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Myanmar launches probe into deadly Muslim school blaze

3 Apr 2013

Myanmar has launched an official inquiry into a blaze at a Muslim school that killed 13 boys, state media said on Wednesday, as authorities sought to dismiss fears the fire was linked to religious...

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Blaze at Muslim boarding school in Yangon kills 13

2 Apr 2013

A fire engulfed a mosque housing Muslim schoolchildren in Myanmar’s largest city on Tuesday, killing at least 13. Authorities, anxious over sectarian violence, quickly blamed the blaze on an...

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Three killed in blast at Kenyan capital mosque

8 Dec 2012

Three people were killed and eight wounded in a blast outside a mosque in the Kenyan capital, the Kenyan Red Cross and police said Friday.

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Briefs, December 7, 2012

7 Dec 2012

Murder charge for death on train tracks

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Fighters bulldoze Sufi mosque in Tripoli

27 Aug 2012

A mosque in the centre of Libya's capital containing Sufi Muslim graves was bulldozed in broad daylight, in what appeared to be the country's most blatant sectarian attack since the overthrow of...

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Syrian regime accused of massacre in town of Daraya, near Damascus

27 Aug 2012

Several hundred bodies were found in a town near Damascus after a ferocious assault by the Syrian army, a watchdog said yesterday, as activists accused government forces of another gruesome...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

Updated 4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Two villagers die in clash over mosque's demolition

At least two members of the Hui ethnic minority in Ningxia have died in clashes between more than 100 protesting Muslims and hundreds of armed police officers when a new mosque was demolished by...

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A tale of two continents

One minute you are in Asia, the next you are in Europe. If you're in Istanbul, that is. The Turkish capital spans two continents and is one of the world's few trans-continental cities.

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Spiritual reflection

Hong Kong's 250,000 Muslims marked the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan with prayers at the Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre on Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. The city's largest mosque,...

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Police out in force but calm reigns at Friday prayers

Noon prayers in Urumqi passed without incident yesterday, allowing the city to cross an important marker on its path to recovery from the worst ethnic violence in decades.

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Official defends closure as 'in step with Islamic doctrine'

A senior mainland religious official has defended the controversial closure of mosques in Urumqi last week, saying it was in line with Islamic doctrine.

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Most mosques open in Urumqi, but few risk coming to pray

Most mosques in Urumqi were open to worshippers yesterday and planned to be open for Friday lunchtime prayers, but staff said attendance continued to be well below average.

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