May 22, 2019
A Democratic senator is cautioning that President Donald Trump's plans for a July Fourth extravaganza on the National Mall sound suspiciously like a giant Trump rally on the taxpayers' dime
May 17, 2019
Egyptian president pardons 560 prisoners, including prominent journalist sentenced for 'insulting the judiciary'
May 16, 2019
Sri Lanka was the Lonely Planet guide's top travel destination for 2019, but since the Easter attacks on churches and luxury hotels, foreign tourists have fled
May 15, 2019
The House has approved a bill reaffirming the right of a Massachusetts tribe to hold land in trust, a crucial step to building a $1 billion casino
May 13, 2019
Vermont has joined a handful of states in renaming Columbus Day to honor Native Americans
May 9, 2019
The first Catholic mass has been celebrated at St. Sebastian's Church in the Sri Lankan city of Negombo following the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed more than 100 people at the church and 250 people overall across the country
May 7, 2019
A Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy was decapitated isn't hiring lifeguards, advertising or selling tickets with less than a month left before its typical Memorial Day weekend opening date
May 6, 2019
Israel's Supreme Court has ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow 100 Palestinians from the West Bank to enter Israel and attend a joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony in Tel Aviv this week
May 6, 2019
A look at Ramadan, Islam's holy month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, which for many Muslims begins Monday
May 5, 2019
Muslims in Southeast Asia and much of the Middle East, including in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, are starting the month of Ramadan on Monday