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| May.22 |
Afghanistan |
3 dead in 'Quran shooting' protest Map of Chaghcharan Afghanistan Two civilians and a Lithuanian soldier were killed when a protest outside a NATO base in western Afghanistan turned violent
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| May.20 |
Myanmar |
Thousands pray for strength Monks began to chant and the worshippers prayed. Many brought their children, some of whom laughed and played marbles in the pavilion
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| Mar.18 |
India |
Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens The Dalai Lama will step down as leader of Tibet's government-in-exile if violence by protesters in the region worsens
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| Mar.13 |
Tibet |
China admits Tibet monk protests Chinese officials have acknowledged that Buddhist monks were protesting in the city of Lhasa this week
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| Oct.7 |
Myanmar |
135 monks reportedly detained The junta says at least 10 people were killed in the crackdown and that some 1,000 remain in detention centers
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Myanmar |
Myanmar: Protest monks had weapons Military leaders are saying that weapons had been seized from Buddhist monasteries and threatening to punish all violators of the law
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| Sep.26 |
Myanmar |
Monasteries in night raids| Security forces have launched raids on monasteries and arrested scores of monks, as they try to stem a rising tide of protests | |
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| Sep.20 |
Myanmar |
Monks protest for third day
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| Sep.19 |
Myanmar |
Monks protests escalate
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| Sep.18 |
Myanmar |
'1,000 monks' march Military officials in Burma have used tear gas to disperse more than 1,000 Buddhist monks marched peacefully in two cities
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Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working
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| Jul.10 |
Pakistan |
Red Mosque rebel cleric killed in crossfire Map of ISLAMABAD Pakistan| Cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi, the leader at the center of the week-long siege in Islamabad, has been killed. His body was found in the Red Mosque basemen. 8 s... | |
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| Jul.8 |
Pakistan |
Wanted men 'control Red Mosque' Religious affairs minister has said wanted Islamic militants were holding women and children hostage inside the Lal Masjid
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| Jul.4 |
Pakistan |
Mosque leader's burqa plan fails Abdul Aziz, the head of a radical mosque at the center of a stand-off with security forces, was arrested while trying to escape clad in a woman's burqa
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Pope lays down law on abortion
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| Feb.4 |
Bangladesh |
Millions of Muslims pray for peace
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| Jan.18 |
India |
Millions gather for Mela
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Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row
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| Jan.2 |
India |
Millions bathe at Hindu festival Millions have gathered in Allahabad for the Ardh Kumbh, a half-size version of the Kumbh Mela festival
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| Oct.30 |
Pakistan |
Islamic leaders call for protest after attack
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| Oct.14 |
India |
Low-caste Hindus adopt new faith
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| May.5 |
New Delhi |
Delhi swelters amid power crisis
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| Mar.27 |
Afghanistan |
Christian convert seeks asylum
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| Mar.24 |
Afghanistan |
Christian convert may be freed
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al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons
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| Feb.6 |
Afghanistan |
Cartoon protests turn deadly| 5 Afghans die as protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet sweep across the country | |
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| Jul.29 |
Pakistan |
Madrassa foreigners 'must leave' President Musharraf says all foreign students at religious schools, some 1,400 pupils, must leave the country
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| May.11 |
Afghanistan |
Riots over US Koran 'desecration' At least 4 people have been killed after police opened fire to break up a protest in eastern Afghanistan
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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| Oct.10 |
Pakistan |
Islamic parties surge in poll The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), or United Action Front, has won the majority of the 20 or so seats
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| Mar.15 |
India |
Ayodhya Hindus march peacefully Hardlines have held a peaceful ceremony. Massive security operation forestalled a feared eruption in religious violence
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| Nov.14 |
Afghanistan |
Aid workers freed| 8 Western workers airlifted out of the country by a US military helicopter | | |
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| Nov.1 |
Afghanistan |
Bombing to go on during Ramadan National Security Advisor C. Rice has announced that air strikes will not be suspended during the Muslim holy month
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Afghanistan |
Bin Laden calls Pakistanis to arms In a letter Bin Laden urged Pakistani Muslims to defend Islam against a Christian campaign
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| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave The resolution is represent a compromise agreed at a meeting in Kabul. The U.S. has dismissed as inadequate
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| Aug.6 |
Afghanistan |
Arrested for spreading Christianity U.S. pressures Taliban to free 24 international and Afghan aid workers
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| Mar.2 |
Northern Afghanistan |
Taleban starting to wreck Buddhas Opposition leader said that Taleban has started to destroy 2 centuries-old Buddhas, despite worldwide pleas
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