A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces. Full story
(Reuters) - The Church of England published a plan on Friday to approve the ordination of women bishops by 2015, a widely supported reform it just missed passing last November after two decades of divisive debate. Full story
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police killed two suspected Islamic militants on Thursday after one of them threw a grenade at a group of officers and two others died in a separate shootout in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, Interfax reported. Full story
ANKARA (Reuters) - Scholars around the Muslim world were alarmed five years ago by news reports that Turkey planned a new, possibly heretical compilation of the Prophet Mohammad's sayings that might scrap those it thought were out of date. Full story
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A national atheist group said it plans to donate enough books on its views to be placed in all Georgia state park cabins after the state's governor said Bibles should remain at the vacation properties despite an atheist's recent complaint. Full story
A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has not led to any criminal trials against members of the country's Buddhist majorit Full story
Amid a heated war of words between Israel and Iran over the Islamic republic's nuclear ambitions, one musician is hoping that an unconventional weapon will help cool the tensions.
At least 20 people have died in violence between police and Islamic hardliners demanding that Bangladesh implement an anti-blasphemy law. NBCNews.com's Richard Lui reports.
A Meet the Press panel of experts looks at the role of religion in public policy and how morally religious objections often influence political decisions.
A Meet the Press panel of pundits examines the administration’s response to the Boston bombings and crisis in Syria.
Buddhist believers release paper lanterns as they pay homage to Buddha on Visakha Puja day, also known as Vesak Day, at the Nadam stadium in Ulan Bator, May 25, 2013. Picture taken May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Mareike Guensche (MONGOLIA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
BBC presenter Malak Jaafar and Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim participate in the "Political Islam and Governance" session at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa 2013 at the King Hussein Convention Centre, at the Dead Sea May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Muha
Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim speaks during the "Political Islam and Governance" session at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa 2013, at the King Hussein Convention Centre at the Dead Sea May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLIT
A Buddhist believer meditates during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, at Wat Dharmmakaya in Pathum Thani province, on the outskirts of Bangkok on May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
