• Suicide Bomber Kills 16 at Procession For Shi'ite Holiday In Pakistan

  A suicide bomber killed 16 people in Pakistan on Friday at a procession in Sindh province for the Shi'ite Muslim holiday of Ashura, police said.

  

• Devout Americans Less Likely To Believe Faith Contradicts Science, New Study Finds

  Highly religious Americans are less likely than others to believe their faith is at odds with science, but when they do, the main sticking points are evolution and how the universe was created, according to a study released on Thursday.

  

• New Jersey Senate Overrides Christie Veto of Gun Control Bill

  The New Jersey Senate voted to override Governor Chris Christie's veto of a gun control bill on Thursday, marking the first time either chamber of the legislature has overturned one of his vetoes since he took office in 2010.

  

• Chinese Dissidents Accuse UK Of 'Shameful' Clampdown On Xi Protests

  Prominent Chinese dissidents accused British police on Friday of being heavy-handed after an exiled Chinese democracy activist and two Tibetan women were arrested at a protest during President Xi Jinping's state visit to Britain.

  

• Palestinian Factions Call For 'Day Of Rage' Mass Rallies Against Israel As Tension Escalates

  Palestinian factions called for mass rallies against Israel in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem in a "day of rage" on Friday, as world and regional powers pressed on with talks to try to end more than three weeks of bloodshed.