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Sri Lanka detain nearly 100 in anti-Islamist swoops
World

Sri Lanka detain nearly 100 in anti-Islamist swoops

Sri Lanka’s military has detained nearly 100 suspects during four days of search operations against remnants of an Islamist group…
Sri Lankan police hunt 140 people believed linked to Islamic State after Easter bombings
World

Sri Lankan police hunt 140 people believed linked to Islamic State after Easter bombings

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed linked to Islamic State, which has…
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing
World

Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing

YANGON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Myanmar officials said on Sunday the country was ready to receive more than 2,000 Rohingya…
Myanmar police kill several in Rakhine Buddhist riot
World

Myanmar police kill several in Rakhine Buddhist riot

At least seven people have died after police in Myanmar opened fire on a group of ethnic Rakhine Buddhists. Authorities…
In Myanmar’s Rakhine, aid workers blocked from entering Muslim camp amid tension
Middle East

In Myanmar’s Rakhine, aid workers blocked from entering Muslim camp amid tension

Buddhists in Myanmar on Wednesday blocked aid workers from visiting a camp for displaced Muslims in the central part of…
Myanmar lifts state of emergency in conflict-torn Rakhine state
World

Myanmar lifts state of emergency in conflict-torn Rakhine state

Myanmar President Thein Sein, in a surprise move hours before leaving office, lifted a state of emergency in the restive…
Myanmar: Anti-Muslim monks meet to defend new race laws
World

Myanmar: Anti-Muslim monks meet to defend new race laws

Myanmar's self-appointed guardians of race and religion have taken to a stage in the country's national stadium to declare their…
Al-Azhar makes international call to help Myanmar’s Muslim migrants
Egypt

Al-Azhar makes international call to help Myanmar’s Muslim migrants

Al-Azhar has called upon the international community to rescue Rohingya Muslims migrating by sea from Myanmar, but who have been…
Rights group says Muslims massacred in Myanmar amid official denials
World

Rights group says Muslims massacred in Myanmar amid official denials

Security forces in western Myanmar massacred at least 40 Rohingya Muslims last week, including women and children, a human rights…
Muslim protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh
World

Muslim protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh burned at least four Buddhist temples and 15 homes of Buddhists…
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