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An angry debate over a ban on burkinis in France was further stoked by images of a veiled woman surrounded by police on a beach in Nice.

• 25 августа 2016, 14:41

The head of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong has said the Chinese government is willing to reach an understanding with the Vatican.

• 05 августа 2016, 16:02

Kazakhstan had detained all the remaining gunmen involved in a series of shooting attacks last week that killed seven people.

• 13 июня 2016, 16:37

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev said the perpetrators of deadly attacks in Aktobe city were acting on instructions from abroad.

• 13 июня 2016, 16:04

President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Wednesday demanded 'the strictest punishment' to the perpetrators of deadly attacks in Aktobe city.

• 08 июня 2016, 17:29

Police in Kazakhstan said Tuesday they had killed 13 suspects in an anti-terror operation following deadly weekend attacks.

• 08 июня 2016, 17:22

Police in Kazakhstan were hunting for up to seven gunmen on Monday after a series of terror attacks that killed six people.

• 07 июня 2016, 16:24

Armed men suspected of being religious extremists went on the rampage in a town in Kazakhstan.

• 06 июня 2016, 14:16

Economic concerns and the desire for a sense of purpose and revenge are the major factors pushing young Syrians into the arms of jihadist groups, a study released on Wednesday found.

• 04 мая 2016, 15:50

Two lawsuits filed in California on Monday claim that Muslim women were discriminated against in separate incidents because of their religion and for wearing the hijab.

• 03 мая 2016, 13:57

Saudi Arabia has stripped its frequently criticised religious police of their powers to arrest, urging them to act "kindly and gently" in enforcing Islamic rules.

• 13 апреля 2016, 17:33

Thailand's air safety body warned passengers that lucky 'child angel' dolls cannot be considered real people and must be properly stowed.

• 27 января 2016, 15:12

Over 70,000 people sign a petition to ban Donald Trump from entering Britain after his call to bar Muslims from entering the United States.

• 09 декабря 2015, 17:32

Pope Francis made a highly symbolic gesture by opening a "Holy Door" at Bangui Cathedral in the Central African Republic ahead of the start of a Catholic Jubilee Year.

• 30 ноября 2015, 13:04

Pope Francis hailed Africa as "a continent of hope" as he toured Uganda on the second leg of a landmark trip that has seen him railing against corruption and poverty.

• 28 ноября 2015, 12:47

France's leading Muslim body said it would create a permit to preach for imams in a bid to root out extremists, as well as a new religious body to fight back against jihadist propaganda.

• 25 ноября 2015, 15:41

Pope Francis pledged to forge ahead with reforms within the Church, while decrying "deplorable" leaks over uncontrolled spending by the Vatican.

• 09 ноября 2015, 10:11

Pope Francis offered a surprise public apology from the Catholic Church for a series of scandals which have shaken the city of Rome and the Vatican, from gay sex to drug use.

• 15 октября 2015, 15:20

Pope Francis deplored the "escalation of violence affecting innocent civilians" in the Middle East, from Syria to Iraq, Jerusalem and the West Bank, and urged the international community to act.

• 09 октября 2015, 16:57

Pope Francis celebrated a giant outdoor mass in Philadelphia, bringing to a close an electrifying US tour with an appeal for unity and family love, having met victims of church sex abuse.

• 28 сентября 2015, 16:16