VATICAN CITY, Jean-Louis De La Vaissiere- Pope Francis will meet victims of paedophile priests for the first time on Monday, as a Vatican commission moves to address the problem of clerical sex abuse...
ALBI, Loic Vennin- A primary school in southern France was in shock Friday after a teacher was stabbed to death in front of her young pupils by a student's mother described as having "psychiatric...
JEDDAH- Muslims began observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Sunday with Islamic leaders again concerned about entrenched conflicts as jihadists issued threats from Indonesia to Somalia....
KUALA LUMPUR- Human rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned a Malaysian government ban on Christians using "Allah" to refer to God as "an abuse against free speech". The Catholic...
LOS ANGELES- Transportation authorities agreed Friday to fund anti-suicide netting beneath the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent people jumping to their death from the iconic landmark, an official said....
PUTRAJAYA, Shannon Teoh- Malaysia's highest court on Monday dismissed a bid by the Catholic Church for the right to use the word "Allah", ending a years-long legal battle that has heightened...
LONDON- British firms are increasingly seeking workers who can speak Mandarin, Britain's biggest employers' organisation said Sunday. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) found that while...
BEIJING- Chinese universities led the rankings in a survey of schools from the five major developing "BRICS" nations, a survey said on Wednesday, despite problems including restrictions on academic...
CAIRO, Jay Deshmukh- A video of a woman being sexually assaulted at inaugural celebrations for Egypt's new president has spotlighted a national epidemic, but activists believe that stopping such...
LONDON, Alice Ritchie- Conservative Muslim school leaders in Britain's second city of Birmingham conducted an "organised campaign" to impose faith-based ideology on their pupils, Education Secretary...
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