Christian militia attacked Muslim neighbourhoods in the capital of the Central African Republic on Friday, as France appealed to European partners for assistance in quelling months of religious violence in its former colony.

A London bus driver has managed to save the life of a woman in labor, rushing her to the hospital after she waited for more than 75 minutes for an ambulance close to midnight.

Hundreds of people are believed to have died in clashes between rival South Sudan army factions, the UN says, quoting unconfirmed reports.

The outstanding Sunni leader, Shaikh Ab. Hamid, has called on the government of Dr. Hassan Rouhani, Iranian moderate president, to ignore the pressures of the extremist sides over marginalizing the Iranian Sunni community.

At least three people were killed and many were injured when police opened fire on Jamaat e Islami activists who were protesting the execution of JI leader Abdul Quader Molla on Sunday.

A bomb explosion killed and wounded several members of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali in the troubled northern city of Kidal, a spokesman for the mission said Saturday.

Bangladesh on Thursday hanged an Islamist leader known as the “Butcher of Mirpur”, making him the first person to be put to death for massacres committed during the bloody 1971 war of independence.

Bangladesh’s highest court upheld the death penalty for a top Islamist leader convicted of war crimes, just two days after he was given a dramatic last-minute reprieve from execution.

As thousands of Muslims were forced to flee their homes in Central Africa Republic to escape militia attacks, a mosque has been set on fire in the capital city of Bangui after Christian militias looted it.

Bangladesh’s highest court has halted the execution of a top opposition leader, just an hour and a half before he was set to become the first person executed for war crimes committed during the country’s 1971 war of independence.