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Myanmar police have detained five villagers for burning down a mosque last week, an officer said Tuesday, as authorities look to contain religious violence in …
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Bangladesh may have shot hostage, missed warnings
DHAKA, July 5, (RTRS): Bangladesh police shot dead the pizza chef of a Dhaka restaurant, mistakenly thinking he was one of the militants who killed …
Read More »Baghdad bombing fuels calls for ‘sleeper cells’ crackdown – Iraq executes 5 after deadly blast
BAGHDAD, July 4, (Agencies): The death toll from a suicide bombing in a Baghdad shopping district rose above 150 on Monday, fueling calls for security …
Read More »Rich kids who grew up to be jihadists – Gunmen defy outdated stereotype
DHAKA, July 4, (AFP): Well-educated and hailing from wealthy families, the gunmen who killed 20 hostages in a Bangladesh cafe defy the increasingly outdated stereotype …
Read More »Bomber strikes near US consulate in Saudi
RIYADH, July 4, (Agencies): A foreign suicide bomber blew himself up near the American consulate in Saudi Arabia’s western city of Jeddah in the early …
Read More »Brutality, rapid succession of killings horrified many Pakistanis – ‘Honor’ killings bring new backlash
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 4, (AP): Parveen Rafiq closed her hands around the neck of her youngest daughter, Zeenat, and squeezed and squeezed until the girl …
Read More »Nearly 120 killed in Baghdad bombings – IS claims blasts
BAGHDAD, July 3, (RTRS): Nearly 120 people were killed and 200 wounded in two bombings overnight in Baghdad, most of them in a busy shopping …
Read More »AMIR CONDOLES OVER DHAKA ATTACK – Attackers all Bangladeshis
KUWAIT CITY, July 3, (Agencies): His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable Sunday to President of Bangladesh Mohammad Abdul Hamid, …
Read More »UAE warns against wearing traditional attire while abroad – US arrest incident prompts call
DUBAI, July 3, (Agencies): The United Arab Emirates has advised its citizens to avoid wearing traditional Arab clothing in Western countries after US police “brutally” …
Read More »Anti-Muslim protests
Myanmar’s bitterly-divided Rakhine State saw mass protests Sunday as thousands of Buddhists, including monks, demonstrated in a show of opposition to a government edict referring …
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