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German runaway girl who converted to Islam is found in Iraq
Kirsten Grieshaber and Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 12:01pm
A German girl who ran away from home after converting to Islam has been found as Iraqi forces liberated the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State extremists, German and Iraqi officials said Saturday. She is reported to be in good health and will be interrogated next week by Iraqi officials.
Hungary's leader: EU and Soros seek to "Muslimize" Europe
Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 7:36am
European Union leaders and Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros are seeking a "new, mixed, Muslimized Europe," Hungary's anti-migration prime minister said Saturday.
Philippine Congress extends martial law in south amid siege
Jim Gomez, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 7:00am
The Philippine Congress on Saturday overwhelmingly approved the president's appeal for martial law in the south to be extended to the end of the year to help troops quell a two-month siege by Islamic State group-linked militants and stamp out similar extremist plots in the volatile region.
Sean Spicer hit bumps in road from first day at White House
Laurie Kellman, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 1:41am
From Day One, it was clear that Sean Spicer was in for a rocky ride as President Donald Trump's press secretary.
Judge's order targets Kentucky abortion clinic protesters
Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 1:22am
A federal judge has issued an order to keep protesters away from a buffer zone outside Kentucky's only abortion clinic, which is targeted by a national anti-abortion group.
Ginsburg: Justices felt Trump travel ban 'too restrictive'
Mark Sherman, Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 9:51pm
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says the Trump administration was "too restrictive" in deciding what family relationships qualify as close enough to avoid the ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries.
Indignities aplenty on Spicer's rocky ride with Trump
Laurie Kellman, Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 8:05pm
From Day One, it was clear that Sean Spicer was in for a rocky ride as President Donald Trump's press secretary.
The Latest: UN deplores Palestinians deaths in Jerusalem
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 5:00pm
The Latest on developments in Israel (all times local):
3 Palestinians, 3 Israelis killed in violence over holy site
Mohammed Daraghmeh and Karin Laub, Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 4:32pm
Escalating Israeli-Palestinian tensions over the Holy Land's most contested shrine boiled over into violence on Friday that killed six people — three Palestinians in street clashes in Jerusalem and three Israelis in a stabbing attack at a West Bank settlement.
Kentucky told to pay attorney fees in same-sex marriage case
Adam Beam, Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 1:22pm
A federal judge has ordered Kentucky taxpayers to pay more than $220,000 in legal fees because a county clerk refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2015.
Myanmar propaganda? Army takes media on reporting trip
Esther Htusan, Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 6:35pm
Myanmar's military has a big public relations problem: It stands accused of committing genocide.
Analysis: Trump's Sessions remarks show penchant for shaming
Darlene Superville, Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 4:18pm
The art of humiliation appears to be a key operating principle for President Donald Trump, and his remarks about Attorney General Jeff Sessions are the latest example of the ease with which the president is willing to air grievances about members of his team.
Hindu nationalist leader Kovind chosen India's new president
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 20th - 7:51am
A Hindu nationalist leader backed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been chosen India's new president, a largely ceremonial position.
Parents who 'gifted' daughter to man get prison sentence
Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press | Posted Jul 19th - 3:40pm
A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday sentenced a married couple to up to seven years in prison each for giving their oldest daughter to a cult-like figure who sexually assaulted the girl and her five sisters.
Erdogan says Muslims won't remain silent on Jerusalem crisis
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 23rd - 5:37am
Turkey's president has condemned Israeli security precautions at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site saying the Islamic world would not remain silent.
Pakistani inmate asks court to suspend practice of hanging
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 22nd - 3:00am
A defense lawyer says a Pakistani death-row inmate has requested that a court suspend the "un-Islamic" practice of hanging prisoners because it is "too painful."
Quran submerged in lard mailed to California Islamic center
Sophia Bollag, Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 4:32pm
Police are investigating the mailing of a Quran submerged in a tub of what appeared to be pork lard to a Northern California Islamic center.
Connecticut governor visits woman taking sanctuary in church
Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press | Posted Jul 21st - 11:11am
U.S. immigration officials said Friday they consider a woman trying to avoid deportation by seeking sanctuary in a Connecticut church to be a fugitive, but acknowledge they have a policy that restricts them from entering a house of worship except in extraordinary circumstances.
