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Pak cleric threatens pastor for drawing on verses from Quran

The pastor had been invited by Christians at Data Zedka village in Sialkot district to deliver a ser...

Saudi beats wife, ordered to read Quran

A Saudi man found guilty of hitting his wife has been sentenced by a court to read the Quran and two...

Muslim woman thrashes girl for not reading Quran

A Muslim woman in London is facing jail on charges of beating a 10-yr-old girl because she did not r...

Pakistan condemns Quran burning in US

US pastor Terry Jones burned the Quran to protest the imprisonment in Iran of Christian pastor Youce...

US pastor Terry Jones burns Quran again

Controversial US pastor Terry Jones demanded the release of Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani from ...

Qiraat-e-Quran held in Bhopal

The seventh International Qiraat-e-Quran was held here till the early hours at the local historic Iq...

Mumbra tense, additional police force deployed

Mumbra, a minority-dominated town near here remained tense Friday following protests by locals alle...

Top US leader in Afghan says mission on track

The top US commander in Afghanistan says efforts to hand over security to the Afghans and wind dow...

Pakistani Muslim jailed for burning Quran

Pakistan introduced its anti-blasphemy law in 1986 and it was adopted by Pakistan-occupied Kashmir i...

Afghanistan: Probe into desecration of Quran over

The US and Afghanistan have completed their joint fact-finding investigation into the incident of d...

NATO troops in Afghan trained to respect Quran

The training aims to prevent any desecration of the Muslim holy book by foreign troops in Afghanista...

No regrets over apology to Afghans: US commander

Commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan has said that he had no regrets about US apology to Afghans...

Attack on US military base kills 2: Afghan official

Taliban insurgents claimed the bombing, saying it was in revenge for the burning of Qurans at the b...

‘Mistakes led to Afghan Quran burnings’

US President Barack Obama and other US officials apologized and said the burning was an accident.

Afghan clerics demand punishment for Quran burners

Senior Afghan clerics said the burning of Korans at a NATO base last month was an "evil act".

NATO urges Afghan stability after Quran burnings

The strategy of the US and its NATO partners has been questioned, after protests against Quran burni...

Hillary says deadly Afghan protests `must stop`

Clinton said criticism of President Barack Obama`s apology for the Quran burning was not helpful. ...

`US advisers` killings in Kabul unacceptable`

The Pentagon on Sunday decried as "unacceptable" the killing of two US military advisers in Kabul....

No apology needed for Quran burning: Santorum

Rick Santorum added that Afghanistan should apologize to the US for the deaths of four US soldiers.

Quran row: UN asks Afghans to act with restraint

United Nations` mission in Afghanistan has deplored the attack on its compound in the city of Kund...

US colonel, major shot dead in Afghan interior ministry office

Two Americans who were shot dead inside the Interior Ministry in Kabul are believed to be a colonel ...

Pak condemns burning of Qurans in Afghanistan

Two American soldiers are among the 14 people who have died in violent protests over the incident. ...

Afghanistan demands NATO put Quran-burners on trial

President Barack Obama sent a letter to Karzai apologizing for the burning of the Qurans.

Quran row: Afghan soldier kills two NATO troops

An Afghan soldier on Thursday shot dead two NATO troops, the military said.

Karzai says US officer burned Quran, Obama apologizes

Obama sent a letter to Hamid Karzai on Thursday apologizing for the burning of copies of the Quran a...

Karzai urges calm as 6 die in Afghan Quran protests

The US embassy said their staffs were in "lockdown" and travel had been suspended as thousands of pe...

UN terms Quran burning a sad mistake

The UN Wednesday termed the burning of the Quran and other religious materials in Afghanistan by US...

US Embassy in Kabul on lockdown amid protests

The US Embassy in Kabul said on Wednesday its staff were on lockdown and all travel was suspended am...

Afghan Quran row: US tenders apology

the US has apologised to the people of Afghanistan on the "inappropriate treatment" of the holy Qura...

Panetta apologises over Afghan Quran row

Protests had erupted in Afghanistan over reports that NATO troops had burned copies of the holy boo...

Afghans furious over Quran burning, US apologizes

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta issued an apology for "inappropriate treatment" of Islam`s holy book ...

NATO orders probe of Quran disposal in Afghanistan

The US commander of international troops in Afghanistan on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the...

China to build museum to preserve Quran copy

The ancient copy of the Quran, written in Arabic and comprising 536 pages, was discovered in Dongxia...

Earliest Chinese version of Quran found in China

An earliest Chinese version of the holy Quran, a handwritten copy completed in 1912.

Malaysian firm launches `Quran mobile` in India

Priced Rs.3,950, the dual SIM phone has inbuilt features like complete Quran recitation in voices of...

Delhi: Quran exhibition called off after protests

An exhibition on Quran and the message of Islam being held here was called off Saturday mid-way afte...

Iran bemoans typos in Qurans ‘smuggled’ from China

Media reports charged that careless mistakes were rife in copies of the Chinese made Qurans.

China-printed Quran has spelling mistakes: Iran

Iran has high quality printing presses and publishing firms, with around 1,000 of them publishing th...

Mubarak seeks divine help, carries Quran in court

If convicted, the former strongman could face the death penalty.

Tony Blair reads the Quran every day

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has become "increasingly open" about the importance of reli...

Quran recitation contest held in Dubai

The Quran recitation contest in Dubai was held to "scout for new talents".

Man arrested in Pak under blasphemy law

The man allegedly desecrated the Quran at Hangu in Pakistan`s northwest.

Quran burning US pastor briefly jailed

Rev Terry Jones was briefly jailed for refusing to pay a "peace bond”.

Quran demo over toilet paper claim; 3 Afghans held

A probe revealed that a paper mill in Afghanistan recycled copies of Quran into toilet paper.

British ex-soldier jailed for burning the Quran

A UK court jailed an ex-soldier for 70 days for burning a copy of Quran.

BJP delegation gifted Quran books

The visiting BJP delegation headed by Rajnath Singh was gifted copies of the Holy Quran translated i...

Frenchman on trial for burning and urinating on Quran

A Frenchman was due to go on trial for inciting racial hatred after posting an Internet video of hi...

Obama, Karzai decry Quran burning, ensuing attack

The two leaders said the attack was an affront to human decency and dignity.

Ex-insurgents suspected in UN attack: Afghan officials

Afghan protesters attacked the UN compound last week, killing seven staff.

Quran burning `un-American`, says White House

The White House has termed the burning of the Quran as "un-American".

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