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Nepal protesters demand government keep away from trusts
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 19th - 4:00am
Thousands of people gathered in Nepal's capital Wednesday to protest proposed legislation that would allow the government to nationalize centuries-old community and religious trusts responsible for organizing festivals and ceremonies.
UN launches plan to combat escalating hate speech
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 3:14pm
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is launching a plan to combat hate speech and counter what he calls "a groundswell of xenophobia, racism and intolerance, violent misogyny, anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred" around the world.
Sharer of New Zealand mosque shooting video gets 21 months
Nick Perry, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 7:15pm
A Christchurch businessman who shared a video of worshippers being slaughtered at a New Zealand mosque was sentenced on Tuesday to 21 months in prison.
'Emanuel' explores life after tragic church shooting
Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 11:48am
Jennifer Pinckney was hiding under a desk holding the mouth of her then-6-year-old daughter when Dylann Roof fired more than 70 shots in Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine black worshippers.
The Latest: Amnesty urges Egypt to investigate Morsi's death
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 11:08am
The Latest on former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's death during a court hearing (all times local):
Search warrant cites synagogue shooter's hatred of Judaism
Elliot Spagat, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 10:28am
The sole gunman in a Southern California synagogue shooting in which a woman was killed told an investigator he adopted his hatred of Judaism 18 months before the fatal attack, according to a federal search warrant.
Closing arguments at trial of self-improvement group founder
Tom Hays, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 9:07am
A secret society billed as a "sisterhood" that would empower women instead was a scam used to put them under the control of the sex-crazed leader of a purported self-help group, a federal prosecutor said Monday in closing arguments at a New York City trial.
Vatican formally opens debate on married priests in Amazon
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 3:34am
The Vatican formally opened debate Monday on letting married men be ordained as priests in remote parts of the Amazon where priests are so few that Catholics can go weeks or months without attending a Mass.
Pakistan police seek to unravel networks trafficking women
Kathy Gannon, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 12:20am
With waves of arrests, Pakistani investigators are trying to unravel trafficking networks that convince impoverished Pakistanis to marry off their daughters to Chinese men for cash, and they say evidence is growing that many of the women and girls are sold into prostitution once in China.
Pakistani police target traffickers selling brides to China
Kathy Gannon, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 12:04am
At first, in her desperate calls home to her mother in Pakistan, Natasha Masih couldn't bring herself to say what they were doing to her.
Ex-pastor in Texas accused of sexually abusing teen relative
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 16th - 9:07am
A former Southern Baptist pastor who supported legislation in Texas that would have criminalized abortions has been arrested on charges of child sex abuse, accused of repeatedly molesting a teenage relative over the course of two years.
Pope dons helmet to enter earthquake-hit cathedral in Italy
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 16th - 5:37am
Pope Francis donned a white firefighter's safety helmet Sunday to enter a damaged cathedral during a visit to central Italy, where he gave encouragement to people still struggling three years after devastating earthquakes struck.
Notre Dame celebrates 1st Mass since devastating April fire
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 7:55pm
The archbishop wore a hard-hat helmet, burnt wood debris was still visible and only about 30 people were let inside, but Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday held its first Mass since the devastating April 15th fire that ravaged its roof and toppled its masterpiece spire.
Notre Dame celebrates 1st Mass since devastating April fire
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 5:25am
The archbishop wore a hard-hat helmet, burnt wood debris was still visible and only about 30 people were let inside, but Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday held its first Mass since the devastating April 15th fire that ravaged its roof and toppled its masterpiece spire.
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Chilean auxiliary bishop
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 14th - 2:22pm
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the auxiliary bishop of the Chilean capital city just 24 days after he appointed him to the post, church officials said Friday.
Alabama sheriff charged with scamming food bank, church
Jay Reeves, Associated Press | Posted Jun 14th - 12:25pm
An Alabama sheriff was arrested Friday and agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of scamming a food bank and his own small-town church to pocket thousands under an old law that let state sheriffs profit from feeding prisoners.
Group seeks hate crime probe of Ali mural vandalism
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 18th - 4:34am
A Muslim advocacy group wants Kentucky authorities to investigate vandalism on a mural of boxing champ Muhammad Ali as a possible hate crime.
Judge declares mistrial on remaining counts in Benghazi case
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 4:37pm
A U.S. judge has declared a mistrial on 15 remaining charges against a Libyan militant who was found guilty last week of playing an instrumental role in the 2012 Benghazi attacks.
Police: California man posted synagogue shooting threats
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 16th - 5:49pm
A San Francisco Bay Area man posted anti-Semitic threats in an online chatroom and threatened to commit a mass shooting at a synagogue, police said.
