Religion

Saturday's stabbing in Willetton had all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack, according to police, but they stopped short of giving it that label. But questions are being asked about whether Australia is doing enough to counter online radicalisation.

Antony Loewenstein's investigations on Israel have earned him acclaim around the world, but within his own community, he has been labelled a traitor.

More than half a million Australians who identify as Orthodox Christians will be celebrating their Easter on May 5 this year.

Canadian police say the murder of the Sikh separatist leader is still under investigation and they are probing possible links to the Indian government.

One of four Sydney teenagers accused of planning a terrorist attack allegedly suggested targeting Jewish community members in a group chat, a court has heard.

A protester interrupts the Archbishop of Sydney less than a minute after he had begun comments over his concerns over legislation designed to provide greater protections to transgender people in New South Wales.

The parents of the 16-year-old who stabbed a Sydney bishop have spoken publicly for the first time, detailing their son's serious anger management issues and history of violence.

Rights groups say it is a "serious blow to fundamental human rights" that Iraq passed new laws which sentence people who engage in same-sex relations to up to 15 years in prison.

The fundamentalist sect is known by a variety of names including the Two by Twos, The Church With No Name, The Truth and The Way, and has about 8,000 followers across Australia.

India's main opposition party has accused the prime minister of using "hate speech" after he called Muslims "infiltrators" at an election rally.

Fairfield Local Court heard Nikolaj Mikic had turned himself into police after investigators released images of 12 men they believed were involved in a riot outside the Christ The Good Shepherd Church. Mr Mikic is the fourth man charged over the violent riots.

The move is in response to accusations that the unit committed human rights violations in the West Bank. 

The United States vetoes a widely backed UN resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine.

In Samoa, churches spend millions building cathedrals to connect communities to God. But as debts and poverty skyrocket, many are questioning the price tag.

A 16-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed Sydney bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley has been charged with committing a terrorist act.

Bystanders have joined workers to try to save art in Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange building after a blaze engulfed its spire. Here's what we know. 

Emergency responders were confronted with "terrifying and extremely violent" scenes after a bishop was stabbed during a church service. Paramedics had to hide in the church after coming under threat.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton repeats that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese missed a chance to respond strongly to protests outside the Opera House against Israel in October last year, as he again compares the moment to the Port Arthur massacre.

Thousands of Muslims gather at Sydney's Lakemba Mosque for the morning Eid prayer, with not a single politician in sight — because none were invited.

As the war in Gaza continues, there's a debate underway inside Israel over whether ultra-Orthodox men should remain exempt from military service.

A playful "takjil war" has erupted in Indonesia after non-Muslims started buying up snacks and food usually eaten to break the fast during Ramadan.

Israel's ultra-Orthodox community has always been exempt from mandatory military service but a ruling in the country's highest court has changed everything.

The Vatican declares sex reassignment operations and surrogacy as grave threats to human "dignity", putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that violate God's plan for human life.

Rockets in North Korea, cherry blossoms in Japan and heat waves in the Philippines — the Asia Pacific this week in photos.

Lawyers for the six men said they had reached a settlement with the state that would allow the men to view the solar eclipse "in accordance with their sincerely held religious beliefs".