Pa. family sues Catholic diocese after accuser in priest abuse case commits suicide

Pa. diocese sued after abuse accuser’s suicide

More than matzo balls: With locusts and deer, Jerusalem dinner shakes up the kosher kitchen

More than matzo balls: Kosher cooking revisited

APNewsBreak: Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh sued over alleged clergy abuse victim’s suicide

APNewsBreak: Pa. diocese sued in accuser’s suicide

Sikhs protest harassment of youth in Kashmir

JAMMU - Members of the Sikh community staged demonstrations across the Jammu region Thursday to protest the harassment of a Sikh youth in the Kashmir Valley who allegedly had his hair cut forcibly.

Saudi villagers prayed in wrong direction for 10 years

RIYADH - Worshippers at a mosque in a Saudi Arabian village near Mecca discovered they were praying for 10 years in the wrong direction, a newspaper in the country reported Thursday.

Kerala poll panel asks for report on bishop council letter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala’s state election commissioner has asked for a report on a letter by the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) asking people not to vote for independent candidates who are atheists in the upcoming local bodies poll.

Court restores `secularism’ in Bangladesh constitution

DHAKA - In a far-reaching move, Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has restored ’secularism’ in the country’s constitution. It has also denounced the declaration of martial law in the past and sought safeguards to end “extra-constitutional adventures”.

Dhaka court restores ’secularism’ in constitution

DHAKA - Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has restored ’secularism’ as one of the basic tenets in the country’s 1972 constitution.

Vedic conference to be held in Trinidad and Tobago

Port-of-SPAIN - Over 100 scholars from India and around the globe will participate in the World Association of Vedic Studies (WAVES) at the University of the West Indies early next month.