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Saudi Arabia

Saudia Arabia: social reforms

25/10/2017

Russia

'Hands off our saint': controversial film about Russian tsar's affair opens in Moscow

Orthodox leaders glorify Nicholas II as a saint and say his private life is off-limits.

25/10/2017

North Korea

Hidden North Korea: NBC's Keir Simmons visits Pohynsa Temple

While North Korea delivers heated anti-US rhetoric on an almost daily basis, hearing from the country's people is rare. NBC's Keir Simmons got the chance to do so, on a state-sponsored visit to a temple nestled in the mountains to the north of the capital, Pyongyang.

23/10/2017

Hungary

Police search Church of Scientology in Budapest

19/10/2017

Russia

Putin laughs at minister's proposal to export pork to a Muslim-majority country

A Russian meeting on the development of agriculture took a light-hearted turn when the Minister of Agriculture proposed to export pork to Indonesia.

17/10/2017

Austria

'Concerned but not afraid,' Austria's Muslims react to rise of right

On the streets of Vienna, Muslims say they are confident state institutions will protect them.

17/10/2017

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Thousands attend Jewish blessing in Jerusalem

Thousands of people attended a traditional Jewish blessing at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles).

08/10/2017

USA

Trump curbs access to free birth-control

The US President has given more employers the right to opt out of offering coverage, on religious or moral grounds

07/10/2017

World News

Sex abuse scandal: Vatican Treasurer Cardinal Pell in court

Australia's top Catholic cleric is facing charges of historic sex abuse.

06/10/2017

Turkey

Archaeologists 'discover' Santa Claus's grave in Turkey

The team claim remains previously thought to belong to St. Nicholas and taken to Italy were actually of a local priest

05/10/2017

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Three-year-old girl becomes Nepal’s new living goddess

Little Trishna Shakya will live in Kathmandu's temple palace until puberty hits and it's time to retire.

28/09/2017

Ireland

Ireland’s thorny abortion debate

Abortion is currently illegal in the country, except if a pregnant woman's life is in danger. Rights campaigners will be closely watching what changes are put to voters in a referendum on the issue next year.

27/09/2017

Italy

Document raises fresh questions over decades-old case of missing girl

Italian journalist claims to have uncovered documents linking the Vatican to girl's disappearance

18/09/2017

Israel

Jewish Orthodox protests turn violent

At least 8 protesters arrested in Jewish orthodox protests over conscription

17/09/2017

Malaysia

Fire kills dozens at Malaysian school

Two adult teachers also among the dead after blaze ripped through religious academy in Malaysian capital

14/09/2017

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Unification church couples over the moon at mass wedding

South Korea's Unification church holds another mass wedding.

07/09/2017

India

Protests at killing of senior Indian journalist

Senior Indian Gauri Lankesh was gunned down on Tuesday evening as she returned to her home in Bangalore, capital of the state of Karnataka.

06/09/2017

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Thousands of Muslims carry out 'stoning of the devil' ritual

Thousands of Muslims carry out 'stoning of the devil' ritual to mark the beginning of Eid al-Adha celebrations.

01/09/2017

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Bangladeshis swarm Dhaka trains to travel home for Eid al-Adha

Crowds of passengers climbed onto overcrowded trains in Dhaka as millions in the Bangladeshi capital return to their hometown in the lead-up to Eid al-Adha.

01/09/2017

Italy

'I'm in love with more than one person but it’s not cheating because they all know'

Polyamory is fighting for recognition in Italy

28/08/2017