Demonstrators in Kashmir have thrown stones at Indian police officers who have responded by firing tear gas and shots into the air, during a strict curfew imposed after deadly protests.

DUBAI : Muslim reaction in the Middle East to a U.S. pastor’s plan to stage a Quran-burning ceremony marking Saturday’s anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the United States ranged from fury to warnings of a rise in extremist attacks.

WASHINGTON: US diplomatic chief Hillary Clinton late Tuesday joined the general condemnation in the United States of a Florida pastor’s “disrespectful” plans to burn hundreds of Qurans on the anniversary of 9/11.

SANAA: Al-Qaeda said it carried out a series of attacks on security forces in Yemen, including deadly clashes in the restive south, a U.S.-based group that monitors Islamist websites reported.

SRINAGAR: Indian forces fired on protesters hurling stones at them in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday, killing three people and wounding at least 17 other demonstrators, police said.

Top US military commander in Afghanistan has denounced a Florida church’s plans to burn Qurans on September 11, saying it would put the lives of American troops overseas in danger.

BAGHDAD (AFP) Iraqi security forces were under the spotlight Monday after a coordinated suicide attack on an army complex killed 12 people, with U.S. troops among those who fired back in a bid to repel the operation.

Anti-war protesters in Dublin have thrown shoes, eggs and plastic bottles at Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, as he arrived at the first public signing of his memoirs.

A Muslim soldier has asked to leave the US military because he says his faith forbids him from taking part in US-led wars. Private First Class Naser Abdo said Islam is a peaceful religion and he believes US-led wars are not legitimate for a Muslim to take part in, ABC news reported on Friday.

Tens of thousands of Muslims poured into the heavily guarded al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem for the last Friday prayers of Ramadan as Palestinians protested over newly re-launched peace talks.