Thousands of members of a Christian group occupied a busy highway in Manila for a second night on Saturday, protesting against what they say is government intrusion in church affairs.
Police said about 1,700 people converged on the highway at around 0800 ET on Saturday, but officials of the Iglesia

The visit to Islamabad, part of an Asian tour that included an earlier stop in China, comes amid uncertainty over whether the United States will release $300 million in military aid to Pakistan.
Media reports have suggested the money could be held back if the United States determines Pakistan is no

Self-exiled Baloch Republican Army (BRA) leader Brahumdagh Bugti has agreed to hold talks with the government on the Balochistan issue, hinting at the possibility of withdrawing demands of separation.
In his recent interview with BBC, Brahamdagh said if Baloch people are willing, he may step back f

He was later transferred into the custody of Rangers personnel, who presented him in the ATC today under strict security.
According to Samaa correspondent, Dr. Asim was produced in a local anti-terrorism court where Rangers officials requested the judge to grant 90-day physical remand of for interr

Nawab Mohammad Akbar Khan Bugti was assassinated in military operation when he moved to mountains against injustice of federation of Pakistani towards Balochistan.
Nazir Bhatti said “Nawab Akbar Bugti was an able and daring Baloch leader which will be ever remembered in history of Balochistan”
“I

"He was handed over to us late last night ... Today, after a while, maybe after one or one-and-a-half hours, we will hand him over to the Chinese embassy," Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told reporters.
The Chinese man, who had been cycling through Pakistan, was abducted last May near the western city of

The Pope was responding to a letter sent by the members of the community, which explained they chose Riccione for their mission because it had recently become “infamous” for being a place where “young people lose their lives due to a deviant culture of drugs, sex, and ‘unrestrained’ entertainments.”

When Pope Francis arrives in September people are expected to flood the streets in an attempt to get a look at the pontiff – but that’s only part of the security headache.
Ensuring security for a world dignitary is always a logistical challenge, but the Pope is proving to be harder to look after th

Steve Maman, 42, founded the group Liberation of Christian and Yazidi Children of Iraq (CYCI) after the jihadist group conquered northern Iraq last year, displacing more than 120,000 people while forcing many non-Muslims they captured to either convert or die. Many women and children were also taken

“Seventy years ago, on August 6 and 9, 1945, the terrible atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki took place. Even after so many years, this tragic event still arouses horror and revulsion,” said the Pope, who was speaking to the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square following the Angelus pra

It is not clear that those who are Selected by Political parties under proportional system on reserved seats for minorities in National Assembly of Pakistan and four provincial assemblies will be allowed to attend sessions of parliament after this historic judgement of Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Th

Asia Bibi, a farm worker and mother of four, became the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law in 2010.
The Supreme Court will soon begin hearing an appeal against her conviction, said lawyer Saif-ul-Malook.
"The execution of Asia Bibi has been suspended

“A despairing heart finds it easy to succumb to a way of thinking which is becoming ever more widespread in our world. It is a mentality in which everything has a price, everything can be bought, everything is negotiable,” the Pope said July 9 during his homily at his Mass, said in Santa Cruz de la

Francis for the release of his encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’, and call for bolder climate action by world leaders.
Under the banner of “One Earth One Family,” the march brought together Catholics and other Christians, followers of non-Christian faiths, environmentalists and people of g

and a visit to the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of St. John Bosco.
The pope’s packed schedule includes visits of other religious institutions and encounters with various groups of people, generally marginalized by society.
It is expected to be anot