sectarian violence
Sri Lanka police arrest two in clashes as schools reopen to near-empty classes
World
May 6, 2019
Sri Lanka police arrest two in clashes as schools reopen to near-empty classes
NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka/COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka police arrested two men after a personal feud led to clashes between two…
Myanmar court sentences two to death for Muslim lawyer’s murder
World
February 16, 2019
Myanmar court sentences two to death for Muslim lawyer’s murder
Two people were sentenced to death by a Myanmar court Friday for the murder of a Muslim lawyer and Aung…
Grenade attack kills two at southern Philippines mosque
World
January 30, 2019
Grenade attack kills two at southern Philippines mosque
A grenade attack on a mosque in the troubled southern Philippines killed two people early Wednesday, authorities said, just…
Egypt’s Pope: We are awaiting decisive procedures over Minya police shooting
Egypt
December 15, 2018
Egypt’s Pope: We are awaiting decisive procedures over Minya police shooting
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, said Friday that he expected…
Hindu monks, large crowds call on Modi to help build Ayodhya temple
World
December 9, 2018
Hindu monks, large crowds call on Modi to help build Ayodhya temple
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Dozens of Hindu monks and tens of thousands of followers, gathered under the banner of…
Fifty-five dead after market row in northern Nigeria: presidency
World
October 21, 2018
Fifty-five dead after market row in northern Nigeria: presidency
Fifty-five people were killed this week in clashes between young Christians and Muslims in northern Nigeria following a dispute…
Egypt has failed to protect Christians: Amnesty
Egypt
March 1, 2017
Egypt has failed to protect Christians: Amnesty
Amnesty International says the Egyptian government has failed to protect hundreds of Coptic Christians who fled their homes in northern…
Militants kill Christian in Sinai, second in a week
Egypt
February 16, 2017
Militants kill Christian in Sinai, second in a week
Suspected Islamic militants gunned down a Coptic Christian teacher on his way to school in northern Sinai on Thursday, the…
Trump says Christians in Middle East have been ‘executed in large numbers’
World
January 30, 2017
Trump says Christians in Middle East have been ‘executed in large numbers’
US President Donald Trump has declared his support for Christians "executed in large numbers" in the Middle East, two days…
MPs intervene to calm sectarian tensions in Minya
Egypt
September 19, 2016
MPs intervene to calm sectarian tensions in Minya
MPs from Minya governorate intervened on Monday to calm tensions in the village of Asem, on the outskirts of Minya…