2-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar
18 hours, 18 minutes ago
Sectarian violence in Myanmar first flared nearly a year ago in Rakhine between the region's Rakhine Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya.
Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk
4 days ago
Six Muslim men and one minor have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from life to two years in prison for involvement in the killing of a Buddhist monk during sectarian violence in central Myanmar.
Myanmar issues cyclone warning
14 days ago
Humanitarian groups are worried the storm could flood camps in the region that are housing tens of thousands of people who fled sectarian violence last year.
Myanmar charges 6 Muslims with sectarian violence
18 days ago
The sectarian violence in Myanmar first flared nearly a year ago in western Rakhine state between the region's Rakhine Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya.
More than 200 kidnapped Syrian villagers released
92 days ago
Gunmen from rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim villages in northern Syria have freed more than 200 people snatched in tit-for-tat kidnappings this month, easing tensions that threatened to touch off...
Syria: Hundreds taken in tit-for-tat kidnappings
98 days ago
Pro-government gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 people in northwestern Syria in retaliation for the abduction of 42 Shiite Muslims this week, a move that could fuel more sectarian violence in...
UN concerned at Muslim-Buddhist clashes in Myanmar
152 days ago
The U.N. General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming positive changes in Myanmar but expressing serious concern at an upsurge of sectarian violence between Muslims and...
US blacklists former Lebanese information minister
159 days ago
The departments of State and Treasury said Monday that Samaha has been added to a list of specially designated global terrorists for trying to incite sectarian violence and undermine Lebanon's...