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Philippine president defends massive operation to arrest celebrity pastor

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr defended on Tuesday the deployment of 2,000 police…

Nearly 100 killed in stampede at India religious gathering

LUCKNOW, India, July 2, 2024 (AFP) - Nearly 100 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in…

Gunmen in Russia’s Dagestan kill police and priest in ‘terror’ attack

MOSCOW, June 24, 2024 (AFP) - Gunmen attacked churches and synagogues in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday,…

Death toll tops 1,000 after hajj marked by extreme heat: AFP tally

RIYADH, June 20, 2024 (AFP) - The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said…

Saudi warns of above-average heat during the hajj

RIYADH, June 4, 2024 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia said Tuesday pilgrims can expect average high temperatures of 44 degrees Celsius…

Australia cult leader faces new child abuse charges

SYDNEY, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Australian police detained and charged on Monday a well-known cult leader known as "Little…

Australian bishop charged with rape and indecent assault after Vatican probe

  SYDNEY, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) - An Australian bishop is facing accusations of rape and indecent assault, becoming one…

Two dead after India madrassa demolition sparks religious clashes

DEHRADUN, India, Feb 9, 2024 (AFP) - Two people were killed in India and dozens more injured after religious clashes…

Kenya cult leader faces mental health tests before murder charges

MALINDI, Kenya, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - A Kenyan court on Wednesday gave prosecutors two weeks to conduct mental health…

Cardinal sentenced to 5.5 years in Vatican fraud trial

By Clement MELKI, Alice RITCHIE VATICAN CITY, Dec 16, 2023 (AFP) - A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once…

US police: No Indication of anti-semitism in synagogue president’s murder

DETROIT, Oct 22, 2023 (AFP) - Police probing the stabbing death of the president of a US synagogue said Sunday…

Japan moves to strip Unification Church of government recognition

By Tomohiro OSAKI, Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) - The Japanese government said Thursday it was seeking to…

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