A Protestant missionary in Iran who was arrested on February 2 on charges of proselytizing has been tortured and is being threatened with execution, his wife reports. Rev. Wilson Issavi ...

Pope Benedict XVI has sent a message of condolence to the Al Azhar University in Cairo upon the death of the institution's longtime leader, Sheik Mohammend Sayyed Tantawi. Cardinal ...

The Israeli government coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could face a political crisis over the construction of new Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory. Leaders ...