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Second grader in hijab erupts controversy in Kazakhstan A girl in southern Kazakhstan is prevented from attending school classes unless she takes off her headscarf.

29 January 2015

Pope opens doors to transsexual dubbed 'devil's daughter': report Pope Francis has met a Spanish transsexual and his fiancée at the Vatican, opening his doors to a man dubbed "the devil's daughter" by a local priest.

28 January 2015

Putin lauds Soviet army at Moscow's Auschwitz ceremony President Vladimir Putin slammed what he called attempts to rewrite history and lauded the Red Army at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

28 January 2015

Obama issues warning on Auschwitz anniversary US President Barack Obama marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with a warning that the world needs to combat resurgent anti-Semitism.

28 January 2015

Anti-Semitic acts in France doubled in 2014: Jewish group The number of anti-Semitic acts doubled in France during 2014, with acts involving physical violence leading the increase.

27 January 2015

Merkel calls threats, attacks against Jews in Germany 'disgrace' Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was a "disgrace" that Jews in Germany faced insults, threats or violence.

27 January 2015

Thousands join anti-Islam rally as Germany worries about image Thousands of people joined a march by the German anti-Islamisation PEGIDA movement.

26 January 2015

Jews, Muslims, Christians tackle 'Charlie', religious violence at Davos What do a rabbi, an archbishop, a top Islamic academic and former British prime minister Tony Blair have in common?

22 January 2015

West's defence of Charlie Hebdo worries moderate Asia Muslims The West's defence of Charlie Hebdo's right to offend is testing the patience of Muslims even in moderate Indonesia and Malaysia.

21 January 2015

Pope says Catholics do not need to breed 'like rabbits' Pope Francis has said that good Catholics do not have to breed "like rabbits".

20 January 2015

Pope to end record-setting Asia tour Pope Francis will fly back to Rome after a dramatic week in Asia that saw him draw record crowds and hammer home his pro-poor message to millions.

19 January 2015

Cameron rebuts pope on speech offensive to religion British Prime Minister defended the right to speech that gives offense to others' religious beliefs, in a rebuttal to Pope Francis who said there should be limits.

19 January 2015

Hungarian Jews mark 70 years since Budapest ghetto liberation Hungarian Jews and Soviet army veterans gathered to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation by the Red Army of the Budapest ghetto in World War II.

19 January 2015

Philippine plane following Pope Francis overshoots runway A plane carrying top aides of Philippine President overshot a runway in stormy weather, shortly after Pope Francis's plane took off from the same airport.

17 January 2015

Big business cashes in on 'Brand Pope' in Philippines Pope Francis says he has come to the Philippines to help the poor, but the country's biggest businesses and multinationals are also cashing in.

16 January 2015

Pope to begin passionate, chaotic Philippine visit Pope Francis will immerse himself in the Catholic Church's passionate and chaotic Asian heartland as he lands in the Philippines for a five-day trip.

15 January 2015

Pope heads to Sri Lanka, kicking off Asia trip Pope Francis set off for a six-day trip to Sri Lanka and the Philippines, where his open-air masses are expected to draw millions.

13 January 2015

Netanyahu welcomes France's 'very firm position' on anti-Semitism Israeli Prime Minister said he appreciated the "very firm position" taken by French leaders against "the new anti-Semitism and terrorism" in France.

12 January 2015

Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstan on Orthodox Christmas Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the people of Kazakhstan on Orthodox Christmas.

07 January 2015

Pope names 20 cardinals, many from developing world Pope Francis on Sunday named 20 new cardinals, a majority of them from Africa, Asia and Latin America, increasingly key areas.

05 January 2015

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