces midnight deadline to form coalition
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a midnight deadline on Tuesday to put together a new coalition government — or be looking...
Iranian authorities break up mixed-gender party, arrest 16
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian police arrested 16 men and women at a mixed-gender party in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi, the semi-official Tasnim...
Senators keep South Carolina hate crime bill alive for now
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's effort to become the next-to-last state to pass a hate crimes law survived a challenge from some Republican senators...
Kenya eases curfew, other virus measures after cases decline
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta loosened infection-control measures Saturday after the number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the country dropped from...
Greece keeps lid on Orthodox Easter events, readies tourism
ATHENS, Greece — Worshippers lined up at churches across Greece on Orthodox Good Friday as the government kept pandemic restrictions in place through the...
Shakeup in Iran’s presidential office after leaked tape
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president has replaced the head of a think tank that recorded an interview with the country's foreign minister that leaked...
