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Mob sets fire to Nigerian woman over Islam blasphemy claim: police

Mob sets fire to Nigerian woman over Islam blasphemy claim: police

KANO, Nigeria - A mob burnt a woman to death in central Nigeria over the weekend after accusing her of blasphemy against Islam, police said Monday.

Burkina Faso bans homosexuality

Burkina Faso bans homosexuality

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Junta-run Burkina Faso has passed a law banning homosexuality and instituting punishments of up to five years in jail, the latest in a clutch of African nations to pass anti-gay legislation.

Pope Leo XIV receives priest defending LGBTQ Catholics

Pope Leo XIV receives priest defending LGBTQ Catholics

VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Leo XIV intends to continue his predecessor's openness towards the LGBTQ community, a leading Catholic exponent of reaching out to sexual minorities said Monday after meeting the US-born pontiff in the Vatican.

Yemen's Huthis hold funeral for PM killed in Israeli strike

Yemen's Huthis hold funeral for PM killed in Israeli strike

SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's Huthi rebels held a funeral on Monday for their prime minister and 11 other senior officials killed in an Israeli air strike that decimated its political cabinet.

Fierce winds force Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona

Fierce winds force Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain -- Fierce Mediterranean winds forced a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists, including environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg, to return to Barcelona, organizers said on Monday.

Thousands protest in Indonesia as military deployed in capital

Thousands protest in Indonesia as military deployed in capital

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Thousands rallied across Indonesia Monday as the military was deployed in the capital after six people were killed in nationwide protests sparked by anger over lavish perks for lawmakers.

UN slams 'shocking' global inaction after Israeli strike on Gaza hospital

UN slams 'shocking' global inaction after Israeli strike on Gaza hospital

GENEVA, Switzerland — A UN chief slammed "shocking" global inaction over the Gaza conflict Monday after an Israeli strike on a hospital killed at least 20 people including five journalists.