They say God is in the details, but a new genre of Web sites and the pastors who use them believe He’s also at the movies. Sites like Movieministry.com, HollywoodJesus.com and Reelspirituality.org offer biblical lessons found in popular flicks and ways preachers can incorporate these ideas into sermons. “We live …

WASHINGTON – From the suburbs of Seattle to the union halls of New York, thousands of volunteers are contributing their sweat to help their candidates eke out a victory in the toughest, closest House races across the country. More than the individual races are at stake — taking control of …

ALGIERS, Algeria – A coalition of armed opposition groups says it’s not ready to sign a peace accord for restive northern Mali. International mediators, some regional groups and Mali’s government signed the accord Sunday, after nine months of peace negotiations hosted by neighboring Algeria. The agreement includes provisions for local …

GENEVA – Russia’s sinking economy is putting up a major hurdle for Ford Motor Co. and General Motors as the U.S. automakers fight to return to profitability in Europe after years of losses. Karl-Thomas Neumann, CEO of GM’s Adam Opel GmbH subsidiary, said at the Geneva auto show that the …

BEIRUT – Activists say a Syrian government airstrike in a suburb of the capital, Damascus, has killed at least 32 people and wounded many others. An activist based near Damascus who goes by the name of Abu Yazan said the air raid occurred after Friday prayers in the suburb of …

JERUSALEM – A majority of Palestinians killed in dozens of Israeli attacks on Gaza homes in the 2014 war with Hamas were women, minors or elderly people, and some of the strikes violated the rules of war, an Israeli rights group said Wednesday. The B’Tselem group called strikes on homes …

C ARACAS, Venezuela – Human rights groups and Venezuela’s opposition are criticizing the government’s new authorization for riot police to use firearms to control protests. The new rules were slipped into a resolution this week providing security forces with guidelines on the use of force. Venezuela’s constitution bans the use …

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s stock market regulator says foreign investors will be allowed to trade shares on the oil-rich kingdom’s exchange beginning on June 15. The Capital Market Authority’s announcement Thursday has been eagerly awaited by investors seeking to tap into the Arab world’s largest economy. The Saudi …

TOKYO – The Japanese government has nominated a former executive at Toyota Motor Corp., one of the biggest beneficiaries of the cheap Japanese yen resulting from drastic monetary easing, to fill a post on the central bank’s policymaking board. If lawmakers approve his appointment, Yukitoshi Funo, 68, a former head …

CAIRO – An Egyptian court has banned the country’s hard-core soccer fan associations, known locally as “ultras,” over accusations that the groups are involved in terrorism. The ruling Saturday at the Court of Urgent Matters in Cairo outlaws the fan organizations for soccer clubs across the country. Ultras frequently clash …