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1. News - Asia - PAKISTAN

   Anger, scuffles as Pakistan Shiites bury 89

   Posted Feb 20th 2013, 05:23pm by AFP

   ... of graves, hundreds of volunteers formed a human chain in a symbol of solidarity and protection. Shiites, who make up around 20 per cent of the mostly Sunni Muslim population of 180 million, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1154690/shiites-bury-their-dead-troubled-pakistani-city
2. News - World - Kuwait

   Shiite minority main victors in Kuwait parliamentary poll hit by boycott

   Posted Dec 03rd 2012, 12:00am by AFP

   ... includes as many as 30 new faces, reflecting the boycott by former MPs who are leading members of the opposition. Sunni Islamists were reduced to a small minority of four MPs compared with as many ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1095815/shiite-minority-main-victors-kuwait-parliamentary-poll-hit-boycott
3. News - World - IRAQ

   Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43

   Posted May 17th 2013, 08:37pm by Reuters

   ... News World Bombings Sunni Islam Shiite Muslims Baquba Al-Qaeda Reuters in Baquba First bomb explodes as worshippers leave after prayers; second blast kills people rushing to help Two bombs ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1240043/bombs-near-sunni-mosque-iraq-kill-38
4. News - Asia - PAKISTAN

   Pakistan market bombing leaves dozens dead

   Posted Feb 17th 2013, 10:06am by Associated Press in Quetta

   ... to days of protests that eventually toppled the local government. Shiites have been increasingly attacked by militant groups who view them as heretics and non-Muslims in this Sunni Muslim ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1152226/pakistan-market-bombing-leaves-dozens-dead
5. News - World - THE PAPAL RESIGNATION

   Muslims see new hope of dialogue with Catholic Church

   Posted Feb 14th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... controversial 2006 remarks on the Muslim prophet. But improved ties between the church and Al-Azhar, the premier seat of Sunni Muslim learning, would depend on the next pope's approach ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1149520/muslims-see-new-hope-dialogue-catholic-church
6. News - World - NIGERIA

   Satellite photos challenge Nigerian army's account of clash with Islamists

   Posted May 02nd 2013, 12:00am by AP

   ... News World Nigeria Islamist militants Associated Press in Bagu Satellite photos show hundreds of buildings destroyed after battle in northern Nigeria Satellite photographs and witness statements strongly challenge denials by Nigeria's government about mass casualties and damage left behind after fighting between the military and Islamic extremists. The clashes in a village ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1227624/satellite-photos-challenge-nigerian-armys-account-clash-islamists
7. News - World - LIBYA

   Islamists expelled from Mali by French transfer violence to Libya

   Posted Apr 30th 2013, 12:00am by GDN

   ... News World Islamists Mali Crisis Libya The Guardian in Tripoli and Timbuktu Islamists expelled by the French tread well-worn path across desert regions of north Africa Diplomats are warning of growing Islamist violence against Western targets in Libya as blowback from the war in Mali, following last week's attack on the French embassy in Tripoli. The bomb blast ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1226071/islamists-expelled-mali-french-transfer-violence-libya
8. News - Asia - PAKISTAN

   Bombs kill 17 on Pakistan campaign trail

   Posted May 07th 2013, 08:36pm by AFP

   ... News Asia Sunni Shiite Muslims Agence France-Presse Peshawar Bombs killed 17 people and wounded dozens more including an election candidate in Pakistan on Tuesday, raising to more than 100 the death toll from attacks on the campaign for Saturday’s polls. The attacks took place in the northwestern town of Hangu, a flashpoint for violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1232430/suicide-bomber-kills-nine-wounds-pakistan-poll-candidate
9. News - World - NIGER

   Islamists kill 20 in suicide attacks in Niger

   Posted May 24th 2013, 04:00am by Reuters

   ... and the military base in Agadez were claimed by the MUJWA militant group in retaliation for a French-led offensive this year against Islamist insurgents in neighbouring Mali. The attacks suggested Malian ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1244690/islamists-kill-20-suicide-attacks-niger
10. News - World - NIGERIA

    ‘Massive’ troop deployment in Nigeria’s restive northeast

    Posted May 16th 2013, 12:04am by AFP

    ... News World Nigeria Boko Haram Islamists troops Agence France-Presse in Abuja Nigeria’s military on Wednesday announced the “massive”deployment of troops to its restive northeast, after the president declared a state of emergency in areas where Islamist insurgents have seized territory. A separate military source speaking on condition of anonymity told reporters that fighter jets would ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1238559/massive-troop-deployment-nigerias-restive-northeast

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