Morocco trains foreign students in its practice of moderate Islam
Naminata Koulibaly, 30, receives training in a Moroccan Muslim teaching institute, founded by King Mohammed VI in 2015, and hopes to return to her home in Ivory Coast better equipped to advise women on religious issues.
Thai election commission moves to disqualify anti-junta politician
Thailand’s Election Commission on Tuesday accused a prominent anti-junta politician of breaching the election law, moving to disqualify him from parliament almost a month after the disputed March 24 election.
Turkey’s election board rejects objection for decree-dismissed voters
Turkey’s high election board has rejected part of an effort by President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party to have a re-run of elections in Istanbul, dismissing an appeal regarding voters who were dismissed by decrees from government jobs after an attempte…
Exclusive: Sri Lanka warned of threat hours before suicide attacks – sources
By Shihar Aneez, Ranga Sirilal, Joe Brock and Sanjeev Miglani
Bosnian police deny mistreatment after video appears to show migrants in cages
Bosnian border police on Tuesday denied mistreating migrants after a video emerged of detainees at a border holding facility in what appeared to be cages.
FBI assisting Sri Lanka authorities with probe of bomb attacks: FBI
The FBI is assisting Sri Lankan authorities with their investigation of the bomb attacks over the Easter weekend on three churches and four hotels, a spokeswoman for the U.S. law enforcement agency said on Tuesday.
Philippines’ Duterte hits Canada on exported garbage
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte berated Canada on Tuesday in a longrunning dispute over waste exported to the Southeast Asia nation, threatening to sail it back to Canada.
Putin not planning talks with Ukraine’s new president: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning talks with Ukraine’s newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kremlin aide Yuri Uskakov told reporters on Tuesday.
Landslide kills three in Tanzania, several injured
A landslide triggered by rains killed at least three people at a mine in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha on Tuesday and left several people injured, a senior police official said.
Sri Lanka PM believes attacks had Islamic State links
Sri Lanka’s prime minister said on Tuesday said he believed the Easter day attacks had links to Islamic State, after the militant group claimed responsibility for the bombings in which more than 300 were killed.
