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Dozens attend funeral of IS-slain priest in northeast Syria

Dozens of mourners filled a church Tuesday for the funeral of an Armenian Catholic priest and his father killed by the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria. Men, women dressed in black and children gathered to celebrate the lives of Joseph Hanna Ibrahim and his father in the...

Restive Kashmir marks 100 days since India stripped autonomy

Kashmir, 100 days were marked Tuesday since India stripped the restive Himalayan valley of its autonomy and imposed a strict communications blackout, with local journalists protesting the internet blackout. Tensions have been high since August 5 when the national government moved to bring...

Lebanese banks, schools go on strike as as protests continue

Banks and schools in Lebanon were closed on Tuesday as protesters tried to prevent employees from clocking in at state institutions nearly one month into an anti-graft street movement. Unprecedented protests erupted across Lebanon on October 17, demanding the ouster of a generation of...

Saudi court convicts 38 people on terrorism-related charges

A Saudi Arabian court has convicted 38 people of terrorism-related crimes, state-run Al Ekhbariya television reported on Tuesday. The TV channel said they were charged with financing terrorism and with takfir - the Islamist militant practice of labeling followers of other schools of Islam...