Va. man stuck in Egypt after Yemen travels landed him on no-fly list returning to US Friday

Va. man stuck in Egypt on no-fly list coming to US

APNewsBreak: Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders says he is launching international anti-Islam group

APNewsBreak: Dutch lawmaker forms anti-Islam group

UN panel says Vatican’s report on protecting children’s rights is almost 13 years overdue

UN: Vatican child rights report 13 years overdue

Argentina becomes first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage with Senate vote

Argentina legalizes gay marriage in historic vote

India says no to US tour of Tibetan monk

DHARAMSALA - India has denied permission to Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa who is the third most respected Tibetan monk reincarnate and is recognised by both the Dalai Lama and China, to go on a two-week religious tour to the US this month.

International support to declare 1984 riots a genocide

CHANDIGARH - A global human rights advocacy group working for Sikh rights Thursday called for international support after the Sikh high priests in Amritsar announced that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots across would now be called a ‘genocide’.

New bishop for post left vacant for 48 years in China

Vatican City, July 15 (IANS/AKI) Antonio Xu Jiwei has been consecrated bishop of the city of Taizhou in China’s eastern coastal province of Zhejiang, filling an office that has been vacant for 48 years, the Vatican announced Wednesday.