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Taliban says ‘shot down’ US drone in Afghanistan

The Taliban militant group claims it has shot down a US drone in the Afghanistan’s eastern province of Parwan. (more…)

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Pakistani youth ‘prefer Sharia to democracy’

Pakistani youth would prefer Islamic law or military rule over democracy, a British Council survey suggests. (more…)

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All Sudan political prisoners ‘to be freed’

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has said that he will release all political detainees, as tensions ease following recent agreements with…

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Children killed in Myanmar school fire

Thirteen children have been killed after a fire, apparently caused by an electrical fault, engulfed an Islamic school dormitory in…

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34 years after ‘Islamic Republic’; where is the nation?

Alluding to the ‘Islamic Republic Day’ in Iran, the leading Sunni scholar demanded the authorities on Friday, 29 March, to…

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French-backed Mali forces battle rebels

Malian soldiers backed by French fighter jets are battling fighters in Timbuktu after they used a car bomb as cover…

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Myanmar Muslims targeted with ‘brutal efficiency’: UN

A United Nations official, Vijay Nambiar, has said that the houses and mosques of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar have been…

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Car bomb kills, injures 40 US-led troops in Afghanistan

Taliban militants claim at least 40 US-led soldiers have been killed or injured in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan's…

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Madrasah Harassment Angers India Muslims

Muslim leaders are raising their voices to complain of police harassment of students and teachers of Islamic schools in the…

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Pakistan urges Egypt to help end ‘bloodshed’ in Syria

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday urged his Egyptian counterpart Mohammed Mursi to help efforts to end the “bloodshed”…

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