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Turkey cannot become an EU member, says EPP’s Weber
Middle East

Turkey cannot become an EU member, says EPP’s Weber

PASSAU, Germany (Reuters) – Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union, said Manfred Weber, the European Peoples Party’s…
Malaysia to see sultans pick next king
World

Malaysia to see sultans pick next king

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — After stripping Malaysia’s royal families of some of their powers during his 22-year stint as…
Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort
World

Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort

MARAWI, Philippines (AP) — Filipino Muslims in the southern Philippines voted Monday in a referendum on a new autonomous region…
China allows 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave Xinjiang
World

China allows 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave Xinjiang

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — China is allowing more than 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to abandon their Chinese citizenship and leave the…
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
Society

Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion

JINAN, China (AP) — Cui Haoxin is too young to remember the days of his Hui people’s oppression under China’s…
Egyptian novel explores Copts under controlling church
Books

Egyptian novel explores Copts under controlling church

CAIRO (AP) — Shady Lewis Botros says his recently published novel — “Ways of the Lord” — can be broadly…
Some non-Muslims may still enter Paradise: Habib al-Jifri
Society

Some non-Muslims may still enter Paradise: Habib al-Jifri

  Sufi Islamic preacher Habib Ali al-Jifri said that it is not true that non-Muslims will not enter Paradise, citing…
Myanmar police shoot, injure four in raid on Rohingya camp: witness
World

Myanmar police shoot, injure four in raid on Rohingya camp: witness

YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar police shot and injured four Rohingya Muslims on Sunday, after detaining two men accused of smuggling…
Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says no one wants to go
World

Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says no one wants to go

  COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s plans to begin repatriating Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on Thursday were scrapped because…
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing
World

Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing

YANGON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Myanmar officials said on Sunday the country was ready to receive more than 2,000 Rohingya…
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