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Mosque ransacked and copies of Quran burned in Corsica

A crowd vandalised a Muslim prayer hall and set fire to copies of the Quran on the French island of…

10 years ago

Air strike kills prominent Syrian rebel commander

Zahran Alloush, the commander of the best organised group in the Damascus area, has been killed in an air strike,…

10 years ago

Earthquake shakes Afghanistan, Pakistan and India

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck northeast Afghanistan near the country's borders with Pakistan and Tajikistan, according to the US Geological…

10 years ago

Russian jets target mosque, kill five in Aleppo

Five people were killed and 10 others were injured after Russian warplanes targeted a mosque during Friday prayer in Aleppo,…

10 years ago

Afghanistan: Sangin almost entirely in Taliban hands

Latest reports from southern Afghanistan suggest that Sangin district in Helmand province is now almost entirely under Taliban control after…

10 years ago

US bans Muslim family from Disneyland holiday

Prime Minister David Cameron was urged to intervene Wednesday after a British Muslim family was prevented from flying to the…

10 years ago

World demand increasing for religious airlines

Malaysia’s first Islamically observant airline began operations on Sunday, with its maiden flight from the capital to the resort island…

10 years ago

Syria conflict: Russia air strikes ‘killed 200 civilians’

At least 200 civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes in Syria, an Amnesty International report says, quoting witnesses…

10 years ago

Greek parliament recognizes Palestine

Greek parliament has unanimously adopted a resolution urging its government to recognize the Palestinian state. (more…)

10 years ago

Six US soldiers killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

In the deadliest attack on foreign troops since August, six US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Monday when a…

10 years ago