Malaysia on Sunday deported Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari, who was wanted in his home country after his tweet about the Prophet Mohammed sparked calls for his execution and prompted top clerics to brand him an "infidel".
Six candidates for the presidency, including François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy, all turned out to court the Jewish vote at a lobbying organisation's big dinner last night - but is religion relevant to the presidential election?
A French court has rejected an appeal by the Church of Scientology, upholding 2009 fraud charges and a 600,000 euro fine for convincing members into spending tens of thousands of euros.
The first day of a nationwide strike brought Africa's most populous nation to a standstill. Thousands took to the streets of Nigeria's economic capital, Lagos, and other cities to voice their anger over the removal of fuel subsidies, which has doubled petrol prices and increased the cost of food and transport. President Goodluck Jonathan is also trying to manage heightened tensions between the country's Muslims and Christians.
Annette Young talks to Israeli historian and journalist, Gershom Gorenberg, who has just published a book entitled "The Unmaking of Israel". An Orthodox Jew who's also left-wing, he talks about how Israel is at a crossroads as the divide between the secular and religious continues to deepen.
In the state of Iowa, God and politics are intertwined. Evangelicals carry a lot of weight in the caucus: in 2008, over half of Republican caucus-goers were Evangelicals. With Newt Gingrich's popularity fading over his record as an adulterer who has married three times, Evangelicals are split. The results of their indecision will be soon be revealed.
Thousands of Israelis gathered on Tuesday near Jerusalem to protest a radical Jewish sect that is trying to impose its strict lifestyle on others. President Shimon Peres urged the public to attend the protest.
Israeli police and ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters clashed on Monday in a town near Jerusalem after allegations that preteen schoolgirls were verbally abused for their "immodesty" sparked a public outcry.
“How many more victims does the world need?" The question asked by France's foreign minister, as Paris calls for action against the Syrian regime. Meanwhile, the curtain goes down on the war in Iraq. As the last US troops leave, our correspondent asks what will happen to those Iraqis who fought with Americans. Finally, Israel's ultra-orthodox Jews make headlines as they try to impose sex segregation in Jerusalem.
It's probably the last place you'd associate with words like "marketing" and "expansion plans". Churches are usually seen to be a world away from business and money-making. But in Brazil, religion appears to have become a market place - and competition between churches and temples is fierce.
