India should snap all ties with Israel, demand Muslim groupsNEW DELHI - Several Muslim organisations Friday demanded an end to the trade and military relations between India and Israel as they held protest demonstration in the capital against Israel’s assault May 30 on an aid ship en route to Gaza, leading to the death of nine activists. Pope in Cyprus finds himself listening to attack on Turkey from Greek Cypriot leaders
Pope on 3-day visit to Cyprus PAPHOS, Cyprus — Greek Cypriot leaders made a blistering attack on Turkey for its occupation of northern Cyprus as Pope Benedict XVI began a pilgrimage to the divided island Friday bringing a message of peace to the region. Nigeria: Court to hear case over whether religion allows senator to take child bride
Nigeria: Court to hear child-bride case ABUJA, Nigeria — A Nigerian federal court will hear a case over whether the West African nation’s religious freedom and privacy laws allow a Muslim senator to marry a 13-year-old girl, the latest rift in a country split between Christians and Muslims. Muslim groups protest Israeli assault on Gaza aid shipNEW DELHI - Representatives from several Muslim organisations Friday staged a protest march in the capital against Israel’s assault May 30 on an aid ship en route to Gaza, leading to the death of nine activists, and demanded India snap all ties with the country. Amsterdam’s ex-mayor counters anti-Islam politics with tolerance in bid to be prime minister
Ex-mayor offers Dutch voters return to tolerance Pope says bishop’s killing not political, won’t cloud his pilgrimage to Cyprus
Pope: killing of bishop won’t cloud Cyprus trip Pope has departed for Cyprus, a day after killing of Catholic bishop in Turkey
Pope departs on 3-day trip to Cyprus VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI departed Friday on a sensitive three-day trip to Cyprus, a visit likely to be overshadowed by shock over the killing in Turkey of a bishop who had been scheduled to meet with the pontiff. Report: Roman Catholic bishop tried to help suspected killer to overcome depression
Roman Catholic bishop helped suspected killer Church shocked by killing of bishop in Turkey on eve of Pope Benedict XVI’s Cyprus trip
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