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Cardinal Pell Denies Abuse Charges In Australian Court
Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell, a top advisor to Pope Francis, denied all charges of historical sexual...
Fugitive Monk Extradited To Thailand For Allegedly ‘raping Girl, 14’
A flamboyant fugitive monk accused of raping a 14-year-old girl has been extradited back to Thailand after fleeing to...
Gulen ‘not Worried’ About Extradition To Turkey
US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Ankara for a failed coup attempt a year ago, told French TV Tuesday...
Egypt Police Trap and Kill Top Militants
Egyptian police have killed two leaders of the Hasam militia in a shootout after intercepting them as they relocated to...
Iranian President’s Brother Freed On Bail
Hossein Fereydoun, the brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, has been released on bail following his arrest on...
Iran President’s Brother Held On Financial Crime Charges
Iran's judiciary on Sunday announced the arrest of President Hassan Rouhani's brother Hossein Fereydoun on financial...
Erdogan Hails ‘defenders of Nation’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given emotional speeches to tens of thousands of people a year after a coup...
Security Tight, Holy Site Shut After Jerusalem Attack
Security forces locked down parts of Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday and an ultra-sensitive holy site remained closed...
Turkey To Mark Anniversary of Coup Attempt
Events will be held in Turkey later to mark the first anniversary of a failed coup in which at least 260 people died...
Gulen Blasts ‘despicable’ 2016 Turkey Coup Bid, Subsequent ‘witch…
US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, the man blamed by Turkey for a failed coup attempt a year ago, on Friday again...
Hunger-Striking Pair Become Symbols of Turkey Purge
An Ankara academic and teacher who have been on hunger strike for over four months after being sacked in the wake of...
Shadowy App Turkey Says Was Key To Coup Bid
It's the app Ankara says provided the messaging hub for many of the suspected plotters who took part in last year's...
Cardinal Pell Returns To Australia To Fight Charges
The Vatican treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, has returned to Australia as he prepares to defend himself against sexual...
Nigeria Court Rejects Shiite Cleric’s Rights Suit
A Nigerian court has thrown out a suit brought by a prominent pro-Iranian Shiite cleric against the military for human...
Saudi Agrees To Iran Consulates During Hajj
Iran will be allowed to set up temporary consulates in Saudi Arabia during the hajj pilgrimage despite the absence of...
Iraq PM Thanks Top Shiite Cleric For Role In Anti-IS War
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Friday thanked Iraq's top Shiite cleric for his role in the war against jihadists,...
Catholic Church Rallies Behind Pell After Sex Charges
Australia's Catholic leaders have spoken out in support of Cardinal George Pell describing the Vatican finance chief as...
Sex Abuse Scandal Haunts Australia’s Top Catholic Cleric
From country priest to trusted top Vatican aide, the rise of Australia's most senior Catholic cleric George Pell has...
Pope Aide Pell ‘strenuously’ Denies Child Sex Abuse
Vatican finance chief George Pell "strenuously" denies all allegations of historic child sex offences and will return...