Religion / Belief
India raids banned religious organisation in alleged terrorism funding case
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Sunday it conducted raids at nearly five dozen places...
Read moreU.N. condemns Zimbabwe child marriages as girl dies after giving birth
HARARE (Reuters) - The United Nations has condemned the practise of child marriage in Zimbabwe following the death of a...
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Argentines stream through city streets to press for more jobs, food
By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on...
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Saudi Arabia opens Umrah pilgrimage to vaccinated worshipers from abroad – SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia will gradually begin receiving Umrah pilgrimage requests from abroad for vaccinated pilgrims starting Aug. 9 after...
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German SPD goes on the attack with jab at rival’s Catholicism
By Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats have broken a taboo in modern German politics by taking aim...
Read moreIndonesian DJ faces pornography charges over COVID-19 bikini protest
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police have charged a DJ with violating the country's controversial pornography law after the 28-year-old staged...
Read morePakistan deploys paramilitary forces after Hindu temple attacked by mob
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan deployed paramilitary forces in a central town on Thursday to check communal...
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Pope, on anniversary of Beirut blast, promises Lebanon visit
By Philip Pullella (Reuters) - Pope Francis, speaking at his first general audience since he underwent intestinal surgery a month...
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Ireland’s Catholic church, government clash over COVID-19 restrictions
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Five Roman Catholic bishops from Ireland's 22 dioceses are set to defy COVID-19 restrictions after instructing local...
Read moreIn Bolivia, ritual fires honor earth goddess Pachamama
(Reuters) - High atop the Andes Mountains in Bolivia, indigenous people gathered at dawn for a ritual ceremony in honor...
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Ruling on East Jerusalem flashpoint evictions postponed
By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinians facing eviction from Jerusalem's flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood will have to wait for...
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New Zealand introduces bill to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand introduced on Friday legislation that proposes up to five years in prison...
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U.S. congressmen call on Hilton to cut link to Xinjiang project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan U.S. congressional commission has called on Hilton Worldwide not to allow its name to be...
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Analysis-Tunisia’s political crisis poses existential test for Islamist party
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's crisis has thrown the fate of its much-lauded young democracy...
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Accused cardinal in court as Vatican fraud trial opens and is adjourned
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinal Angelo Becciu said on Tuesday he wanted to comply with the wishes...
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Risking China’s anger, Blinken meets representative of Dalai Lama in India
By Simon Lewis and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met a representative of the...
Read moreBlast damages Islamic butcher’s shop in the Netherlands, no injuries
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - An explosion at an Islamic butcher's shop shattered windows and damaged cars in the southern Netherlands overnight....
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Israeli government wants more ultra-Orthodox men to work, but faces pushback
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel's new government is looking to take advantage of a rare political opportunity to push...
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China’s Xi urges people in Tibet to ‘follow the party’ in rare visit
By Gabriel Crossley and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -China's President Xi Jinping made his first visit to the Tibet...
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Landmark Vatican fraud trial of 10 including a cardinal set to start
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A landmark fraud trial of 10 people including a cardinal begins in the...
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